Interesting Editorial

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Originally posted by jubilance1922
...While everyone is soooo concerned about what someone in a country halfway around the world is thinking, I think your time would be better spent actually getting to know the Muslims in this country, instead of judging them because of what some nutjob halfway around the world said.

The aforementioned "nutjob" is the leader of a country that is developing nuclear weapons capability. This same "nutjob" has said that Israel should be wiped off the map. One of the best ways to wipe a country off the map would be with nuclear weapons. I think it's fairly self-explanatory, and judging from the reaction of the EU, I'm not the only one who is concerned.

Muslims in the US are actually a lot different than Muslims in the Middle East. Since you don't live in Iran, maybe you should try listening to the people that live in your city, walk your streets, sit in class with you, pay taxes just like you do to the same government, and work with you. I bet their take on Islam is a lot different than the head of state of Iran...

I don't agree with this logic. Because I don't have 27 best friends who are Muslim, I am not "educated enough" to form a reasonable opinion of Islam in general? I don't think so. More importantly, if my impression is wrong, then it is up to the Muslim community to clean their own house. In other words, instead of Muslims falling over themselves in their haste to recommend that non-Muslims "get educated", it seems that their time would be better spent educating all of those "nutjobs" out there who apparently have the mistaken interpretation of the Qur'an.

But whatever, I'm done...Some people just refuse to understand the point I'm trying to make. I knew Rudey would be resistant, but I'm surprised at some of the other comments in this thread.

Nutjobs come in all shapes and sizes, I suppose....