On Thu, 9 Sep 2010 15:58:35 -0700 (PDT), Joe wrote:

On Sep 8, 3:53Â*pm, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

The radical factions of Islam are a slim minority-- and I'll grant you
they are kooks- but your brush is too broad. Â* Â*Every religion has
their kooks.

The saner factions of islam are by far the minority and their voices
are muffled by the majority fanatics of all the islamic sects seeking
world domination. Continued tolerance of the jihdist behavior is an
idiotic tenet of the progressive leftists trying to reshape America.
My sources? The headlines every day.

Joe

Actually, you are wrong. Numerically, by far the vast majority of
Muslims are peace loving people. Only a small minirity of the worlds
Muslims arejihadists and radicals. A very DANGEROUS minority, but a
minirity none the less.

The same can be said for Christians. Even evangelical Christians. A
small minority world-wide are radically fanatical and intollerant.

As for leaving the world a better place, that is what Christianity is
all about.
Particularly the historic peace churches - the brethren, quakers,
mennonites, etc are actively involved in peacefull resolution of
conflict - restorative justice programs etc. , andwork with all faiths
- even those who would say they have none.
The work of Mennonite Disaster Service in areas of natural or man-made
distasters is definitely helping leave this world a better place. They
are still actively working with the poor and disenfranchised of New
Orleans, cleaning up the wreckage left behind by Katrina, as well as
in many other areas around North America, and the world.
Mennonite Central Committee is very involved in relief work around the
world - with Haiti being a good example. Also involved throught Africa
and Asia in disaster relief and development projects - one of the more
effective "aid" organizations in the world. The lowest overhead of
ANY.

Ask anyone who has been on the recieving end - and the aid is given to
any and all - Muslim, Christian, Animist, Jew, Hindu, Atheist, or
whatever.

You (and many Americans - as well as many Europeans) have a rather
warped view of what Christianity is, and what Christians believe.

Yes, there is a small minority of the world's "christians" who would
leave the world a better place by simply leaving - and many of them
are American Fundamentalist Republicans.
About the same number of rabid American Democrats could do the same.