George Noory is part Arab

[SPQR]

Know this wasn't sent to me, but look: You may well be right. There is no denying that. But remember that correlation does not imply causation. All you know about Noory is what you see/hear. His reasons are in his head, and can never be perfectly expressed.

Has he ever bothered to look at what he learned as a child? We can't know.

[SPQR]

Did I ever say he was a Muslim? I even said in the thread, Arab instead of Muslim.

Its your indication that he is M<uslim

[SPQR]

And the countries are controlled by Muslim fanatics or governed by Sharia law.

But Christians are allowed to live there. In Syria for example they have Sharia law but Christians are allowed to live there. If Christians follow the rules of the road no harm will become of them. I should know my sister in law lived in Syria and they have had no problems. Christians has integrated themselves in Syrian society. Christians in Syria make up about 10% of the population.Damascus was one of the first regions to receive Christianity during the ministry of St Peter.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html
http://www.nyulawglobal.org/globalex/syria.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_Syria
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Syria#Religion_and_law

[SPQR]

Yes.  And since Arabs and Jews separated only a few thousand years ago, there is no genetic difference that is detectable.

Check out a documentary called the "Real Eve" by Discovery Channel.

[Politics4us]

A Christian American Arab is not likely to be sympathetic to Muslims because in all likelihood his family came to the USA in order to escape Muslim persecution.

It is true that there are a number of Lebanese Americans who are not sympathetic to Israel.  This stems from past Israeli bombing of Christian Lebanon, not support for Muslims.

As I indicated down thread, the Christian approach to dealing with the pirates is to pay them off.  Lebanese Christians and Syrian Muslims live a very fragile existence in Lebanon.  The Christians are the merchants for the most part, and they pay the hefty jizya to Hezbollah in order to continue existing.  They don't like it, but they get some modicum of peace, which is disrupted at times by greater Muslim demands and violence.  The Christians do not have the military capability to fight the Muslims, so they get by as best they can.  Many moved here in order to escape.

Israel has found it necessary to decimate Christian Beirut in order to defend itself from Hezbollah.  Since these bombs also fall on innocent Christians, it is not surprising that their Christian relatives in the USA are not particularly supportive.  But that is not the same as support for Muslims.

Personally, I am more supportive of Israel than most Maronites.  Maybe it is because I am a half-breed, but I consider myself an American, not a hyphenated American.  Appeasement of Muslim extremism is simply not in the USA's interest.

You sound like you don't even listen to Noory, and you don't know if his ancestors were Muslim or not. Like I said, Kasem was Lebanese, and hate US foreign policy and Israel.

[Politics4us]

If you are suggesting that Noory's views are in his DNA then you should know that Arab DNA and Israeli DNA are identical.  Both civilizations come from the same tribe.  Modern Israelis are likely to have some European DNA because the Jews lived in Europe for so long.  But there is no difference between pure Jewish blood and pure Arab blood.  Whatever differences exist between these peoples arises from culture, not genetics.

Having been born a Christian myself, and having been born to an Arabic father, I regard all Arabs as half-brothers, and all Israelis as half-brothers.  In terms of my value system, I have much more in common with Israelis.  This stems from all that I have LEARNED in my life, not from my DNA.

No, I'm not suggesting his DNA. I'm suggesting his knowledge of what his DNA may shape his thinking, and he may look at his culture deeply, and that is why he's sympathetic to the Muslim brotherhood etc.

[Politics4us]

It also may not indicate why.

Then why read my thread?

[Politics4us]

Did your reply really have to include an insult, calling me "stupid"?   You attempted several times to explain and defend why you started this thread, and what you meant by it, and I'm good with that. Pretty much the rest of the dialog here is backing up why we have no reason to believe the stereotypes, (and there were some good educational post) and we all should be good with that.

Yes, because you implied that I was bigoted and said that I was uneducated.

[Politics4us]

Its your indication that he is M<uslim

I suggested that it may influence his view of America's foreign policy and Israel.

[Politics4us]

But Christians are allowed to live there. In Syria for example they have Sharia law but Christians are allowed to live there. If Christians follow the rules of the road no harm will become of them. I should know my sister in law lived in Syria and they have had no problems. Christians has integrated themselves in Syrian society. Christians in Syria make up about 10% of the population.Damascus was one of the first regions to receive Christianity during the ministry of St Peter.

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/sy.html

You're an apologist for radical Islam.

[Dexter]

Then why read my thread?

You posted it on a political forum that I frequently read. It is in the nature of forums like this for disagreements to arise. If you didn't want anybody to disagree with you maybe it is you that shouldn't have posted.

[Oceander]

You posted it on a political forum that I frequently read. It is in the nature of forums like this for disagreements to arise. If you didn't want anybody to disagree with you maybe it is you that shouldn't have posted.

On that you and I can both agree! 

[SPQR]

You posted it on a political forum that I frequently read. It is in the nature of forums like this for disagreements to arise. If you didn't want anybody to disagree with you maybe it is you that shouldn't have posted.

[SPQR]

You're an apologist for radical Islam.

That is an insult to me and my family Archie Bunker. My sister in law is a well accomplished pharmacist. She helped speed up my recovery from kidney stones.Her father designs genetically modified foods. .

[DCPatriot]

On that you and I can both agree! 

 

[SPQR]