Robbie Thanks the FFI Staff

Printer-friendly versionSend to friendPDF versionFrom: Robbie Martin To: faithfreedom2@gmail.com Date: Apr 19, 2006 2:26 AM Subject: Frighteningly enlightening I had never heard of your website until I read the DilbertBlog yesterday. Scott Adams wrote a blog about the violent nature of the Quran. Many responses to his comments included a link to your site. I read one post on the blog from someone who seemed educated and articulate in his comments about why the Islamic religion is violence-based and it was his link to your site I followed. I read two of your debates. The second one was horrifying. The person you were debating in that was so far off the mark of your argument that I found myself admiring your tenacity in staying with the debate and attempting to get your opponent to stay on subject and on task. It was like reading a discussion between a Junior High School Principal and a belligerant 7th grader. Immediately following 9/11 I attempted to find out what Islam was about. I felt that (hoped) the guys who did the deeds were extremists and not the majority. I did not know where to look for unbiased information on Islam in general, and in fact, wound up at sites that were telling me how stupid I was for "seeking the truth too late". I decided that ALL Islamic followers were just bent and twisted on even the most basic of levels, but being true to my own faith and being a follower of that same Golden Rule, I decided that if I left them alone and didn't treat them badly, perhaps they would do the same for me. After reading the things I did on your site, I feel like an idiot for my approach because I assumed that the Golden Rule was in fact, universal and that humans everywhere... yes EVERYWHERE... have an inherent instinct to follow that rule. I am truly frightened by learning that Islam has no Golden Rule. The Golden Rule to me, implies love. It implies a love of self and a respect of self that translates into loving others and respecting others. Where is hope without something that says things will be better if we just behave like humans? It is no wonder those people act like they do. They don't care what happens to them or theirs. They have no hope, no love, no faith in the good side of humans or anything else for that matter. On the one hand, I am very thankful that you are so educated and informed about Islam that you are well equipped to debate even 'scholars' of the Muslim world. On the other hand, when I read the reader's comments from the Muslims, I was amazed to find myself reading posts that were only marginally above cyber-graphitti. What an incredible contradiction. I am glad I found your site and extremely thankful that you and others are doing and saying what needs to be said and done. Thank you. Robbie [color=purple] Thank you for your encouraging words. AliSina is extremely busy with tasks related to the website and I am helping out. We do need to make as many people alert to the truth about what we face, and making them aware of FFI is a step towards that. Please tell as many as you can that we exist and that we are telling it as it is. regards, Doubtless [/color]