I reckon it's better than setting embassies on fire and killing one another accidently of course (something similiar to friendly fire but more condemnable of course as Brown people were doing it).

What I did find somewhat amusing was the Christian Evangelical responses to Schism. Death threats, vulgar and vile accussations, name calling, racist rants. Considerin I was always told the the followers of the Prince of Peace were very peaceful by nature.

So I questioned some one them. An error on my part. The more and more Evangelical right-wingers evoke the name of Jesus. The more and more I'm finding myself dispising Jesus.

The God who fell to Earth I see being worshipped by those who wish to leave Earth, very soon. But not without total ruin of the only place I was welcomed for arriving uninvited. I've begun to question why is it the followers of the Prince of Peace always tend to use the most brutal language? Could it be that whom they believe cannot offer them any inner peace?

Yes I know, it was rather mean and uncalled for, but it finally happened. It was bound to happen once especially since a follower of the Prince of Peace insisted that Jesus was God. The only conclusion I was left with is that he was a terrible novelist, Bible being his first attempt. That statement caused my banning at youtube for the third time. At the envouraging of those who wish if only Free Speech would reign as mightly in Islamic countries as it does from those who wished me banned, Muslims would be less violent.

Colonialization, Crusades, Inquisition, Sanctions would all be forgotten by Muslims if they could only speak freely and elect a goverment of their choice, well except in Algeria, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Palestine.

No?

Well, what facts did he twist, exactly?

It is very shockingly amazing to hear and read about the contents of a movie by a Dutch parlimentarian, supposed to be a man with a great sense of responsibility which he is not.

I really feel very sorry for the voters who voted for such an idiot who rather than bridging the gap among the different cultures and religions is spreading hatred in the world by twisting the facts.

The fact should not be forgotten that Mr. Wilders is using rather misusing his position and the EU shoulder to fulfill his ill willed agendas to bring enemity between Muslims and Christians. What does he really want???

I would like to conclude on the yesterday's report by Vatican that Islam has outnumbered the others and have become the most observed religion of the world, may i ask why???

Do both things have any connection??

love and peace for all

If numbers were what mattered in terms of domination, then we would already have been driven out of Iraq and Afghanistan and the Palestinians would have finished of the Isrealis a long time ago. When the Nazi holocost wiped out 12 million people in Europe, it wasn't because there were more Nazis than non-nazis. There are other factors at work.

As far as the polls are concerned – I don't take the results of "no-win" questions seriously. The question "Are you an American or a Muslim first" is a nonsensical question. I was imagining being asked if I was an American or a woman first, and I don't think I could answer – because I can't imagine what it is like to be a non-woman, or a non-american. Both are part of my identity. Or the question – are you an American or a heterosexual first? When asked to choose between factors which are equally part of oneself, I don't think the answer really tells us anything.

Again, msuslims have had a long time to slaughter chrisitans around the world, and they haven't done it. Yes, there is a problem with terrorism based on a twisted interpretation of some islamic principles, and if we can maintain our focus on the terrorists and not the muslim world at large, we will conquor them. If we lose our focus, we will not win.

Again, Geert Wilders has done nothing positive for the cause against terrorism – he is pushing for a war with all muslims.

donna

You know, we liberals like to think of the Europeans as perfect people. But we are wrong about that. They are among the most racist and xenophobic people on the planet. Only the Asians are worse. We in America, despite our obvious flaws, are actually pretty damn open minded when it comes to race. That's a new thing, obviously, but I convinced that we're committed to it.

But as much as we like to think of ourselves as religiously tolerant, we are every bit as bad as the Europeans, and much worse than the Asians (they are remarkably tolerant on religion now). So who are the Americans going to attack? The Athiests, of course.

As a Buddhist, I'm not really sure if I can qualify for being non-Atheist, but I'm really good at fooling Christians into believing I'm one of them when I need to. I spent two days (accidental I can assure you) in Turkey with Randall Terry, founder of Operation Rescue and the scariest person I've ever met (believe me, I've had many guns pointed at me, so that's saying a lot). He never suspected that I didn't fully agree with him, and he really opened up. His views were way more scary than the Wahhabi scholar from Syria I'd met the day before that. If you ever happen to see his footage from Ephesus or Pergamon, I'm the camera man. I'm a little ashamed of that, but you have play the part if you want to hear the real story. Short story: he's even crazier than Hagee. And his video footage proves it. I could barely stop from throwing the camera at him. And I'm a peaceful man.

