[Nick Merrone]

Originally Posted by ITSTOCK

Which was my point. I am called a non-practicing Catholic. I was raised/baptized catholic, went to catholic school. I do NOT practice the religion. As I said, I don't consider myself a catholic, and thus would never pretend to be one (or roughly said that, you can find it in this thread, as i'm sure you already quoted it).



Well, that is how many Americans view Muslim people. I skipped over the quotes of the Quran do to Asifs inherent interpretations.





What is "rich and powerful" to you? I can prove your first point very much so wrong. Depending on "rich and powerful", I might be able to do the same. Is rich anyone that makes over $250k? Or is it a couple million? What about powerful? Do they command 100 people below them? "Rich and powerful" is a bit vague. "Oppression, poverty, and lack of education" is very simple and I am free to point out many people who took up Jihad against westerners.





My interpretation of what you say is that "we have it coming". Based on what you just said, that is still my interpretation. What you fail to realize is that just decades before, our presence in the Middle East was begged for, and welcomed.





In the red jacket? I think you might be on to something...
I don't blame a whole group for killing innocent people. It's quite obvious the guy with the ugly truck and stupid stickers does though. As if we didn't already know it, yea, he is an idiot. Americans, as we already know, have more supported negative views based on Islam do to plenty of other reasons.

We have to investigate further..