.... PBS airing yet another documentary about Islam suggests that a small but critical mass of Americans remain open minded about better understanding other cultures and religions. Critics of public radio and television, I am sure, will accuse PBS of a pro-Islam bias. And many Muslims may hastily conclude that the negative attitude of Fox News viewers is representative of the general unawareness of Islam in America.
[A COMMENT] The truth of the matter - as can be seen in MANY blogs and comments here - both from Muslims and PROGRESSIVE non-Muslims alike, is that there really is much to fear in the rapid rise and spread of global Islam in the world today.
Make no mistake - the ESSENTIAL ideas of Muslim Orthodoxy are directly in conflict with the ESSENTIAL ideas of western democracy.
At best, Muslim nations and western nations co-exist uncomfortably, for transactional reasons only: We love their oil, and they love our money - while we hate their religious fascism, and they hate our non-religious democracy. [The Huffington Post] Read more
