Re: o'mam - What is an Infidel?

Dear Ms. Teheux,

     Thank you for the link reference.  I will add it to my related blog entry at:

http://harrolds.blogspot.com/2012/01/omam-what-is-infidel.html

     Snopes usually, not always, isolates origins of Internet rumors, etc. 

     In this case, Snopes added some 'opinion' that was somewhat apologetic by its ignoring the 'terrorist' aspects that are mandated in the Quran.  This 'opinion' diluted the apparent correctness of the content in  the original story as expressed in the email in question.

     I have a page of links to eMail Rumors, Chain Letter Fraud, Electronic Ephemera, Hoaxes, Jokes, Myths, and Urban Legends at:  http://harrold.org/rfhextra/hoax.html

     Usually I check some of the sites on my 'hoaxes' page to determine the veracity of emails that I receive before I post on my blog.  I should have checked the origin of the email; however, after reading Snopes' commentary, the original message appears affirmed.

     .bob harrold, el centro, california

      http://harrolds.blogspot.com

P.S.

     I occasionally read my copy of the Quran to learn whether some of the quotes attributed to it and claims made for/against Islam's teachings as quoted in some emails, that I receive, are correct.  In this case, it seems that Snopes comingled a mixture of Old Testament rules with the precepts of New Testament beliefs so as to confuse Christanity's view of Islam (which did not exist in Biblical times.)

     On the other hand, the Quran is clear on its orders to the followers of Islam on how "non-believers" will be treated.  It is not a pretty picture.

     Sharia is, more often than not, contrary to American law and in most instances is contrary to America's Judeao-Christian Heritage, Traditions,  and our Constitutional protections.  And, regretfully, self espoused 'imams' often preach that Sharia will replace all of Western Civilization's non-Muslim rules.  I doubt that will come to pass ...nor peaceably.  Often, they attempt to justify their hatred vehemently against Western ways of life and religion through "Crusades" arguments.  In context of the times of the Crusades, arguments are clear that the wars against Islam by Christianity were in response to Islam's militant invasions into the West.  Not withstanding atrocities on both sides, using the Crusades today as justification for the atrocities committed by today's Jihadists exposes the weakness of their own 'feet of clay' arguments against "non-believers."

     One need not look farther than how Christians, Jews and faiths other than Islam, are being treated today throughout Muslim controlled areas of the world to understand that for non-Muslims, Islam is in its application, not "a religion of tolerance."  At the same time, "political correctness" of some Western leaders only encourages further attacks against our values and very lives.  Hopefully, in America's case, the November 6 election will remove "political correctness" from our nation's agenda.

     You may want to visit some of the links on my pages:

http://harrold.org/rfhextra/religion.html

and

http://harrold.org/rfhextra/menu.html

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From: mteheux To: Robert Harrold Sent: Monday, January 30, 2012

Subject: Re: o'mam - What is an Infidel?

Thought you'd be interested in what I found out:

http://www.snopes.com/politics/religion/allah.asp

Michelle Teheux, Editor, Pekin Daily Times at mteheux@pekintimes.com, 309-346-1111, ext. 661

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