Most Americans do not understand or appreciate Islam. Much of what people think is not accurate at all. Despite how some people have perverted the faith, Islam actually teaches positive values, including compassion, fairness, social/economic justice, nonviolence and peace. Don’t let the perversions by some individuals and groups deceive you. Christianity also teaches nonviolence, love, compassion, social/economic justice, and peace. But for about 1,700 years, national leaders and war-hawks have perverted it into blessing their wars. Likewise, Gandhi kept affirming throughout his life that his Hindu faith inspired his nonviolence. However, during most of India’s history since gaining independence in […]