Burning the Koran

[spence]

Originally Posted by buckman

I hope the book burning won't risk the lives of our troops. At least not as much as the Obama supported release of Gitmo pictures.

Funny, and all the while I thought it was the subject matter of the photos which was the problem.

-spence

[buckman]

Originally Posted by spence

Funny, and all the while I thought it was the subject matter of the photos which was the problem.

-spence

No.

Hmmm, wonder if I go back to that thread,which side of the fence you were on.

Can we at least agree that Islam has a problem with terrorism that other religions don't seem to have. You can't fix the problem if you won't confront the truths.

[spence]

Originally Posted by buckman

Can we at least agree that Islam has a problem with terrorism that other religions don't seem to have. You can't fix the problem if you won't confront the truths.

From a Western perspective, Islam absolutely has a problem with radicalization and terrorism, and I'd say that many Western or more liberal Muslims would also share this view.

But I don't think this is a product of Islam as much as Islam has been a contributing factor. Certainly there's an element of piety to Islam that's much stronger than in most mainstream religions, and this can exacerbate geopolitical issues.

Our religious wackos are probably no more crazy than theirs, but the ground rules outside of the First World (and to a lesser degree) are quite different than what we're used to.

Just as you can't comprehend living under Sharia, they can't comprehend the First Amendment. Remember that...

-spence