Reply #28: well, just to counter your ass-kissing, think I'll go out and . . .

[OneBlueSky]

but a couple of Cat Stevens CDs . . .

I saw a lengthy documentary on Yusef Islam awhile back, and he seems to be a peaceful and generous individual who does amazing work with various charities (mostly for kids) . . . he also works to help others understand Islam better -- what it is, and what it isn't . . .

as for the Rushdie business, his comments were explanatory of what a fatwah is and were misinterpreted . . . he is a man of peace, and I doubt that he wants anyone killed . . . I believe he has explicityly renounced the Rushdie fatwah, but I can't find the documentation right now . . . I'll keep looking . . . but I'll take him at his word, since his life and work speak volumes about the kind of man he is . . .