Not a Clash of Religions

The author of this article is basically trying to explain why everything that Jihad has been doing is justified because they are just returning the favor in a way back to the United States. He says the americans are trying to makes sects in the middle east, and they are just trying to end secularism in the United States.

I strongly disagree with his reasoning and logic in the thinking that their acts are justified. First of all, they have never come forward and said that they are trying to convert the people in the United States to Islam. Their acts are just out of anger, they are not trying to accomplish anything in the United States except fear and anger. We on the other hand have gone to their country, not just fly a plane into a building and leave. We have said that we are actually trying to help them create a democracy, we could care less what religion they are. If they wanted to end secularism in the States, then they should come over here and talk about why religion is so important to our everyday lives. If there true goal was to try and stop secularism, then how does flying a plane into a building do that. It just doesn't make any sense. The bottom line is that our motive over in the middle east is to better the people lives that are living there. And if Osama Binladen says that he was trying to help us by flying a plane in to our world trade buildings, that is just a lie. And he would never say that in the first place because he wants to cause the United States pain, not help them.

I do believe that they might believe that we should put religion more into our lives, and not worry so much about money. And I partially agree with that, but it is just not logical to expect to do that by anything else than talking and spreading knowledge about it. Like a missionary for example...that seems to be a little more useful and effective.