If It Angers Them, I Say Do It

[capnq]

That would be totally counterproductive. One thing it would do is push more people across the line to actively opposing US interests, rather than just badmouthing us.

[Gandalf Parker]

I understood what he said but I think his main mistake is that he seems to think that he is talking about some patch of sand in the middle east. Many people make that mistake when the subject of Quran and Muslims comes up. Those sand nations arent even the major muslim countries. The US pissing at arab nations is VERY different than recommending that they start pissing on Muslim nations.

Once he gets that BIG error straight
THEN we can start hitting him up for his Arab comments.

Gandalf Parker

[Atrocities]

I for one could care less about the quran, however I do not think desacrating a Quran would have any effect on the terrorist except to give them even more trumped up crap to insight even more resentment toward the US.

Yes there is a double standard, but when your dealing with people who, for the most part, feel as if we are trying to undermine their way of life, their religion, which is their way of life, then yes, we must treat them with extra care because their religion is their lives.

I get angry at times about what these son of *****es have done to us, and other around the world, and sure it would feel great to tear up a Quran and tell them that I did it, but in the end, even though I might feel better, it might cost some other man his life. For it is just a book to us, but it is far more to them.

I do not think your racist, I think your just angry over the double standard. It is true that if you are resented long enough, you begin to hate the resentor. In this case, as far as the militant fanatics go, I agree, they should be exterminated. But as a whole, islam is older than christanity and even with its flaws, it is still viewed as one of the purest religions on the planet.

Don't punish the inocent to hurt the not so inocent.

[capnq]

Atrocities said:
islam is older than christanity

No, it isn't. Islam wasn't founded until 622 AD.

[Gandalf Parker]

True. In fact, Christ is mentioned in the Quran (3 times I think). But I would agree with the other statement. And it does have a better record historically as a faith of peace.

[Atrocities]

capnq said:

No, it isn't. Islam wasn't founded until 622 AD.

Really, I just watched a show about it on the History channel or was it PBS, regarding the Hodge and they clearly stated that Islam was far older than christanity by eons.

[Gandalf Parker]

http://www.wamware.com/world-religions/introduction.htm

I was also waiting for some comment about the Quran where "its the same god" could be popped into the thread since its the same god as the jewish and christian faith. Same sources. Much of the old testament is in it. It even lists Christ as a prophet