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To: Rambi who wrote (69716)	5/31/2008 2:06:26 PM
From: ManyMoose	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 541299

Though many people may wish for more effective voices, as I do, let us not forget that in many of these countries religion is often at the service of the government and its rulers use it as an instrument to promote their legitimacy. I'm not talking about other countries. I'm talking about America. And as far as violence against Muslims, I offer my own observations: I have seen none. On the contrary, I was in Washington DC two weeks after 9/11/01. Walking from our hotel to the conference place, we passed a Muslim in traditional dress bowing unmolested towards Mecca on a freeway overpass. When I made a fuel stop in California, the man who kept me waiting in line to pay while he answered phone calls was Muslim. Two Muslims worked on my pickup in Alaska. They did not have a clue on how to fix it. My American response for terrible service -- I do not go back. many of these countries religion is often at the service of the government and its rulers use it as an instrument to promote their legitimacy. I'm afraid we will see this come to our country when seven million becomes seventy million.

To: Rambi who wrote (69716)	5/31/2008 2:30:02 PM
From: Sultan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541299

Some one who was killed in US after 9/11 I believe was in Seattle suburb.. The person was actually not a muslim but Sikh but with his turban was an easy target.. some one clearly different.. Not all muslims in US wear cloathes that set them apart or act in any way that sets them apart.. For every muslim that offers prayers where ever he is, there are at least x time more who do not offer prayers during there working hours etc.. Broad division in Islam is Sunni and Shia.. Majority being Sunni but there are a lot of different sects with different variations .. Here is a test for you.. You live in Texas.. Next time you go to a grocery, gas, or any number of small business and if you run in to an asian or middle eastern looking person (the person may look a typical american as far as cloathes go) try to guess whether he/she is hindu, muslim, christian or ??.. Unless you know their name and ask specifically, you cannot (where as some one like me can guess with about 95% certainty but even there you may not know that this very middle eastern looking person is not muslim)