Michael miller writes:

Subject: Islam's Goals

It seems clear that the Koran calls all Muslims to Jihad. Both the "inner struggle" and the "outer struggle." It is this "outer struggle" that the free people of the world must deal with. This is a war declared by one ideology and religion against another. It is a war, not only for world domination, but what that domination will look like. If it be a Muslim world, it will be government by Sharia law. It would be the end of our Judeo-Christian way of life. The end of enlightenment, western culture, scientific advancement, free thinking, free speech, freedom itself. This would be replaced with a 7th century mentality of violence, suppression, dominance and death.

Sean Owens writes:

Subject: Re: Islamic World Domination

"Who is the Man of Sin. SIN was the name of an ancient Chaldean pagan moon god. Muhammed picked him out from a line-up of the ancient gods, dusted him off, and presto gave the world the apparently monotheistic religion called Islam. The Arabic name for this moon god was, and still is, Allah! The soon to be revealed ruler Paul calls the Man of Sin, will be a Muslim! This despotic Islamic dictator will rule from Jerusalem. He will arise under the apparent quest for peace, but in the process, according to Daniel the Prophet, will destroy many."

Your article is quite interesting. Especially this paragraph I have quoted above. First in the logical jump from Man of Sin - meaning of course a man who worships the Akkadian (the god named Sin was indeed worshiped in Chaldea, however the Akkadian claim to this god is a tad bit older) god named Sin - to a Muslim. I would find it informative to see what documentation you have that demonstrates that connection. I have strong doubts that you have anything more than a web a significance you yourself have spun. And in that vein of thought, here is a web of my own. As you have noted, the god Sin was a pagan god identified with the moon. Sin happens to be the name in the Akkadian language, which happens to be the earliest documented semitic language. It fell out of use around the 8th century BCE, in favor of Aramaic. Now there were many dialects of Aramaic but several with heavy Akkadian influences were the front runners. These forms of Aramaic were the lingua-franca of the time - with obvious spill-over into other languages, i.e. Hebrew. Now here is where it gets interesting. The name Sin in Akkadian signifies the moon. The name Yah signifies the moon in ancient Egyptian. Which makes one wonder whether there is any connection between the top of the pantheon (to the Akkadians) god Sin. And the Hebrew god Yahweh. Hmm... by this logic the 'man of sin' you fear would seem to be Jewish. Of course the problem is that the logic here is tenuous at best - and yet it is more sound than the logic you have presented in your article. Honestly, you sound paranoid and willfully ignorant (that is, it seems that you pick and choose information based on an already reached conclusion, ignoring that which should make you question your conclusions).

And as a note, to Michael Miller. I would like to point you towards researching al-Andalus (aka the Iberian peninsula) from 711-1492 CE, and then comparing the governing institutions there with European institutions following the fall of Rome, e.g. the Carolingian Empire. You may have to consider that the Islamic governments were ahead of the times - or that the Christian governments were behind the times - in regards to civil liberties and religious tolerance. Which may lead one to wonder not if Islam is a more just religion, but if it is not religious ideology that is of primary importance to maintain a free, and civil society - and instead something else.

Khadijah writes:

Subject: From a Muslim revert

Certain Muslims have lived in the West all or most of their lives. They may not like the problems that arise when people get drunk and spill out of the pubs and onto the streets, or some people wearing very revealing clothes, or the abuse they sometimes get from people who don't understand Islam (or even one's that do), but they love living in the here. However, there are other Muslims who also love living in the West who believe with the strongest conviction that Sharia law would make Britain a better place to live in for everyone. I urge people to look into the Sharia law and understand what its implementation would mean for this country. Put your desires to one side and concentrate on a smooth running society. Harsh punishments are a deterrent. Look at the murder and rape statistics during the time of the Islamic state. The government are coming up with new ideas for preventing crime all the time, and different ways of punishing criminals. If Sharia law was in force for a year, this country would see and love the benefits. What is more important, a safe place to live and bring up a family, or holding onto 'western culture', which is ever changing and totally manipulated by the government and the media anyway???