en-us https://www.intensedebate.com/users/1266852 Comments by Wronglyright http://bigjournalism.com/bgabriel/2010/06/10/dear-helen-from-one-american-lebanese-journalist-to-another/#IDComment79768186 Another critically historical note is that at its root Islam is really just "New Age" Judaism explained by their fearless leader's own credo. A quick read of the Koran reveals multiple references to the fact that God gave the book to "them" but they just didn't get it, he was the one that saw the light… His God is the same and the book he references is the Bible, mostly old testament stuff as he had the same take on Jesus as the Jews do as well. Christians are similarly a combination of those inured by the idea of the end all prophet and of course the latter deification of same by the tatters of the Roman empire in a last gasp at ruling power (which was quite an impressive late-in-the-game trade BTW). Sat, 12 Jun 2010 18:41:58 +0000 http://bigjournalism.com/bgabriel/2010/06/10/dear-helen-from-one-american-lebanese-journalist-to-another/#IDComment79768186