The West Is Duly Terrified. But It

We Have To Start With The Little Babies Who Are Born Now, Socialize Them In Freedom And Critical Thinking. We Don't Have To Throw Away Their Faith. People Confuse The Two, Thinking If You Are Enlightened That Means Apostasy. It Doesn't.

Of Course, The Overwhelming Majority Of Muslims Are Not Terrorists Or Sympathetic To Terrorists. Equating All Muslims With Terrorism Is Stupid And Wrong. But Acknowledging That There Is A Link Between Islam And Terror Is Appropriate And Necessary.

I'd Like Muslims To Look At Their Religion As A Set Of Beliefs That They Can Appraise Critically And Pick And Choose From.

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.

The More We Oblige, The More We Self-censor, The More We Appease, The Bolder The Enemy Gets.