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Lisa Miller: i don't see why not.

Houston, TX: The biggest problem with the Muslim faith in America according to my point of view is that there is no one solid viewpoint or unified message that Muslims have regarding their faith and what is its true interpretation. The problem I feel with the Muslim faith is that there is a lot of ambiguity about what it represents or stands for because almost every Muslim person has a different interpretation or understanding about their faith and what they believe is its true meaning. There is a lot of confusion or no coherent solid answer for any question that an outsider poses to the Muslim community. When the Muslim people themselves are so confused about what their faith stands for or represents then how can you expect outsiders to make sense of what your faith really condemns or condones?

Lisa Miller: this is interesting. i feel this about a christianity and judaism, too. the difference is that, in america at least, the different points of view are broken down into different groups, with labels, so you know more or less what you're going to get from a southern baptist versus an episcopalian. this has not happened in american islam, which i agree leads to confusion. lots fo smart people are trying to sort this out right now and i'm watching that eagerly.

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Chicago, IL: For safety purposes, shouldn't all Muslims be watched very, very closely? Way too many are the radical type who are already plotting here in the United States.

Lisa Miller: i think people who might be terrorists should be watched very, very closely but that does not include all muslims by any means.

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Posted By: esinn @ 11/10/2008 3:44:33 PM

i congrulate Lisa Miller, she really has understood musl??ms although she isn't. A Musl??m can't k??ll anyone. If he does, he can not be a Muslim. There isn't anything like that in Quran. It isn't jihad. i recommend you to read Quran before deciding about Muslim. also we are sorry about that they say 'islamic terrorism'. islam is reflecled as terrorisim activity but it isn't. There is tolerant in it.
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Posted By: swienke @ 11/10/2008 2:37:31 AM

I think the problem lies in the fact that the most puritanical Muslims are also the loudest in terms of expressing their viewpoint. Although many Islamic moderates have attempted to convey their views to the public, the extremists are able to do so in a much more sensationalist and shocking manner. The press is always drawn to the most lurid stories it can find, and the moderates just aren't all that exciting, meaning that they get pushed to the side in favor of the flash-bang words and actions of the extremists.
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Posted By: Siasat @ 11/08/2008 7:08:20 PM

Mr.Krohn,
Senator Obama was a professor of american constitution at Harvard and a highly accomplishedand brilliant academician,he was not elected because Media or somebody feeling guilty or because of his Race..
American democracy is Very much alive and Vibrant.Americans have voted for Republican candidates,Smart or Dumb and also voted the same way for Democratic Party.There is no Affirmative action in American democracy.At the same time Presidency is not entitled for only a certain group of ethnicity in the past or in the future.May the best candidate win in future elections irrespective of the color of their Eyes,Hair or Skin.