reply to post by helen670
Well, I don't know Helen........... The last time I looked, both Muslims and Christians do a lot of "missionary work" and such. While they
advertise such things as being "humanitarian" there sure is an awful lot of proselytizing and such.... If that is not an attempt to place a
stranglehold on spirituality, I don't know what is.
Secondly, you have to realize that, while I do believe in Jesus Christ, I believe that he would abhor such things as the "Holy war" and such. Yet,
people claimed and do claim that it was a fight for God.
My whole beef is that many military generals and, yes, president Bush, spoke of the "war on terror" in a religious manner. The Muslims certainly
have. So, for someone to try and argue that the "war on terrorism" isn't a religious war aimed at conversion and/or destruction is, at least in my
opinion, the epitome of naivete.
Now, obviously, there are also political implications as well. Oil is also a consideration in the whole matter. However, one must keep in mind that it
was Islamic FUNDAMENTALISTS, a.k. "funnymentalists," who kicked the whole thing off.