We Have A Misguided Individual Here

Here is what one person wrote in response to the Post Office announcing the release of an EID Muslim Holiday stamp. See if you can spot the error in this person's thinking.

Subject: USPS Christmas Stamp
CHRISTMAS STAMP
How ironic is this??!! They don't even believe in Christ and they're getting their own Christmas stamp, but don't dream of posting the ten commandments on federal property?
USPS New Stamp
This one is impossible to believe. Scroll down for the text.
If there is only one thing you forward today.....let it
be this!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of PanAm Flight 103!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the World Trade Center in 1993!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the Marine barracks in Lebanon!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the military barracks in Saudi Arabia!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the American Embassies in Africa!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM bombing of the USS COLE!
REMEMBER the MUSLIM attack on 9/11/2001!
REMEMBER all the AMERICAN lives that were lost in those vicious MUSLIM attacks!
Now the United States Postal Service REMEMBERS and HONORS the EID MUSLIM holiday season with a commemorative first class holiday postage stamp.
REMEMBER to adamantly and vocally BOYCOTT this stamp when purchasing your stamps at the post office. To use this stamp would be a slap in the face to all those AMERICANS who died at the hands of those whom this stamp honors. ! REMEMBER to pass this along to every patriotic AMERICAN you know.


That is so wrong, so completely off base that there is no way to save it. The terrorists who caused these terrible and pointlessly stupid events were Muslims. But should that condemn all Muslims everywhere? Of course not. That would be the same as saying Jeffrey Dahmer was white, so all white people must be insane murderers. Or John Gotti was Italian, so all Italians must be criminals. Or the writer of that drivel has brown hair, so everyone with brown hair must be a moron. To condemn an entire race of people because of the actions of a few of them is not logical or correct. What that is is racism, be it their race or religion. And that is just so wrong. Remember our founding fathers mentioned something about "regardless of race, creed or color". Racism indicates a lack of understanding in a person. And that in turn indicates a lack of intelligence.

My wife has a response to that misguided individual. Here are her feelings in her own words.

I couldn't have said it better.

I think this is showing true religion in action. We, all of humanity, are so unaccepting of any other religion but our own. All major wars and fighting can be traced back to some sort of religious disagreements. It is all so sad. It is not the religion that is to blame, but our lack of grace. I'm not talking only about Americans, but all religions and races. It is not the Muslim religion that attacked America, it was Muslim extremists. They are not true Muslims and the sooner everyone accepts that, we are further along the path of acceptance. There are nutcases in all religions around the world that put a bad face on the overall picture of the religion and it is sad that they hide simple power lust and hate behind a religious seal... It is not a religion that attacked America, it was pure hatred in a Trojan horse. I have no problem with the Muslims or any religion. I do, however, have a big problem with assholes of any religion or race.
We all share this world, it is our responsibility to take care of ourselves and we are doing a pretty shoddy job of it. All it takes is one nutjob to get a following and all hell breaks loose. These are greedy, selfish, power hungry, evil people that hate anything they don't have. They do not belong to the religion they puppet around with. They use it to get what they want and there are always people insecure enough in themselves that will follow this nut no matter what he or she does. Shame on them for being so uninformed and empty headed.
I think there is one God, and many interpretations of that entity, they should all coexist in comfort. It is a personal choice to believe(or not to believe) in whatever religion is the easiest for you as an individual to understand. But, there are evil people that lead followers astray. Be smart and do good in this world. Be accepting of others and know that we all have a right to be different, this doesn't mean we can't get along anyway.
I have no problem with the stamp as there are many American Muslims as well who are devastated by what the evil jerks have done to their religion. Just as there are Americans who are embarrassed by the likes of Jerry Fallwell, Jim Bakker and the like. Jerks using religion to advance themselves. Extremists, pure and simple.
Sorry for the rant, but I don't agree with this e-mail at all. Shame on the person who originally started it. They don't understand at all and there is another problem we have. Knowledge will set you free...