To the editor:
I'm not a Muslim, but I know that what Carol Mills asserts in her Oct. 19 letter is false. In writing, "Muslims never say they worship the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob!" she makes it clear that she has never read the Koran, the principal sacred text of Islam. Abraham and his relationship with God is a central theme in this text, as is that of Jesus. One of the central tenets of Islam is the rejection of idolatry. Christians who assert that Allah is a pagan "Moon God" should be prepared to admit that their own core beliefs have clear and well-documented roots in paganism.
Claiming that Muslims worship a different god - the "Moon God" - on the basis of their symbolism is as offensive as saying that Christians worship a different god - the "Lamb God" - on the basis of theirs. The old adage applies: "People who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones."
John W. Hoopes,
Lawrence
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Ragingbear (anonymous) says…
Ok. But what does any of that have to do with the dang bunny?
Speakout (anonymous) says…
Mr.Hoopes. you are 100% correct. I think the moon-god thing came about from an email that was sent around some months ago. It appears to me that ones who feel threatened by true Islam are the ones who sometimes want to discredit it as much as they can so they invent lies about it hoping others will discredit Muslims too. Those who do terror in the name of Islam are not considered to be Muslim at all.
In the Muslim prayer, Muslims ask God to bless Muhammad and the family of Muhammad as He has blessed Abraham and the family of Abraham. Muslims all worship the God of Abraham as He is the Creator of All things. But, please notice, that Muslims do not worship a moon god or Muhammad.
Speakout (anonymous) says…
2%? You think that 2% of the 1.3 billion Muslims on this earth are terrorists? First, where did you get that number and do you realize that 2% of 1.3 billion is 46 million. Where are the 46 million? That amount is larger than Lebanon or Tunisia or Morocco in population and where do you hide 46,000,000 people? Terrorists are less that 20,000 and none of them can be considered Muslims. Muslims are forbidden to kill innocent people even in time of war, let alone a terrorist attack upon a peaceful nation like Spain or UK.
cowboy (anonymous) says…
You don't see christians and jews starting crap all over the planet , oh wait , yeah ya do , my bad
Anyone who makes any doctrine that large a part of their being has a serious problem be it religious or political. What arer the two things friends should not discuss , yeah you know.
tolawdjk (anonymous) says…
Funny, when the Taliban was fighting the Soviets, they were freedom fighters with sexy stinger missiles. Now they are terrorists. Thier political and religious convictions didn't change, just their targets.
erod0723 (anonymous) says…
Poisenedannex,
Are you saying that the US did not provide arms, money and training to the taliban and Osama Bin Laden in the 80s? If so, maybe it is you who should buy a history book. We trained the terrorists how to fight, how to gain grassroots support, and how to twist religion to their favor. We created atleast some of the terrorist problem in this world.