I think there is something admirable in Q. The author of this passage makes pretty bold declarations. My other classmates think this is extremely narrow-minded, based on my impression of their blogs. I think this quality deserves applause, however. The author continually refers to the Islamic faith as the True Faith, the True Religion. His view of the world is thus: there is only one possible explanation of the origin of the universe, of the origin of mankind, and of mankind’s purpose in life. In short, there is only one truth. There is one creed, and the others are false. Now, I am not Muslim, but I like this way of thinking. In Liberal society today, especially in Ursinus College, Pluralism runs rampant. Most people would say that Islam is good for some, Christianity is good for others, and Buddhism is good for some others, etc, BUT there is no religion that has any superiority over another. I refuse to accept this ideology. Q made it pretty clear that there is one religion that is superior to the others, and it happens to be Islam. People can accept it or not, but it is still the only religion that originates from God. As the class has talked before, there was controversy over whether the United States truly uses religion as a guide, or whether we are “running off the fumes of a Judeo-Christian heritage.” If this is true, if we embrace Pluralism and deny our heritage, the Muslim countries have one up on us. Religion is the backbone of most Islamic countries, and this gives them their strength. Now, Islam is becoming the largest religion in the world. Q’s view of religion is part of a very strong foundation for the Islamic nations. Sometimes I wonder if our society will degenerate and fall because we lack this quality. As far as Jihad is concerned, I like this quality as well. If one group of people feels very strongly that what they believe is the Truth, then they would try as hard as possible to make sure that the Truth is available to everyone. I know that in the Christian tradition, when one is confirmed, the person is referred as a “soldier of Christ.” This title means that we should fight for good, for the Truth, and be prepared to spread this Truth for others. For the longest time, Christianity had its own “jihad” of sorts. Now, many Christians have lost the motivation to “fight the good fight.” Religion is not, in my view, simply personal. For many, and for many Muslims, it applies to all people.