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I Don't Believe There Is Such A Thing As 'moderate Islam.' I Think It's Better To Talk About Degrees Of Belief And Degrees Of Practice.

The West Is Duly Terrified. But It Should Not Be Surprised.

The Christian Take On Hellfire Seems Less Dramatic Than The Muslim Vision, Which I Grew Up With, But Christian Magical Thinking Appeals To Me No More Than My Mother's Angels And Djinns.

...bin Laden's Quotes From The Quaran Resonated In My Brain: "when You Meet The Unbelievers, Strike Them In The Neck." "if You Do Not Go Out And Fight, God Will Punish You Severely And Put Others In Your Place." "wherever You Find The Polytheists, Kill Them, Seize Them, Besiege Them, Ambush Them." "you Who Believe, Do Not Take The Jews And Christians As Friends; They Are Allies Only To Each Other. Anyone Who Takes Them As An Ally Becomes One Of Them.

There Is A Huge Difference Between Being Tolerant And Tolerating Intolerance