Re: Islam as seen through the eyes of the Western media

On 12 Oct 2003 01:37:11 -0500, bob young <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
>
>Japan News Update wrote:
>
>> Islam as seen through the eyes of the Western media
>> http://straitstimes.asia1.com.sg/commentary/story/0,4386,214147,00.html?
>>
>> All around the world, the Western media stimulates, corrupts,
>> influences, shapes and challenges Muslims. Television, radio, the
>> Internet and newspapers are inundated with negative images of Muslims,
>> who are routinely portrayed as being fundamentalist, conservative,
>> extremist, uncivilised or despotic.
>
>...common sense tells us this is not the case, but the tradegy is that
>moderate Muslims seem to be slow in tackling their fringe lunatics who are
>giving their belief such a bad name.
>
>A move away from superstition would not be a bad thing either.  Putting
>one's head on a mat twice a day praying to 'nothing' is not my idea of a
>modern 2003, more like the dark ages.  They may feel, "Shit, I have done it
>all my life and my dad did it too, so what's the harm"  I say "Think of
>your kids, let them get a full education and join todays modern
>civilisation without having religious weights tied to their shoe laces.
>Bob
>Hong Kong

Koran the Islamic book is full of venom against other religions. It
also exhorts its followers to wage war against other, kill them and
take their women and children as slaves is the general massage.
If you think you can live in peace with such animals, more power to
you. Do not forget others who tried to be nice and neighborly to Islam
paid dearly.