Still can't stand up to Mama

The following is the actual response I sent to my mother regarding a myspace bulletin she posted.

How did you get this story? How much further did you dig beyond what was presented to you? Please tell me that you questioned this post!?

Mom, you can't take internet fodder as truth unless you dig deeper and decide for yourself.

Just because you want to believe it does not make it true.

I found the post to be mostly false with simply a Google search. Just type in "Rick Mathes" in any search engine.

While I abhor war and the actions of Islamic extremists, I do not place the blame on Islam. Judaism, Christianity (which is ironically divided between Catholicism and Protestantism, as well as many other cult-status segments) and Islam are the three major religions in the world.

All three believe, without a doubt, that they are right and that everyone else is wrong.

The most common response I get to the above statement is that one simply has to "have faith."

All three segments HAVE FAITH! That's WHY extremists strap bombs to themselves and take out whatever their targets may be.

"Faith" is the exact reason why millions were murdered during the Christian Crusades. Killing in the name of God... Don't the Ten Commandments contradict that?

If "faith" is such a powerful concept, then the world as we know it will be torn in thirds very soon.

Don't hesitate to correct me when I'm wrong. I don't want to be made a fool. If you can scientifically prove that the Southern Baptists have had it right all along, I'll change the belief system.

Aaron