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To: bentway who wrote (273493)	9/5/2010 11:43:26 AM
From: Valuepro	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 306849

Your argument is as specious as that which says anyone who opposes O'bama is a racist. No, I don't fear Muslims. I know and have known many, having grown up attending International Schools around the globe. However, I do fear the way SOME of them interpret the Koran. By the way, there are many, many varieties of Muslims, many more so than there are varieties of Christians and intolerant groups that link themselves to Christianity. If you oppose, say, the policies of the KKK, does that make you fearful of Christians (since they claim to be a Christian organization), or does it just make you "fearful" of, or opposed to, racist Christians? Also, if you did not know, the Koran becomes increasingly militant and intolerant of non believers, when in it's earlier portions it is very tolerant and accepting. It contradicts itself. So, depending upon which Imam one follows, a Muslim is either tolerant of others, or not, or even violently intolerant of non-believers as parts of the Koran urge such behavior. And, if you did not know, many Imams teach that where the Koran contradicts itself, the last word is what should be accepted, meaning the violent opposition of non-believers. When I was in Vietnam, we used to say, "Charlie is a Buddhist." That was no reason to become intolerant of Buddhist, but it was a warming, even though Buddhism preaches peace and tolerance, always. Again, I have Muslim friends and have had Muslim friends for many decades. I do not fear them, but I am opposed to any group, or subgroup under whatever label that preaches intolerance. A mosque at Ground Zero is victory for Muslim intolerance, and I support their right to build there (as I would a KKK "learning center"). That does not mean I endorse their message, or do not get a sick feeling in my stomach, and wish it would not happen.