> Why does liberal and leftist imagination go into exactly the same
> direction* as rightist imagination when it comes to Islam and Muslims
> in particular and, to a lesser extent, religion in general? And
> moreover, what do you get out of taking that direction in America, of
> all places? Contempt for Muslims in particular or the religious in
> general may be tenable (though still inadvisable) in a society largely
> composed of the irreligious, but it's self-destructive for liberals
> and leftists here, especially in the midst of the Iraq War and other
> wars and interventions in countries whose populations are largely
> Muslims.
>
I don't see how attaining a better understanding of islam and muslim culture equates with contempt. A revelation regarding a muslim idea of heaven may lead to that better understanding.
Martin