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Blackwatch
Your entire post misses the point of this thread. Its not about Americas politics or past sins versus Islam. It is about whetehr or not there is something inherent in the practice of the Islamic faith that leads to violent extremism.
Politically speaking, America is in as much debt to 3rd World nations as they are to anyone else. America actually has a negative trade balance with Nigeria, Congo, Ivory Coast, and Saudi Arabia. Yes, it is Democracy that allows a foreign immigrant religios minority woman to even file a complaint. Religious sensibilities aside, how the heck are you gonna take a picture for i.d purposes covered from head to toe? Secondly, in the country where she came from, I highly doubt if a non-muslim could have complained in the same fashion to the authorities.
Yes, what is right and wrong is measured by the prism of your personal ethos, but LoveSpell6 whole point was that too many people view the Taliban and Suicide Bombers as speaking or exerting the truth of Islam, which for those of us raised in a Democracy bastardizes the Truth of True Islam. Shani should not have to defend her religion, but it will always be on trial when women are flogged in public squares for daring to learn to read or when female American soldiers who are fighting to protect SaudiArabia, are forced to dress in burkas and forbidden to drive or read the Bible. Just as when so-called Christians bomb abortion clinics or the next time Jerry Falwell puts his foot in his mouth. All religious philoshophies are better when they are separated from politics.
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