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What a difference six years makes!
In the mind-numbing aftermath of 9/11,
who would have guessed that within just
a few years American politicians would
be campaigning on promises to ensure the
comfort of incarcerated terrorists...
that Hollywood writers would be
generating reams of scripts replete with
noble Muslim characters persecuted by
fictitious American bigots... that
footbaths would be making their way into
airports and public universities... or
that Muslim travelers would be chasing
lawsuit dollars by scaring the hell out
of fellow airline passengers with
deliberately provocative behavior.
Welcome to this brave, new world, where
even Osama bin Laden must be shaking his
head over the spasm of Western
butt-kissing that follows high-profile
Islamic terror. Each new attack in
the name of Allah seems to bring a fresh
round of public groveling to the
religion that inspires it - even if we
can count on one hand the number of
Muslims courageously calling the Islamic
world to accountability for the
violence.
Yet, for all of the reward that Islam
has reaped from 9/11, it is still losing
the public relations battle.
Favorable opinion of Islam has declined
steadily in the last several years, as
ordinary people have noticed the
persistence of Muslim terror and (more
importantly) the indifference and
arrogance of the broader Islamic
community.
For all of the stale, half-hearted
disclaimers that Islam "has nothing to
do" with the killing (usually made by
individuals or organizations which don't
otherwise seem all that concerned), the
ugly truth is that it is the "radicals"
who have Islam's history and holiest
texts on their side. Thus the
terror continues - now having reached
10,000 attacks since 9/11, as documented
here.
If there is any role that this site has
played in stirring awareness of the
reality of Islam, then we must defer
credit to our many supporters who have
promoted us over the years, and to whom
we are extremely grateful.
Our own
coalition of
uppity infidels
includes conservatives, liberals,
Hindus, Christians, Jews, Atheists,
homosexuals and even a few disaffected
Muslims. As such, we rarely please
everyone all of the time... but we do
try our best to be a non-partisan venue
that does not promote any particular
religious or political viewpoint.
We also hope that visitors to our site
understand that despite our obvious
problem with Islam, we take a very
strong, pronounced position
against
harming, harassing,
pre-judging or stereotyping
anyone on the basis of religion.
Muslims are individuals.
Individuals should be judged only by
their words and deeds, not their group
identity.
Our upcoming goal is to make TROP into
one of the Web's best resources for
those seeking to understand Islam and
its incompatibility with Western liberal
values. Particular attention will
be placed on exposing the myths, double
standards, games, and outright lies on
which Muslim apologists often rely to
fool the gullible into thinking that
theirs is just another religion.
We don't care about hurt feelings.
We care only about truth. Over the
next twelve months, we hope to triple
our content on Islam and better
integrate our entire offering, making it
much easier to find pertinent
information and follow particular
threads.
That's it for now. Thanks again to
all our loyal readers and supporters!
TheReligionofPeace.com
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