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	Name:	Talullahhound -
	Subject:	This is why
	Date:	8/31/2010 3:08:01 PM

It's like being pregnant -- you either are or you aren't.

When you are following a religion, you don't get to pick and choose that which you believe in versus what practices are convenient. I've always thought that having a belief in something, it becomes part and parcel of who you are as a human being.
I've known Muslims that I liked and respected, but they are Muslims.

My observation is that most Muslims come from a roaming tribal hertiage, and they don't have the strong sense of "nationalism" and loyalty to a country (or at least a set of secular principles). I spent a lot of time working with Middle Easterners, been to their countries, and I notice that some of them are very good at seeming to embrace Western culture, but only when it suits their purposes.