This is no joke or fantasy. My ancestors came to this land in the 1720's. My mother was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution, which can only be accomplished by proving that your ancestors fought to create this country (I still have the gun). To do this, she had to look into our records, which clearly documented which land we stole from the natives. I've seen those records. And my ancestors killed those people to steal their land. And their Christian identity did absolutely nothing to stop them from doing it. In fact, it only encouraged them. Would Jesus have done that? I think not. But his followers most certainly did, and kept records to prove it. And the very property you live on has similar records (I know you're from Maryland). Now I suspect that you're one of those "new Americans" whose ancestors came after the genocide on the East Coast (and before the Revolution), but you're still living on stolen land. And while there were a few Jews who stole the land as well, not a single Muslim was involved at that time. They didn't reach here until the 1800's (probably before your ancestors). And the 'Manifest Destiny' ideology that moved on from there was clearly steeped in Christian ideology. Don't believe it? Where you live, there are libraries that have old newspapers that go back to that time. Learn to read microfiche, and check the editorials from those days. If you're not shocked, you're either a racist or a Christian Dominionist (not that there's a difference).

And don't even get me started about what happened in South America or Africa or Asia. Your blindness to to misdeeds of Christians is obvious. I'd like to think that that blindness isn't caused by hatred. Please reassure me that you are only misinformed and not a bigot.

Now you might say that just because a Christian commits genocide doesn't mean that Christianity endorses it (although it obviously did during WWII, and Pope John Paul II had to apologize for it). But doesn't Islam deserve the same the same treatment? You want to say that Christianity has nothing to do with actions of Christians (which kind of says that your religion has no meaning). But you also want to say that any act of any Muslim is an act of ALL Muslims. How is not that not an egregious double standard?

As for Hagee, will you please just listen to even ONE of his sermons? Every one of them is filled with references of to the Book of Revelations. And that book says that everyone who isn't a Christian (like me) will DIE. Obviously, the book was not intended to be taken literally. It was a metaphorical diatribe against Rome (with good justification, I'll add). But that's clearly not how Hagee sees it. He not only takes it literally, he lobbies our government to ensure it will happen. On this point, I'm okay with Bush, because he was just using Hagee to gain political power. And he never sought out Hagee's endorsement. But McCain did. He needs to say it was merely manipulation of the Dominionist masses and not a real threat.

In the end, why is it that a neutral party like me in the conflict between Islam and Christianity has such a negative view of the actions of Christians? The media in this country is clearly pro-Christian and anti-Muslim. My education did nothing but tell me that Muslims were evil (in Pennsylvania, Christianity was heavily promoted in public schools and Islam was considered Devil worship). So how did my contact with both Christians and Muslims lead me to believe that the Christians are the more serious problem? Some of it has to do with the fact that I've been treated like crap by quite a lot of Christians and not a single Muslim has been anything less than beautifully hospitable to me. If you want to promote your religion, you should encourage your Christian brethren to start by treating me with respect. You, Jimmie, have been very honorable in this aspect, and I am very appreciative of that, but you are a both a credit and minority in your religion.

I was only a Christian for two years of my life. And those were the only two years that I never faced discrimination. And I can tell you, it is a lot easier now being a Buddhist that being an Atheist. But I'm still called a "Devil Worshiper" (or worse) on a pretty regular basis. Until your fellow Christians stop harassing me, or until you acknowledge that the are doing so, you will never convince me that Christianity is nothing but a religion that seeks to eliminate me and everyone like me. I've been in that Church and for now, I'd rather it didn't exist. As for Jesus, he was a great man and I very much respect his message. He was a great bodhisattva. It's too bad his followers won't listen to his message.

As for Wilders, you couldn't be more wrong. Muslims won't be the victim of genocide in Europe because of one simple thing – demographic trends. Muslims will soon be the majority ethnic group in most European countries. And I'm not willing to let the "ordinary Muslims" off the hook. I've linked to several polls here on this blog that show that the Islamist way of thinking is far from on the fringes of Muslim belief. We're talking poll numbers in the high 30s and 40s here.

I'll bet you that there are more Muslims who believe that homosexuals should be put to death than there are Christians who believe the same thing.