To Error is Human, to Kill is Martydom

Reader comment on item: [Ra'ed Mansour al-Banna:] The California Suicide Bomber

Submitted by Chris K (United States), Apr 4, 2005 at 19:52

I am a serious news hound, digging up anything that borderlines dramatic. One constant that shocks me is the only people who are killing themselves as Martyrs are Muslims. But the most shocking part is these Muslims are killing other Muslims. So if I can be a Martyr, and I kill the people I claim to protect, am I a hero to Allah? Okay - ...lies and hypocricy. ...

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