David R. Stokes explains that certain ideologies are more fertile when it comes to hate and violence, and that those who espouse such teachings need to be watched very carefully. The thing that too many in our nation are simply ignoring is that when it comes to Islam, as opposed to any other religious idea extant, the journey from ideology to what happened at Fort Hood is also not a very long one. For any Christian to become so radicalized as to open fire people in the name of his or her religion would require a virtual repudiation of the faith. Could it happen? Sure – anything can happen. And if it did, the mainstream media in this country would have no qualms about wrapping the deed around the doctrine.
"We are a nation in official and pervasive denial." &mdash David R. StokesStokes spells it out: "We are a nation in official and pervasive denial."
But the quantifiable fact is that such things really don't happen with Christians the way they do with Muslims. And even when certain violent acts by professed Christians, such as the killing of a doctor who has performed abortions, make the news, usually among the first and loudest expressions of condemnation and outrage are from Christians.
Does anyone hear all that many Muslim voices condemning Hasan?
Yaakov "Bones" Kirschen makes a similar point about Western "Non-Believers" with his comic. He adds:
These folks are committed to not believing what is happening before their eyes. Their ability to maintain their non-belief in the Islamist war that is being waged against them is astounding!
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