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Physical wars almost always have pre-existing ideological clashes at their root. Whenever incompatible ideologies are brought into contact either through physical proximities or spheres of interest, conflict is almost always on the horizon. There is a growing conflict brewing on the European continent between its two fastest growing, and completely irreconcilable ideologies, Secular Humanism and Islam. It does not take a reader of tea leaves to discern who will win this war.

Europe's bizarre embrace of Muslim culture (in contrast to its growing rejection of Christianity) is at best an unexplainable mystery, and at worst a strategy error on the Trojan Horse scale. Europe's fastest rising, and arguably dominant moral philosophy these days is Secular Humanism. Secular Humanism has a number of central tenets, some of which are admirable. Respect for those with deeply held religious beliefs is not among them. Said humanist of the year (1981) Carl Sagan:

It is said that men may not be the dreams of the gods, but rather that the gods are the dreams of men.

Read that quote a couple of times until you understand how insulting it truly is to the intellectual capacities of believers in God (Allah, any "god"). Further, from Humanist giant Corliss Lamont:

Humanism... considers all forms of the supernatural as myth.

Humanist publishing house Prometheus books published a children's book in 1978 called What About Gods? by Chris Brockman. One of the many disdainful and insulting statements in the book that is sure to offend all believers in any God is this:

Many people say they believe in a god. Do you know what a god is? Do you know what it means to believe in a god? A god is a mythical character. Mythical characters are imaginary, they're not real. People make them up. Dragons and fairies are two of many mythical characters people have made up. They're not real..."

It is noteworthy that these comments are not outside the mainstream for the Secular Humanist. It is shocking that Secular Humanist Europe has shunned Christianity in favor of Islam. Whatever may fairly be said about Muslims, they certainly cannot be accused of being less zealous in their belief or their dedication to their God, or their system of faith than Christians. Let's be frank. When it comes to good old fashioned zealotry, and willingness to suffer for a belief in a higher being, ninety-nine out of one hundred Muslims have the average Christian whipped.

If you are a Christian, and reading the above quotes from Humanists who equate your faith in God with belief in fairies raised your hackles, can you imagine the hay someone like al-Zarqawi could make with such a statement? Would anyone give me an over/under on the amount of time it would take one of the Wahabi Immams to issue a Fatwah upon anyone who said such a thing in their presence?

Europe's problem is further compounded by the fact that Secular Humanism completely rejects the use of force in arms. In fact, one of the primary calls of Humanism is immediate global disarmament, in view of the establishment of a globalistic system of government. Say Erich Fromm and Linus Pauling:

The first steps in avoiding a nuclear cataclysm and preserving democracy are to agree on universal disarmament. - Fromm

The only hope for the world lies in achieving control of the methods of waging war and ultimately to reach the goal of total and universal disarmament. - Pauling

Many Americans, especially conservatives, were frankly astounded in the wake of the recent Iraq war that so much of Europe was unwilling to confront the growing Islamofascist menace in the Middle East. Conceding the point that the reluctance to join the efforts in Iraq was based on disagreements about the nature and seriousness of the threat, what are we to make of Europe's continued obtuseness to the more serious threat that has arisen on their own continent? The simple fact is that the Secular Humanist view of human nature presupposes the belief that if the Muslims are only allowed to self-actualize, they will cease to be hostile and engage in war (they will also, as noted earlier, cease being Muslims in their new, enlightened state). From The Humanist Manifesto II,

What more daring a goal for humankind than for each person to become, in ideal as well as practice, a citizen of the world community... we believe that humankind has the potential intelligence, good will, and cooperative skill to implement this commitment in the decades ahead.

We can see that this philosophy is working so well, when we examine stories like this or this or this or this or this or this or... do I really need to go on?

Says the Wahabi cleric, quoting from the Qur'an:

[2.190] ...fight in the way of Allah with those who fight with you...[2.191] And kill them wherever you find them, and drive them out from whence they drove you out, and persecution is severer than slaughter, and do not fight with them at the Sacred Mosque until they fight with you in it, but if they do fight you, then slay them; such is the recompense of the unbelievers.

Says the Humanist in response:

If we're nice enough to him, he'll leave his fairy-tale religion and join the global community with us.

Gee, wonder how this conflict is going to resolve itself? And before we begin drawing parallels to Ghandi and the effectiveness of passive resistance, remember two things. The Islamofascists are decidedly more dedicated to their cause than the occupying British forces were to theirs. And secondly, even passive resistance involves resistance, which is more than Europe is offering now.