Comments...Kewl!

Super mega thanks for the comments on previous posts Seeker and Nur.

Nur, I'm noticing a similar tendency in "The Fella." I was asked by a Rabbi friend of mine if I ever thought he would raise a hand to me. I laughed and said "I seriously don't think he's ever raised a hand to anyone." His personal sense of serenity and calm is what motivated me to rethink some of my previous ideas on Islam in the first place.

Don't be offended by the Rabbi, It wasn't a rude or offensive question, it was a question of concern and would have been asked no matter the faith or nationality of "the Fella".

It was actually an interesting set of questions I was asked. "Where is he from?" "Is he devout?" "How does he treat women other than you?" "Where did he go to school?" "What happens when you disagree?" "Do you think he would ever raise a hand to you?"

The Rabbi in question lives in Jerusalem, so he asks those questions based on his experiences. At the same time, he knows that his experience is not a universal, so his tones were more of a caring curiousity than anything. I have been far more brutal in my personal inquisition of "The Fella".

I hear "That's culture, not the religion," a lot when I pin the Fella down on religious/political issues. On one hand, I understand where he comes from, he doesn't do these things, he abhors them, he wants peace and love and for people to grow and learn and live together just like it says in the Qu'ran. But people aren't learning and living and growing together. So he sort of winds up sounding like he's washing his hands of the whole mess. When Western Muslims do that...I knwo where it comes from, that sense of powerlessnes...but it ends up being a removal from the problem, instead of working toward a Solution.

Is there even the possibility of a 2-state solution for Israel? Why do Arab nations continue to feed this conflict by deporting and turning away Palestinian refugees, funding suicide bombers, and turning Mickey Mouse into Farfour? The Qu'ran does not dispute or deny that the Jewish people were rescued from Egypt and taken to Israel by Moses under God's guidance. As sacred, and precious as Israel is to any Abrahamic Faith, why can't we come together to find a solution to protect that region instead of destroying it?

Jews are People of the Book as well. And according to the Qu'ran should be treated kindly, their faith and beliefs will not keep them from God.

Ran a series of "Living Checks" last night. Have only confirmed one of my friends is alive. Will go another round again this evening to make sure folks is livin.

Again thanks for reading, and stuff. I sound crazy, I'm sure as I rant my way through my thoughts, trying to put them in order.