over the last few weeks i have read many misconceptions about the islam religion. i had read the basic tenets of islam before, and it sounded a lot like christianity and judaism actually. so i did a google search for "basic tenets islam" and clicked one on the first page. here it is:
http://directory-oman.com/islam/basicten.htm it doesnt say anything about having to kill all non-muslims.
the last one seems appropriate right now:
EQUALITY
Islam does not give importance to any territorial or racial differences. All men are equal in the eyes of Allah. The Holy Prophet has explicitly said that no white is superior to a non-Arab, as all of us are from Adam who was made of clay. The best of you, the Prophet declared, in the view of Allah, is the one who is the most righteous.
and for those resposible for the crashes:
BELIEF IN THE DAY OF JUDGEMENT
We must also have a firm faith in the Day of Judgement. This means that we must believe in death and the life hereafter. We must have full faith in the fact that every creature has to die. Only Allah has and will always remain alive. Death is not an eventually in itself. It does not bring man to a final end. It is simply a phase through which he passes.
After death, there will be resurrection. Life will be re-instilled in the body. After resurrection, every one will have to be accountable for all his acts in this world. Rewards and punishments will then follow. Those who are believers and have done noble acts in this world will be assigned paradise, while the unbelievers and
perpetrators of bad acts will go to hell. Life in both the paradise and the hell is everlasting.
[This message has been edited by Randall Twede (edited September 12, 2001).]