Muslims blamed...

No problem my friend, I will defend my Muslim friends as much as I would defend any of my friends, they are very important people to me. We may not agree on somethings, but they are not bad people and I think it is important to listen to others as much as we preach our own thoughts. The sad thing is people are believing what they want to believe and not the actual truth.

I am a Christian, but I am reading through the Quran so as to get the real picture of what Islam is like and what it is all about, not what someone else says, even what other Christians say. I knew two Muslim ladies who attended the same Christian college I did years ago. They were just normal people like you and I. In fact, they were very nice to me. There seem to be some nut jobs in every religion. It doesn't mean that everyone in the religions are nut jobs. I am really starting to find that out firsthand.

4ftfingers, Thank you very much, you are a Christian and understand what Original Muslims are. We all need people who understand each other, not to blame the entire community based somebodies actions or propaganda arising our of fear. The politics and actions of few people are not Islam. Thanks again.

dont forget the three Jewish guys from Israel the police picked up and the FBI held for days and than deported who were their watching it and dancing on top of a vehicle.

I'm right? Really? Sweet! :)

I'm pinching myself, to check I'm awake, but I, too, agree with you, Mrniceguy. I even think I can hear the sounds of Hell freezing over! I should like to point out that I am equally concerned by the influences held by such fundamentalists Jewish interests in America, and the Masonic influence on British society and politics. But, I would never blame the Jewish/Anglican peoples or faith, as these hardliners do not reflect the majority. All the best, and here's to our future concords!

Mrnicguy you are absolutely right. Everything should be open to criticism, we are free to speak as we like in our democratic nations, if you don't like something you are free to criticise as much as I am free to counter your cricism or add criticism, and visa-versa. But some people tend to generalise too much, and that's when it looks like racism or biggotry.

Strabgely, I was one of those people who grew up in an entirely white community, without realising it! Yet, there was also no racism. This may seem peculiar but life went on as though everyone was equal, and equally gossiped about. As such, when I did first encounter people of varied colours and religions, I didn't know to treat them any differently, and still regard everyone as the same, until they either become a friend, someone I don't like, or we just drify apart. Alas, most of those I find I don't like are white, and often grew up in mixed societies, where the 'new-comers' we're blamed for everything. I had hoped that we would have outgrown this kind of behaviour, since the race riots in the early 1980s. African and Afro-Caribbean kids were being treated as though the UK was a police state, whilst being treated generaaly as second class. In 25 years, it seems only the goalposts have been moved. Every political party (even the detestable BNP) now target some non-whites for their votes. And today, Islam is the scapegoat. Caribbean people in the 1970s, Indians in the 80s, Africans for the 90s, and this century, we must blame Islam! It really saddens me to feel this way about my home country, of which I was taught to be proud! I wish you well, and all the best.

Oh mate, one of the saddest things I've seen was one time a couple years ago, I was in a paper shop with my girlfriend at the time and this young asian lad, he must have been about 5 or 6, came into the shop, picked up a packet of sweets and took it to the counter. He held out his money but the man at the counter snatched the sweets away and said 'you're not having them!' He didn't say why it was obvious, but the dissapointment in the little boy's face was too much. I stormed out of the shop effing and blinding at the guy, my girlfriend couldn't hold back, when we got outside she was balling her eyes out. How can someone treat anyone like that, especially a child, he's not old enough to understand. I'm sure this isn't common, I'd never seen anything like it and that guy was probably just an evil bully but it made me so dissapointed.

I agree, I can't understand why other Brits would be suckered into it. I was also trying to think of the type of people that might be racist against others, and I thought it may be those who never actually experience those people in their day-to-day lives and live in fear of the horror stories they are told. But is that really possible in the UK? I thought most places were quite diverse. Maybe I just assumed this because my area is.

Religion is just a way of practicing your faith in God. There is no such thing as a perfect religion. People are divided because they think that religion is the basis that you would go to heaven.

Where have I used the word ''Perfect''however now I would like to say that I found it perfect as it gives you a complete way of leading healthier life ,having good relationships.It gives a perfect way of governing a region.The problem is that we muslims have forgottenour values and are not following it completely otherwise you could have seen the perfection yopurself.For us the perfect muslim was our prophet pbuh and he is a role model for muslims.

Actually, Islam is not growing in the West except by immigration. World wide Islam is only the fourth fastest growing religion Behind Christianity and the minor religions of Bahaism and Zoroastrianism. In Africa people are leaving Islam by the millions. In UK a greater percentage of Muslims convert to Christianity than visa versa. all the best urban