MrMephisto Wrote:
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> Then where is the outpouring of American Muslim
> anger over what Hasan did? Why aren't Muslim
> leaders in America condemning what Awlaki said,
> and making sure it's public? Where are the
> pictures of imams visiting the wounded soldiers?
>
> Islam is rooted in the Middle East, a region who
> doesn't care for us very much. When the highest
> ranking Muslims over there condemn the United
> States, it makes the more devout and fanatical
> Muslims more prone to violence. If the Muslim
> leaders in the Middle East ever came out and said,
> "You know what? America is pretty cool. Let's
> not surprise bomb them anymore," then the
> fanatical ones in the religion would suddenly find
> themselves in the minority.
>
> I know that sounds pretty bullshit, but consider
> this: If the Pope said tomorrow that Obama was
> the Anti-Christ, and him being elected president
> was the start of Armageddon, how many people do
> you think would believe it and try to kill him?
There is no "Muslim Pope." Will these suffice?
http://blog.beliefnet.com/cityofbrass/2009/11/refuting-the-self-promoting-co.html
http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/article_b74b9f69-1a79-513d-937a-37aa82a89ea9.html
http://www.detnews.com/article/20091107/METRO01/911070354/
http://www.indystar.com/article/20091106/NEWS/911060387/Indiana+Muslims+denounce+Fort+Hood+shootings
Muslims are denouncing Hasan. Maybe people should choose to listen.
As for Imams visiting the wounded at Ft. Hood...seriously? Do you seriously think for a tension standpoint that that would be a good idea right now?
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