Reply #22: I don't side with Islam

[RainDog]

...and people I know who are concerned about the fate of the Palestinians don't see that as an issue of Islam, either. It's about human rights, no matter what faith you practice...or if you practice no faith.

As a former member of a Christian group, I bash that group because I vehemently disagree with them, and if you look at the positions of white southern baptists in the history of this country, you will find they have consistently been on what has been shown to be the wrong side of history...particularly segregation.

they were with FDR, but that was an embarrassment, imo, for democrats, just as they are now an embarrassment for true republicans (as opposed to neocons.)

Personally, I too often see religion used as an ideology to promote power for one group over another. the only secular thing which has equaled this is the totalitarian communism of Stalin and Pol Pot, etc.

So I oppose extremism, whether secular or religious.

I think Israel should be able to remain in Israel, but I think Palestinians should also be able to remain. It is the extremists of both sides which prevent this from happening.