EDITORIAL: The Difference Between Us and Them

This story is REALLY HOT and, rather than bore you with a re-hash of what has been so heavily and admirably covered by our fellow bloggers, I thought I would share with you my perspective based on just one tiny sentence in that article which may or may not have already occurred to you.

Have you ever gotten into a debate or argument with a moonbat, and they say something along the lines of, "We (the US) are just as bad when we (President Bush) speak of doing things in the name of God. What makes us right and them (the Muslims) wrong? What's the difference between us and them?" Next time you hear some lame attempt at neutral and independent "thinking" like that, simply say with a slowwww, deliberate cadence in a very calm, matter-of-fact, semi-monotone indicative of a sense of haughtiness and just a touch of arrogance:

Desecration of the Koran is punishable by death in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

At that point you may choose to either leave it at that and walk away, or stick around for the facial contortions and thousand yard stare to develop as confusion sets in. Of course, the perfect follow-up (should one be necessary): "Is there a law on the books in the US that says desecration of the Bible is punishable by death?"

To the best of my knowledge, there isn't any such law, and regardless of whether you are agnostic, atheist, Buddhist, Christian, deist, Druid, Hindu, Jew, Muslim, nihilst, Wiccan, or "other," you must realize that. Yes, the evangelist-types on TV or the ones who attempt to proselytize while you're at the mall may bother you, but they are not calling for your death if you don't believe. The muderers of abortion clinic doctors may disgust you, but they are so few and far between and WIDELY DENOUNCED by most sane, rational people, Christian and non-Christian alike, that they are not even worth mentioning.

Desecration of the Koran is punishable by death in Afghanistan and Pakistan.

There is no equivalent law or anything that even comes close to it in the US or any other civilized country that could be called a "Christian nation." It represents the very essence of what makes us different from them. Remember that.