The early Caliphs tried to force a state version of Islam on Muslims 1,000 years ago and it failed. Where it was only in the last 200 years that the Western world has *started* to erase the power of the Church and it very obviously has not done so enough, given the number of people in countries where Separation of the two is non-existent that lecture our country where it's one of our oldest traditions.
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Re: Theo van Gogh says you're full of shit
Date: 4/5/10 19:51 (UTC)The early Caliphs tried to force a state version of Islam on Muslims 1,000 years ago and it failed. Where it was only in the last 200 years that the Western world has *started* to erase the power of the Church and it very obviously has not done so enough, given the number of people in countries where Separation of the two is non-existent that lecture our country where it's one of our oldest traditions.