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My response to all this, and the snivelling about how their rights were being trampled upon was that I'm unsympathetic to their plight primarily because the Muslim community has brought this upon themselves. I stand by that statement. We never hear the Muslim community being up in arms about a Muslim suicide bomber smearing the good (?) name of Islam

Does the fact that you haven't heard about Muslims condemning suicide bombers mean it doesn't happen?

I think this is the crucial flaw in your position that the Muslim community has brought this on themselves. I've seen some condemnations, but I've also seen complaints that the media doesn't give the same coverage to moderate Muslim statements against radical Islamists as they do to the actions of terrorists. Think about the nature of media coverage, and I'm sure you'll see the bind that both reporters and moderate Muslims are in. "If it bleeds it leads" is the saying in the news business, and a moment's reflection tells you that fearmongering coverage will almost always trump reassuring statements about how not all Muslims are trying to blow you up.

Here's some of the results from a quick google search for "muslims condemn suicide bombings". The first link is a list of public condemnations by Muslim leaders and groups.

Muslims Condemn Terrorist Attacks
Landmark Islamic Ruling Unequivocally Condemns Suicide Bombings
Minister: Muslim decree to condemn suicide bombings
U.K. Sunnis condemn London suicide attacks
Grand Sheikh condemns suicide bombings
Suicide Bombing
INDONESIA: Muslim leaders condemn suicide bombing
A sampling of fatwas and other statements by Muslim individuals and groups condemning terrorist attacks
Muslim Scholars Condemn Terror U.S. Islamic Leaders Issue Edict Against Attacks On Civilians

They get some coverage, but no stories get multiple days/outlets to repeat the message the way an event like a bombing does. The problem isn't that Muslims don't condemn suicide attacks, it's that their condemnations don't get enough play, so people like you think that the Muslim community silently condones the actions of the extremists.

Muslims are the filthiest animals on earth (literally from the quran, 8:55, with "infidels" replaced by "muslims")

Thanks for an easy one. Anyone following along should take this as an example of "your game" - the one I referred to originally where you and other extremists deliberately misinterpret scripture in order to rationalize your mental disease.

You claim the quran says literally "Infidels are the filthiest animals on earth" - a phrase which exists in no english translation of the quran at all, not even the most extremist. A prefect example of the way extremists like you take scripture out of context.

[8:54] Such was the case with the people of Pharaoh and others before them. They first rejected the signs of their Lord. Consequently, we annihilated them for their sins. We drowned Pharaoh's people; the wicked were consistently punished.

[8:55] The worst creatures in the sight of GOD are those who disbelieved; they cannot believe.

[8:56] You reach agreements with them, but they violate their agreements every time; they are not righteous.
Surah 8 Al-Anfaal

So, here we have first an example of how the God of Moses punished the people of Pharaoh - because he broke his promise to the Israelites - and how those rules still apply, furthermore the line you tried to misquote refers to a specific battle with the Banu Qurayza in which the Qurayza were reported to have twice broken agreements of peace with mohammed's group. It clearly isn't racist, nor is it any justification for hatred the way you would have it.

And that is a typical example of why you are just a broken record of extremist hate. Go and bugger off now little hater boy.

I've seen at least 3 distinct translated copies of the Qu'ran, despite the book says there must be only one Qu'ran text. So it might be possible there are multiple versions of it, some with a message of love, and others with a message of hate. The one at Submission.org appears quite positive, for instance. Two other copies I've seen were much different. So, anyhow, I guess, anyone who preaches hate is under surveillance in Germany, and I hope they manage to lift that threat from us. I've seen as many positive Muslims as negative ones, and I guess it's our obligation as Christians to do something about it. After all, the Roman Catholic Church was full of hate-mongering bastards for centuries, and this need not happen all over again with Muslims.

I'm sure there are lots of things that were politicised around the time Bush came to office. He seems to have focused on Gay Marriage, Stem cell research and killing Arabs. I expect he still eats pork and shell fish so he hasn't quite dropped back right wing Christian roots.

BTWR exclaimed: So copying a friend's King's Quest 5 floppy is going go give you eternal damnation, but suicide bombings against civilians in Israel and New York City get you 41 virgins and eternal paradise?

Not that you probably care, since you're probably more interested in spreading disinformation, but anyway:

Suicide bombings against civilians is a sure path to Hell.

You may feel that religion is pervasive in and around this country. And it is, even more so today I suppose.

But is broadcasting government people engaging in religous ceremonies a constitutional problem? People are clamoring to see the President. If he wants to call a bunch of friends and co-workers to go to church, that's his business. It's not like you can't tear yourself away from the TV.

And even the President enjoys First Amendment protections to exercise his personal faith, right? (He's not writing laws to make people pray the Divine Mercy everyday at 3, or face Mecca at sundown).

Pan

The number 19 also had some other signifigance to the Japanese but the reason escapes me at the moment.

The number 19 has attracted a large following, for a number. Maybe not as much as 7 or 13 or 666 but still respectable.

Nineteen squared equals 361, one degree more than a full circle

WAHD or ONE = NINETEEN

IT is the number of light.

Spherical Geometry & 19.5 Degrees throughout the solar system

19 is a prime number.

QURAN'S MATHEMATICAL CODE

Nineteen names of God (Bahá'í Calendar)

In Japan, 19 is a sign carrying misfortune because it is said JUKU, which means also "sorrows repeated"