Wednesday, March 24, 2004
LETTER TO A MUSLIM
On March 23, 2004, I received an email from a Muslim who responded to things I've written in my blog about Islam. This wasn't the first such email I'd received, but it was one of the more reasonable-sounding ones. I shared it with some friends, and our discussions led me to write the following response
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ___________________________
> Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2004 11:52 PM
> To: Burch, Greg
> Subject: Islam/Your website
>
> Hello Gregory,
>
> I just recently came across your website on the Net. It was hurtful to read
> the many things you had to say about Islam and Muslims, and I really feel
> that you should tone down the hateful rhetoric. I'm not sure if you've had
> bad personal experiences with Muslims, but it's obvious that you have many
> bad impressions of us.
I had a very bad personal experience with Muslims. Two and half years ago 19 Muslims - in the name of their religion - killed thousands of innocent people in buildings in which I have done business many times.
My first instinct was to respond to your letter with either three numbers, or two words: "911" or "Salmon Rushdie". But it's obvious that you write with sincerity and represent something I do not understand - a relatively moderate Muslim. So let me respond at greater length.
CLICK HERE TO READ THE REST ...
posted by Greg 9:51 PM
