Submitted by Omer Colakoglu, Nov 30, 2006 03:32

How many books have you read about Islam mister? If we are to interpret Christianity the way you ignorantly make comments on Islam, we could easily conclude that Christianity is a religion of thieves, murderers, rapists... Have you ever stopped for a moment and thought about how that 'magnificent' west have become this well-off? You have been pillaging and plundering all the riches of the east and still have the face to make utterly ignorant comments on Islam. If we are to associate Christianity with certain things the way you are readily biased to pigeonhole Islam, we would say that Hitler was a Christian; Serbs who massacred over 350,000 muslims in Bosnia were Christians... Would you like me to go on? Even the huge diamond Queen Elizabeth II of England carries on her crown was stolen from Shah Jihan's tomb in India; did you know that? You are raping a woman and yet you are surprised when she is fighting back... Strange... Besides, you don't recognize one another in Christianity; the innumerous sects, denominations and fractions are just evidence that the base of your faith is clearly falsified. How can one God have more than one book? Plus, there are more than a total number of over 100 verses in the Holy Quran extolling and venerating the Blessed Virgin Mary an Venerable Jesus May peace of God be upon them both. So, what you unite around is not Beloved Jesus or Christianity; what unites you is your insatiable wordly desires and for that you immorally exploit what had originally been sent by God as a celestial religion. We are more than 1billion Muslims and our number is increasing by the day and moreover we love and recognize each other except some ignorant maniacs killing each other in places like Iraq. Tell me mister, if your 'religion' is pure and not falsified or distorted as you claim; how many people have become christians lovingly and willingly? So, If I was to condescend to take a stance like yours, I can also associate Christianity with the Portuguese and Spanish who massacred innumerous people in the West Indies and with Queen Elizabeth of Castilla and her husband Ferdinand who killed all the Muslims and Jews alike who lived in the Iberian Peninsula and burnt all the books in the Andulucian libraries. I could go on writing all day giving you as many examples as you would need; still as a gentle and educated Muslim just as all Muslims have to be; I request you to read about and make a research on Islam and our Beloved Prophet leaving your prejudices. Do not look at Muslims' current status while reading; just try to understand the core of Islam. Then you would come to the conlusion that those who know Islam before present-day Muslims fall in love with it and those who see Muslims first readily and eagerly start harboring hatred against them. As a learnt Muslim, I have got involved in arguments with a large number of Christians from different denominations and people from other faiths one of them being a high priest wko knew Latin... None of them was able to prove anything to me. All of them without any exceptions gave in. The priest got very angry and left in the middle of the conversation having nothing further to say, or claim... That's why you hate educated Muslims... If you were true Christians like some of my few sincere friends who end up with wet eyes when we mention Beloved Jesus you would not hate us. Because people like me are dangerous for you and threaten your immoral system that serves only to gain more worldly possessions. Do I make myself clear? All the things you believe or say are nothing but presuppositions. You don't have any evidence, that's why Christianity has lost its former following which it had secured by killing and initimidating millions. You three Gods cannot make you attend a service only once a week, whereas our one God makes us prostrate before him five times a day; there is a contradiction here, isn't it? I still don't have any intentions of offending neither you nor your faith. I'm full of respect for your faith. I also must tell you those who claim to be martyrs by killing innocent civilians directly go to hell as is obvious in our Scripture. Those are the ignorant, but poor and miserable Muslims which you use to besmear and tarnish and denigrate Islam, which is rapidly growing every day.

Mr. Johson; I love you because you are my brother as we are both descendants of Adam and as we were both created by the Single Omnipotent Power, which you call God and we Allah. The problem is, all learnt Muslims are like me and we love God whereas you hate Islam; we love Jesus whereas you hate Muhammad and we respect Christianity despite the self-evident fact that it has been falsified and distorted yet you hate Islam though it is an original and authentic religion which teaches humanity how to love each other...

If you have the courage to write back; I'm here.

Have a nice day and I hope this letter finds you in good health and spirits.

Omer Colakoglu from Istanbul Turkey

Please forgive any mistakes that I might've made; I was in a hurry.

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