I hate it when people try and mix the words Arab and Muslim. It is a dishonest tactic to attempt to paint opponents of Islam as racists, when Islam is not a race, but a religion.
The Crusades were a defensive conflict against centuries of Islamic aggression (
http://www.crisismagazine.com/april2002/cover.htm,
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/005439.php)The abortion bombers and others had zero Biblical support for their actions. Few of them even quoted scripture. The Qur'an has more than
three times the amount of violent or intolerant verses in terms of density than the Bible (
http://dwindlinginunbelief.blogspot....or-quran.html). If Wafa Sultan and other people like her are so Muslim, why were there, at most, 200 people marching in an American Free Muslims Against Terror rally (
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/006178.php). Also, see my signature. How many Christian terrorist attacks in the last century can you name? How are those Biblically connected? Are they supported by hundreds of years of Christian jurisprudence?
The Qur'an's peaceful verses are largely towards Muslims, and even then, are abrogated (
http://www.jihadwatch.org/archives/013367.php). If you think Islam is peaceful, well, Khoemeini, who's funeral was stormed by thousands of followers, disagrees with you;
"Those who know nothing of Islam pretend that Islam counsels against war. Those [who say this] are witless. Islam says: Kill all the unbelievers just as they would kill you all! Does this mean that Muslims should sit back until they are devoured by [the unbelievers]? Islam says: Kill them, put them to the sword and scatter [their armies]…. Islam says: Whatever good there is exists thanks to the sword and in the shadow of the sword! People cannot be made obedient except with the sword! The sword is the key to Paradise, which can be opened only for the Holy Warriors! There are hundreds of other [Qur’anic] psalms and Hadiths [sayings of the Prophet] urging Muslims to value war and to fight. Does all this mean that Islam is a religion that prevents men from waging war? I spit upon those foolish souls who make such a claim."
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http://www.frontpagemag.com/Articles...e.asp?ID=15983)