Modern American Christians believe that if they are good Christians,
then Jesus Christ will help them with all everyday problems. Thanks to
Jesus Christ, they can solve their drinking problem. If they have faith
in Jesus, they will be successful in business. Jesus Christ will also
help them to stay in control of their wives and children ("a family that
prays together, stays together").
For American Christian fundamentalists, Jesus Christ is a very
practical solution, an all-round craftsman whom to engage for absolutely every
problem.
Fundamentalist Islam is different. Just as early Christians did,
fundamentalist Muslims strongly believe that it's not the current, earthly
life that counts. The good life comes after we have died, especially for
those who have died as martyrs in the fight against the enemies of
Islam.
At the moment they die, for example in a suicide blast, they will enter
paradise. And the hallmark of the Islamic paradise is that a man will
enjoy an endless stream of beautiful virgins to play with at his heart's
desire.
No wonder that with such a belief, young men in the prime of their
procreative capabilities queue up to become suicide bombers. If their
beliefs are strong enough, they'll pull the trigger with a joyful heart.
Nothing to be afraid about. Now starts the orgy they have been longing
for.
The US policies of the new millennium wrongly assume that allowing
Muslims to set up Islamic societies will calm down extremism. But the more
pious an Islamic society, and the more sexual access is restricted, the
greater the number of young men who will be eager to sacrifice their
earthly lives in order to enjoy the promiscuous paradise promised in the
Islamic scriptures to all Muslim martyrs. Remember that most of the
9/11 terrorists came from a strict Islamic country, Saudi Arabia, while
there were none from a liberal Islamic country, such as Turkey or
Indonesia.
The solution to Islamic terror is not religious tolerance, but to
educate the world that essentially, all religions are a form of deceit to
deprive them of a good earthly life.
