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Reader's feedback published on 21/08/2010
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Christians probably know as little about Islam as can be known. When we really think about it we realize how ignorant we are of both their religion and the people. About all we’ve ever heard has been the very negative and uncomplimentary propaganda by so-called Christians and Christendom and the Western enemies of Islam What good have you ever heard from the West about the Muslims? How much good have you ever heard about the Arabs, even before they became famous for their oil? I think the horrible impression that most people have had of the Arabs stems from the Crusades. What little they remember is that the Muslims were some kind of fierce cruel warriors who the so-called “Christian Crusaders” had to fight to “free” the holy city, using as much cruelty against the Arabs as the Arabs were accused of using against Christians. So it’s about six of one and half-a-dozen of the other, only the cruelty of one was done in the name of Christ, sad to say, which is even worse, whereas the Arabs were really defending their homeland in the name of God. “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that. Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction” – Martin Luther King, Jr.

Ted Rudow III, MA
Menlo Park, California, United States

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