Irreligion of peace

By Phil Lawler ( bio - articles - email ) | Aug 21, 2003

We can all agree, can't we, that suicide bombers are motivated by bad religious beliefs?

Either you accept the notion that "Islam is a religion of peace," and you believe these terrorists have a warped understanding of Islam, or you believe that Islam itself is a false faith with dangerous consequences. But one way or another, let's agree that "tolerance" cannot stretch far enough to embrace the strain of Islam-- authentic or not-- that motivates cold-blooded mass murder.

Now the question facing us-- and by "us" I mean the West in general-- is this: Can you beat a "bad" religion with no religion at all?