Someone above wrote about 'grace'.

Well, this is a current example of how normal people who have been greatly offended take a graceful modern stand and good on them.

http://www.sorrynorwaydenmark.com/

Keep communicating like this, dudes, and world peace might break out any moment.

Sucked in to the terrorist hate worshippers too, YOU ARE LOSING.

To all posters,

RE: interview with IBN WARRIQ on Radionational, author of ‘Why I am not a Muslim’

Either hear it now at http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s1564827.htm, or tune into AM 576 at 4pm today.

Salam,

That 99.99% of Muslims stand united on the hysterical notion of “Western Imperialism” and “Islamophobia” betrays firstly (1) a seeking of a prop, a justification, for an insecure, xenophobic “redneck” disposition, and (2) the Khomeni-style politicking of those who aim to unite a political mass, and thus corrupt and fuel such a disposition, and get help doing so from the utterly naïve far left in the West.

In Australia Salam falls into (1), Hizbut tahir, various sheikhs, the Greens, Chomskyites, Pilgerites, into (2).

(1) is no less dangerous than (2), for in its utter Other-blindness it never notices that there actually can be victims of hate, intolerance, and stereotyping, beyond the Islamic world and its diasporas in the West (eg. recent terrorism, race-hate gangs, several churches burnt since 9/11, vilification law cases, cartoons, etc.), which only further fans the flames of “Muslim victimhood” (i.e. tribalistic reinforcement), and in turn increases the West’s perception that many Muslims are rednecks.

Muslim victimhood in turn alleviates certain sectors of their community of any social responsibility. It also provides their furious youth a rationalisation for herding together (a fury exacerbated by an internal conflict of sexual repression of Islam and postmodernism of late capitalism), whom are nothing more than “Columbine Massacre”, i.e. alienated, insecure, Hollywood fame-seekers waiting to go off, and preyed upon by “McJihad”.

Salam, what other function does “infidel” serve other than to erect and sustain moral boundaries of some xenophobic manner? What good does sheik Yassen’s frequent meetings with such youths do? We all heard his highly aggressive tone when he told these alienated thugs they are not “kaffirs”. And what of the sheik who visited Bilal Skaff and co in prison, telling them that they are not to feel guilt for raping those girls?

Is it because such despicable events don’t appear to you to directly effect your tribe that you fail to care less about them?

Hi Skippy,

No, I would look at the Cronulla race riot as a separate issue and endeavour to understand it in its own context.

I think it's important to look for underlying reasons and try to understand the real causes beneath a problem because this in my mind is the only way that then leads to resolutions and preventions.
The violent reactions to the cartoons probably have several underlying factors at play but it is not enough of an analysis to just point the finger at all muslims and "blame the religion".

There is nothing more refreshing than 'expertise' on Muslims and Islam by the Christian Taliban movement on OLO.

But then, somehow 'God is love'!

Coachy boy and others,

I can at least say that Muslims don't spend time talking or bagging other religions. Get a life.

The Islam religion never fail to astonish with its falsehood and hypocrisy.

So I hear images of Muhammed is prohibited in Islam.

But don't we see 'Muhammed' from time to time, in fast cars, shopping centres, cinemas, beaches etc...?

So it is blasphemous to draw a picture of Muhammed, but quite alright for Muslims to name themselves Muhammed.

Just another contradiction and hypocrisy besetting this illogical religion.

Excellent post GZ. I would also like to add that the statement made by Fellow-Human about muslims not talking or bagging other religions is ludicrous. It is my understanding that no other religions are acceptable in the eyes of muslims, but are merely infidels who must convert or die. Am I mistaken?