Re: international committee of the red smiley face

From: dwayne (dwayne@pobox.com)
Date: Sun Mar 31 2002 - 10:54:34 MST


Mike Lorrey wrote:

> Every mulsim who has shown their face on the news/pundit programs on tv,
> or written apologies for terrorists in the newspapers. Where have you
> been hiding? Under a barrow?

They actually said "the word islam means peace" or have they said "islam is a
religion of peace"????

> > All the muslims I grew up with were
> > careful to point out that "Islam" means "submission" and "Muslim" means
> > "slave"
> >
> > Which they consider an appropriate stance to have before God. I'm not quite
> > sure where "freedom loving" enters into "relationship with god".
>
> Except for the fact that slavery in the west was introduced by muslims,
> who were the primary slave merchants selling africans to european
> traders.

What on EARTH does this have to do with the meaning of the word muslim or
islam?
I mean, christians owned slaves, too. Woopee-doo.

Dwayne



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