This is an e-mail forward I just received and it deserves passing on.] Have you ever thought -- Can a devout Muslim be an American patriot and a loyal citizen? Is Muslim-American really an oxymoron? I forwarded that question to a Friend who worked in Saudi Arabia for 20 years. The following is his reply: Consider this: 1. Theologically, no… because his allegiance is to Allah, the moon god of Arabia. 2. Religiously, no… because no other religion is accepted by his Allah except Islam. (Quran, 2:256) 3. Scripturally, no… because his allegiance is to the five pillars of Islam and the Quran (Koran). 4. Geographically, no… because his allegiance is to Mecca, to which he turns in prayer five times a day. 5. Socially, no… because his allegiance to Islam forbids him to make friends with Christians or Jews. 6. Politically, no… because he must submit to the mullah (spiritual leaders), who teach annihilation of Israel and destruction of America, the great Satan. 7. Domestically, no… because he is instructed to marry four women and beat and scourge his wife when she disobeys him (Quran 4:34). 8. Intellectually, no, because he cannot accept the American Constitution since it is based on Biblical principles and he believes the Bible to be corrupt. 9. Philosophically, no… because Islam, Muhammad, and the Quran do not allow freedom of religion and expression. Democracy and Islam cannot co-exist. Every Muslim government is either dictatorial or Autocratic. [How else are you going to keep crazies like these in line?] 10. Spiritually, no… because when we declare "one nation under God" we don’t mean Allah. [And speaking of God, He didn’t make a planet full of countries so one of them could house all the others.] Therefore after much study and deliberation.... perhaps we should be very suspicious of ALL MUSLIMS in this country. They obviously cannot be both "good" Muslims and good Americans. Call it what you wish you enemies of this great land of ours... it's still the truth. Who, once he understands what and how these people think and believe will not think they are lying through their teeth when they profess to owe allegiance to this country? Yet those whom we trust to safeguard our country (INS) knowingly allow this foreign invasion by our sworn enemies. If you find yourself intellectually in agreement with the above statements, perhaps you will share this with your friends. The more who understand this, the better it will be for OUR country and OUR children’s future. This religious war is bigger than we know or understand. [End of forward.] Yes it is. It may be an invasion by sneaks and cowards rather than a frontal assault, but to them it IS war... a so-called "holy" war. Make no mistake though. It IS war. Arthur Warchol Wylie