... , by columns I'd seen in translation that, far from condemning what happened on Sept. 11, hailed the attacks as divine intervention. ''Allah decreed the vengeance against you,'' one thundered. ''Muslims see what happened as divine retribution, carried out under the supervision of Allah by unknown soldiers,'' said another. In odd counterpoint, the big headline on the current issue revealed that the hijackers had ... been American, a scoop attributed to Iranian intelligence. The editor, Badr Mohamed, didn't thunder, didn't talk about Allah. Instead, in measured but hard-line terms, he talk...

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... ." They argue that they are forced to pledge allegiance to a God who they don't believe in, or whose meaning is unclear. For instance, Muslims believe in Allah, but the Pledge does not say "under Allah" causing Muslims to question who this "God" is. They assume that the United States supports Jehovah or Jesus Christ. On the other hand though, supporters for the ... ...

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... of thinking through culture. Culture is learned. Culture is socially inherited. A person must learn culture from other people in a society. Culture is basically learned. For instance the Taliban believes in Allah from their teachings and culture is told do kill for there beliefs, whereas Americans condemn killing and consider this to be a terrorist act. Culture is the foundation to which values ... ...

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... allegiance they do so without even the trace of a thought of their religion or another. When I recite the words "under God" it does not conjure up images of God, Jesus, Allah, or Shiva but is merely part of the pledge. One does not dissect the pledge on a daily basis and the specific words are not nearly as important as the intent ... ...

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... the radical Muslims that are intent on ending America's reign as a superpower. Somehow these radicals have come up with the bright idea that absolute self destruction in the name of Allah doesn't seem to hurt so badly. These individuals will explode themselves, children, clergy, elderly, buildings, busses, anything that becomes in the way of Jihad. (Holy War) Of course there will ... ...

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... monotheistic, observe a Sabbath, have dieting and fasting restrictions, follow some form of the commandments, and believe in one or more prophets. In particular, Islam is strictly monotheistic, referring only to Allah; Muslims observe Sabbath on Friday, fast during Ramadan, and do not eat pork. They also study the Koran and observe the "Five Pillars of Islam," which include charity, prayer, public ... ...

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... to establish religion offends many people. In this very diverse world, many families do not believe in God or believe in different religious figures. Schools would never display the banners "Allah Bless America" or "Buddha Bless America," so why should "God Bless America" be allowed? Different patriotic messages could replace religious slogans that do not tie in with religion. Teachers and ... ...

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... against whites he had been. He realized on his pilgrimage to Mecca (the Muslim city in Saudi Arabia where Islam was born) that different coloured people were all children of Allah (god) he had now become a traditional Sunni Muslim. At this time he gained his religious name, El Hajj Malik El Shabazz. In comparison to his earlier views he advanced the ... ...

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