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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (572136)	5/5/2004 5:19:27 PM
From: AK2004	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

I have nothing against muslims but do not change the history. re: show respect to "people of the Book," you just excluded 3 billion people from the once who deserving respect, that is not nice.

To: Knighty Tin who wrote (572136)	5/5/2004 6:44:46 PM
From: Kevin Rose	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

The history of Islam has many examples of tolerance of other religions. For example, King Ferdinand told the Jews in Spain that they had three choices: convert, leave, or die. Many chose to leave, and ended up as welcomed and valued members of Muslim communities. gospelcom.net Also, as I recall, when the Crusaders first took Jerusalem, they slaughtered the Muslims and Jews alike. When Saladin retook the city, he spared the Christians. Islam has a much richer history of religious tolerance than Christianity...