Islamophobia

I hope people have been following this saga of people opposing the construction of new mosques. As a person who professes to be a Christian, but also has extensive knowledge of Islam, I was truly moved to speak out when I read the below NPR story, centered in my new location of Nashville, TN... please read the article:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129302961


Here is the response to the article that I posted on NPR's discussion forum:

"I am extremely disappointed in our country, and sisters and brothers from my [Christian] faith, that cannot see that Islam is not an enemy. Islam is another religion that professes love, compassion, and equality before God, just like Christianity. Terrorists have used Islam [in an extreme manner] as a justification for violence and have used it as a tool to inspire hatred and fear. Isn't it frustrating that we cannot see the irony in using our "peaceful" Christian faith as a rallying point to battle, exclude, and demonize another group of God's children?

Let's not get confused: Islam did not destroy the Twin Towers, fear, ignorance, and oppression did. We, as Christians, should struggle against those things, not be in collusion with them..."