YET ANOTHER PERSPECTIVE ON ISLAM
A Roman Catholic priest resident in the Persian Gulf shares his experience living as a minority in a predomeniently Muslim world. Father John Van Deerlin:

"I think Muslims are the best friends we have, really," he says. "I know that sounds silly. But they are God-fearing, hard-working, family-loving people."

Do best friends destroy buildings and shoot missionaries?

Those are the puritanical fringe, he says, "which is not reflective of Islam." Judging Muslims by these acts is like judging Americans by the worst TV sitcom.