London Bombing

[mrnoodle]

GAh, breaking my self-imposed gag order.

BigV, this isn't about "people getting along" or "really understanding each other." It's a clash of very deeply held, almost hardwired values. To suggest to a devout follower of Islam that he overlook our R-rated movies, blasphemy, materialism, and support of the hated Jew while simultaneously letting his wife take off her veil, uncover her legs and get a job, just so we can stop fighting each other...it's ludicrous. Fighting the evil that we represent is what gets him into heaven. You think you can counter that with platitudes?

Are there Muslims who would welcome watered-down Islam? Sure, just as there are Christians who would prefer that their religion be no more influential than a verse on a greeting card. But until you convince the true islamic believer to water down their religion until it's palatable to the unbelievers (as we've done with Christianity in America), the answer to "can't we all just get along?" is, "No, we can't."