By now you’ve read or heard or seen the news about the victimized British school teacher in Sudan who made the innocent “mistake” of allowing her classroom to name their mascot teddy bear Muhammad. Well, as predictable as the Sun is on a Sunday morning, here comes the wave of articles bound and determined to convince us that the “real Islam” is nothing like the Islam in Sudan. Or Saudi Arabia. Or Iran. Or Syria.
Um…
Just take a gander at some of this morning’s stories that I pulled off of my (very handy) Jihad News Feeds:
Do recent events represent Islam? - Edmonton Journal
A strain of Islam the West refuses to confront - Edmonton Sun
A failure to confront radical Islam - Times Online
The truth is, as we’re beginning to realise, we’re locked into a battle for hearts and minds at the core of which lies a battle for the essence of Islam…
The “essence” of Islam? We don’t have enough terror in the world to let us know what that “essence” really is? If a neighbor walked into your home every day and struck you in the head with a shovel and said: “Allah made me do it.” — would that give you a better understanding?
Fanatics destroy image of Islam in Sudan and Saudi Arabia - Ya Libnan
Hirsi Ali’s Anti-Islamic Propaganda - Black Star News
Oh, but wait, I’ve saved the very best for last. Did you know that President George W. Bush has authorized the creation of a United States Postal Stamp that honors Islam? Did you also know that it will be released in the U.S.A. on Christmas Day, 2007? Well, now you do.
United States Stamp Honoring the Muslim religion
Yet, all hope is not lost, gentle readers. I saw this exchange live and I was cheering Brigitte Gabrielle from my living room. Even Bill O’Reilly seemed genuinely tired of the excuses for Islam:
This thread is now open to any and all discussion of your choosing, but I think I know where this one is going to head.
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