@Spinkiegirl Said 
But, that's just the most insane thing to even think! Why do some Americans seem to have such HATE for these Muslims? I NEED an explanation!
I cannot answer for all the Americans. But, the fact that any true Muslim wants to see every Jew killed, and indeed, *must want* to be involved in the killing of every Jew, is a cause for distrust - genocidal individuals throughout history have generally been a little on the bad side. (To verify this, type into Google the following -
before that day, even the stones behind which a Jew is hiding will cry out 'Oh! Muslim! there is a Jew hiding behind me. Cut his head off.
Also, the fact that jihad is a pillar of Islam, and they say that it is not, or, that it only means 'struggle', when it *actually* does mean, "killing or going to war in the
cause of allah" is a cause for concern.
The fact that most Muslims lie and and say "Islam means peace" when, in fact, it does not mean that at all, is interesting (it means submission - slm pronounced "salam" means peace, not slm pronounced Islam)... also, every Muslim - if indeed he/she is a Muslim, knows that genocide is a part of their basic tenet of belief, yet they tell us that Islam means peace - I do not see how "peace" and "genocide" fit together... but, maybe I am wrong, maybe one can be desiring to be involved in genocide, yet at he same time be peaceful. I am not sure how though...
The fact that the koran calls on all Muslims to fight in jihad, and to kill or enslave all the kafirs (see Surah 9.5 - or, Surah 9 generally, really), is certainly cause for concern.
The koran tells Muslims that they cannot be friends with kafirs, but that they can lie to us by pretending to be our friend (this practice is called taqiyya)... the fact that millions of Muslims around the world support terror, and are far more likely to get out on the street and protest someone drawing a cartoon of Mohammad than they are to protest against all the video footage of Muslims, including children, being involved in the hacking off of kafir heads, is a *massive* reason for concern.
The fact that millions of Muslims believe in their book in a way that Christians no longer believe in theirs - when that book calls for genocide, and the death and/or enslavement of all kafirs, and tells the Muslim they must fight jihad until there is "no more unbelief, and all worship is for allah alone" should be a concern.
Also, the fact that many Muslim leaders in the west call for the implementation of Sharia law in the west (a thing that they actually *must do* according to the koran), is cause for concern too, and, the fact that many of them say one thing in English, and an entirely different thing in Arabic, should be a worry to people.
And finally, the only Muslim guy I am aware of that spoke out against Islamic terror in any major way, was an American doctor. He was subsequently kicked out of his mosque, and drawn as a dog in Islamic media - that tells us way too much about the thoughts of 'moderate Islam' I think...
Still, having said all that, I do not think hating them is useful, but being on guard is essential. There is no doubt that Islam is a potential threat.
It is a simple equation really.
If the majority of Muslims are Muslim in the way westerners are Christian, the threat is small.
If however, Muslims are Muslim in any meaningful sense, they are a real threat. The fact that Islamic states are fundamentalist, or, moving toward fundamentalism, shows that there faith is not nominal. It does not make them a real threat, but it certainly makes them a potentially real one...
Aug 25, 2010 @ 19:48:25
