Reply #105: I'll [View All]

accept it and extend one myself.

Well, Islamic civilization was most definitely very important and by far the most sophisticated society in the Mediterranean world. They tolerated Jews and Christians and pursued achievements in everything from architecture to math.

Europe is experiencing more immigration, and it is because of a few factors. First, those regions were colonized by European nations, so when they want to go somewhere, where do they have a shared history? Second, Europe is where the money is, so that's naturally going to be the destination of refugees and immigrants.

Indonesia, Lebanon, Turkey (they are very secular) and others have some degree of religious plurality.

Sure, the EU can decide who gets in, but to possibly deny a potential member based solely on difference in religion and/or culture is unfair.

Most Muslims are offended by the cartoons simply because they are insulting. Actually, very few have responded with violence. Some people are outraged and have taken their reactions way too far, and violence against an embassy is never justified. Although I'm not sure what happened, I think the Syrian government looked the other way while this happened, perhaps because they didn't want to deal with the headache of a riot; that is a poor thing for the Syrian government to do, to say the least.

I don't see that as keeping anyone down. If anything, it is a gross overreaction, but one that was not unexpected. Perhaps you could expand on that thought.

Thanks for clarifying everything. I hope I clarified my side as well as you did with yours.