That's laudable Rosey, but insufficient. If the majority of Muslims oppose the radical violence, why doesn't the majority of Muslims bring their collective peer pressure to bear, and back these radicals down?
I don't mean to dismiss your approach. But my challenge is not to you, but to Islam. This carnage is being perpetrated by Muslims, and some or much of it in the name of Allah or his minions.
Well, first of all, I am just one person. I cannot control what the leaders of Islam does no more than you can control what the leaders of Christianity does. However, there have been several Islam leaders to CONDEMN the radicals in Islam. As I have said....repeatedly....it is NOT news worthy so the American press, the European press and yes even Al Jazeera doesn't bother with reporting it. And yes, there have been many Muslims who have spoke up against the radicals....and yet are found dead. Or jailed...

But if the majority is trying to persuade the Islamic radicals by majority peer pressure, it would surely be news, welcome news to me.
And if there's some sort of conspiracy in the Western news media to suppress such news, why doesn't Bush blow the whistle on it? Why doesn't Al Jazeera report it?
Prove that they are not doing so. Why would Bush, Inc. blow the whistle on something that is supporting his machine? Why would Al Jazeera report it when it would not support what the radical Islamic leaders want?? In order to remain in power, one must have an enemy. Get it?

Count me a skeptic Rosey.
I think the majority of Islam is simply too silent about this. They could at very least match with peaceful demonstrations the violent demonstrations taking place.
Does that happen?
It would be news to me if it does.
Sorry, my friend. But not all countries will allow peaceful demonstrations....or any type of demonstration. So, please, friend....tell me, how could they possibly have a peaceful demonstration when they are under the threat of jail or death for simply speaking their opinion??? And these 'violent' demonstrations.....how do you truly know that they are 'against' you or Christianity or anything? Can you speak fluent Arabic? Do you know what they are saying? Or do you rely upon the translation of such videos by the press?

So Rosey, I sense a dodge here.


Sorry....what dodge? I dodge nothing. I answer honestly and to the best of my ability.

Now, my friend....I have a few questions for you:

Why aren't devout Christians taking to the streets here to stop the violence perpetuated by the American government upon innocent citizens around the world? Why are not the Christian leaders, who frequent the White House, opposing the war in Iraq? I don't hear them shouting from the roof tops to their flocks to stop the senseless killings? And if so, why haven't we heard this repeatedly in the news here in the US? Why won't the US media cover protests of good Christians against the war in Iraq or other atroscities around the world? Why have there been Christian leaders right here in the good ole US of A calling for people to flush the Qu`ran down the toliet??

Salaam aliekom...........