Big

Mr. Bush took aim at those who claim that democracy is incompatible with Islam. “In our democracy, we would never punish a person for owning a Koran,” he said. “And we would never issue a death sentence to someone for converting to Islam. Democracy does not threaten Islam or any other religion. Democracy is the only system of government that guarantees their protection.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/19/wo...hp&oref=slogin


What about this?

-WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 — In a letter sent to hundreds of voters this month, Representative Virgil H. Goode Jr., Republican of Virginia, warned that the recent election of the first Muslim to Congress posed a serious threat to the nation’s traditional values.

In his letter, which was dated Dec. 5, Mr. Goode said that Americans needed to “wake up” or else there would “likely be many more Muslims elected to office and demanding the use of the Koran.”

“I fear that in the next century we will have many more Muslims in the United States if we do not adopt the strict immigration policies that I believe are necessary to preserve the values and beliefs traditional to the United States of America and to prevent our resources from being swamped,” said Mr. Goode, who vowed to use the Bible when taking his own oath of office.

http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/21/us...rssnyt&emc=rss


Or this?

West Virginians now see Obama as a black elitist, Qur’an-swearing-Muslim, that is committed to taking their guns away.

http://politicalchase.com/2008/05/10...west-virginia/

UGLY

While I don't agree with what the letter says Europe has seen major problems with the large increase of the Muslim culture in their cities. Especially in England, France and Sweden.

Throwby

And how does that equate to Bush lying and blowing hot air?

Big

Obama and that other Muslim Senator are both American citizens that have been hurt or punished or repressed for their association with Koran and Islam.

Throwby

That's quite different than being "punished" or issued a "death sentence". I suspect he was referring to common practices in Islamic nations that forbid religious freedoms and freedom of speech. I have an acquaintance in an Islamic republic who is a Christian. Everything he does relative to his religious practice he does at the risk of imprisonment, punishment and torture. Not quite like here in the good old US.

Big

Yes but Bush spoke in absolutes. The fact is Muslims in the Middle East have a different culture period. Israel has a different culture than America as well. Did Bush criticize Israel for not giving the same exact rights to Arabs in Israel as to Jews? Do you realize that unless you are Jewish you cannot legally be married in Israel?

Muslims also kill their women for cheating and such. This is their culture. Pure methods have nothing to do with just punishment for being a Christian.

Throwby

Yes, he did. And in the US you absolutely do not get punished for owning a Koran nor do you receive a death sentence for converting to Islam.

If you hate Bush that's cool with me but you are fabricating things to fit in your own world view. I rest my case. It's just not there so find something that is a lie filled bag of hot air and start a new thread.

arm-spin

It isn't necessarily George Bush's fault when another person acts like a dick.

Big

And in the US you absolutely do not get punished for owning a Koran nor do you receive a death sentence for converting to Islam.


So, Obama did not get punished during West Virginia primary for owning Koran?

Big

I suppose Iran has its reasons for being suspicious towards Christianity. I will use an analogy: A big dog's owner named DEMOCRACY complains that a small dog's owner named ISLAM always asks him to curb his dog when passing by whereas the big dog's owner says he never asks such things from the SDO.

In other words, Iran has many more reasons to fear USA's influence than vice versa.