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on 30 Aug 2004 13:29:17 -0400,
BOB SD BOB SD attempted to say .....

Gactimus wrote in :

Lloyd Parsons wrote in
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In article , Jason
McNorton wrote:

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GreyCloud wrote:

There is a power struggle going on among Muslims - moderates
vs fanatics. Unfortunately, the fanatics are getting all the
press and the air time, and the moderates are largely ignored.
They generally feel the fanatics have hijacked their religion.
True. But it is the growing number of fanatics that has to be
addressed.

Yes, of course. But the moderates also need to get more exposure.
If nothing else than to show cretins like McNorton that Al Qaeda
is not the voice of Islam. Also, giving the moderates more
exposure would let the Muslims themselves find a more civilised
voice they can identify themselves with. That will hopefully prove
to be one of the long-term benefits of awarding Shirin Ebadi the
Nobel Peace Prize.


There are other voices as well, true. hamas, hezbolah...

The problem with islam is 99% make the other 1% look bad.

You just show your ignorance with statements like that. Radicals are
almost always a relatively small group with a very loud
voice/actions. Islam has their share of them, maybe even a larger
share, but still a relative minority of them.

A Muslim who was educated on the subject was being interviewed on CNN
the other day. He thought Muslim extremists made up almost 50% of all
Muslims.

While xtian extremists and fanatics make up about 90% of the republican
party. And they are just as much of a threat to America as the Muslim
extremists.

Hold on to that fantasy....
It's all you have apparently.



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