How New York's 'Ground Zero Mosque' Fell Into Florida's Political Spotlight

You ignorance is showing and besides the Bible sanctioned the use of regulated slavery in the Old Testament.In the book of Genesis, Noah condemns Ham and his descendents to perpetual servitude: "Cursed be Canaan! The lowest of slaves will he be to his brothers" (Gn 9:25). T. David Curp notes that this episode has been used to justify racialized slavery, since "Christians identified Ham's descendents as black Africans". In both Europe and the United States many Christians went further, arguing that slavery was actually justified by the words and doctrines of the Bible.

[Slavery] was established by decree of Almighty God...it is sanctioned in the Bible, in both Testaments, from Genesis to Revelation...it has existed in all ages, has been found among the people of the highest civilization, and in nations of the highest proficiency in the arts - Jefferson Davis, President, Confederate States of America [105]

Every hope of the existence of church and state, and of civilization itself, hangs upon our arduous effort to defeat the doctrine of Negro suffrage - Robert Dabney, a prominent 19th century Southern Presbyterian pastor

... the right of holding slaves is clearly established in the Holy Scriptures, both by precept and example - Richard Furman, President, South Carolina Baptist Convention

Some members of fringe Christian groups like the Christian Identity movement, and the Ku Klux Klan (an organization dedicated to the "empowerment of the white race"), and Christian Reconstructionists still argue that slavery is justified by Christian doctrine today. Slavery in the United States devastated traditional culture and religion among Africans. Slaves in the eighteenth century came from various African societies, cultures, and nations, such as the Igbo, Ashanti and Yoruba on the West African Coast. Consequently, slaves from differing ethnic groups displayed few commonalities. Africans were black, but did not experience a homogenous existence; they shared little of their traditional cultures and religions. So if you take a wet towel and twisted it, the blood of slavery is from Christianity.

*sigh*...

and christianity/judaism was so much better?

multiple holy wars, stonings... hell, remember the battle of Jericho? the systematic way the old testement, especially in Leviticus denigrated and ostracized women?

You're trying to make the case that because Islam is 'anti-feminist', that we, who are feminist, should agree with you. The problem is your basis on modern religion being architecturally sexist... modern christianity, islam, and judaism both have significantly progressed into understanding the sexes (kinda), catholics are working their way there (some blatantly refuse to admit that men and women are 'equal' under the eyes of God as his children).

It's so eerily parallel to conservative protestantism in america though.

Nice touch: " It has been that way since their prophet wandered out of his cave proclaiming he spoke to allah and now must fight for him."

And Moses supposedly got two tablets from God, written in God's own hand. And the Israelites promptly lost them.....

And why aren't the Jews looking for them?

Please!!

Sure Islam has those aspects to it, so do Christianity and Judaism. This should not be surprising since all three are rooted in the old testament.

In any case, like the other old testament religions, Islam is itself broken into a number of sects. The biggest are the Sunni and the Shi'a but there are also others like the Sufi. While they all believe in Mohammed and the Koran, just as Christians believe in Christ and the Bible, how they externalize their faith can be as different as Quakers and Catholics. So tarring all muslims for the actions of a few is simply wrong.

As a Muslim, please don't lecture to me what Islam is or isn't.

I find it so funny that the bigots like you in the mold of Robert Spencer a la Jihadwatch go around lecturing people about what Islam "truly teaches."

With your hateful rants and paranoia you'd think 1% of the population is about to confine you into eternal slavery.

Bigots like you must be confronted at every stop.