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To: one_less who wrote (243745)	10/2/2007 5:30:00 PM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

"interpreting their doctrine in ways most Muslims would find repulsive" That may be the case, but it is not the communication coming from the muslim community. Sending terrorists millions of dollars and holding TV fundraisers for them leads outsiders to believe that there is tacit support for them. Perhaps there is another side to it that is not receiving proper publicity; unlikely, but possible. "so expect your fellow human beings to continue in their incivility. " There is a difference between incivility and slowly hacking off heads with a dull knife - asking children to explode for Allah - etc. As I have posted dozens of times, if people want to disassociate themselves from the image of their religion (or other group) that is projected by group members' public behavior, they must takes responsibility for saying what they want people to understand about their opinions. (Oh yes, actions speak louder than words.) If Imams and other religious authorities made public statements that Fatwah's issued by terrorists and their enablers were invalid it would send a mixed message, which would at least cast doubt upon the message of the religion. If Saudi Princes were to stop funding global terror and radical muslim education it would reduce the impression that islam is a religion of terror and intolerance.