Terrorisim
This just in: There has been a bombing downtown today. . The blast killed 167 men, women, and children and injured 853 others . Nineteen children, many in a second floor daycare center, died in the Building's collapse Thirty children were orphaned. A total of 219 children lost a parent The force of the blast damaged 324 surrounding buildings, overturned automobiles, touched off car fires, and blew out windows and doors in a 50-block area. News reports indicated the explosion was felt 55 miles from the site and registered 6.0 on the Richter scale. "iT IS ASSUMED THAT THE ATTACK IS A RESULT OF TERRORIISM FROM THE MIDDLE EAST" . In the wake of what has happened on the 11th of September I don't believe any of us would be totally surprised to turn on CNN tonight and hear this broadcast. And indeed you may actually have heard it before. The "bombing" referred to was actually the Oklahoma city bombing. After the federal building in Oklahoma City was bombed, the media and some politicians immediately blamed "Middle Eastern men." They turned out to be wrong. When timothy McVeigh was charged and convicted there wasn't a widespread wave of hatred toward the ", white , Midwestern male" sect of the poulation . However since the attack on new y
Ive always been told that education is the cure hatred. The phrase go home has been shouted at a friend of mine several times that I've unfortunately had to hear. 80% of all Arab Americans are born in the United States. And one-third of all the Arab Americans are second, third or fourth generation Arab Americans. They have just as valid a claim to their citizenship and rights as you or I. The terrorist attacks were committed by quote "Islamic fundamentalists", this is interesting title because they are in fact violating the fundamental ideas of Islam. . Every time I talk to someone about this issue the analogy that was used on the show the "west wing is brought up: an Islamic extremist is to Islam, what _____ is to Christianity? The answer would be the KKK. Indeed, KKK does claim Christianity as their doctrine for spreading violence and hatred, no where in the Christian faith is this condoned. My own great grand father was killed by the Klan for being supportive of the black community in Crystal springs Mississippi. The point is, I would never dream of blaming Christianity as a whole. We don't go out and vandalize churches or Christians homes and businesses because of this one faction, why should we to Muslims.. The same principle applies . "We Muslims, Americans, stand today with a heavy weight on our shoulder that those who would dare do such dastardly acts claim our faith," said Imam Izak-el M. Pasha, a Muslim police chaplain" Whoever knows Islam or understands Islam knows (the attack) is a basic violation of Islam," . As Muhammad Ali says, "Islam is a religion of peace. Islam does not promote terrorism or the killing of people
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