Racist Email

I received the following email as a forward:
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CAIR Pressures OfficeMax to Stop AdvertisingOn Michael Savage Program
!! ACTION ALERT !!
Please Call OfficeMax As Soon As Possible
Dear Michael,
The brief story highlighted below reports that CAIR (the Council on American-Islamic Relations) has successfully pressured OfficeMax to drop its advertising on the Michael Savage radio program. And notice the story says OfficeMax has “joined a growing list of companies” with its decision to stop advertising.
OFFICEMAX DROPS MICHAEL SAVAGE ADS OVER ANTI-ISLAM BIAS (WASHINGTON, D.C., 11/15/2007) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today announced that OfficeMax, a leading office products retailer, has joined a growing list of companies that have stopped advertising on Michael Savage's nationally-syndicated radio program because of the host's anti-Muslim views.
CAIR recently reported that Savage, whose "The Savage Nation" airs on more than 300 radio stations nationwide, screamed attacks on Muslims, Islam and the Quran, Islam's revealed text, during his October 29, 2007, program
The decision by OfficeMax was announced the same day the Los Angeles Police Department announced it was dropping its proposed anti-terrorism program due to pressure from groups like CAIR.
This is just another example of why it’s so important that we build ACT for America into the nation’s most formidable grassroots organization. Look what’s happening! A tiny, tiny percentage of Americans are represented by CAIR, but because companies like OfficeMax don’t hear from anyone else, they cave in to CAIR’s demands.
We need to let businesses and communities know that we have a voice that is much, much larger than CAIR’s.
Please ACT! today. Here’s all you need to do:
Call the OfficeMax office headquarters at 630.438.7800, press "0" when asked who you want to speak to, and when you get an operator, in a polite but firm manner, tell the operator you have heard about the company’s decision to stop advertising on the Michael Savage program because of the pressure from CAIR. Tell them you will no longer shop at OfficeMax until OfficeMax reverses this ill-advised decision.
If the 630-438-7800 number is busy, call the Customer Service line, 800-661-5931. It’s better to call the office line first, because if enough people call their phone lines will get clogged up and they’ll know right away that something is happening. Call the 800# only if you can’t get through on the 630.438.7800 line.
Some people ask about sending emails in a case like this. Phone calls are better. A barrage of phone calls will get immediate attention from the company.
Forward this email to everyone you know, with a short personal message asking them to place a call as well.
Next week, ACT for America will launch a petition that we will take to not only OfficeMax but other companies that have caved in to CAIR, as well as companies that CAIR is pressuring right now.
If CAIR can succeed in this effort to silence Michael Savage, consider the chilling effect this will have on every talk radio host in America. Enough is enough – let’s ACT now!
Brigitte Gabriel
ACT for America P.O. Box 6884 Virginia Beach, VA 23456 www.actforamerica.org
ACT for America is an issues advocacy organization dedicated to effectively organizing and mobilizing the most powerful grassroots citizen action network in America, a grassroots network committed to informed and coordinated civic action that will lead to public policies that promote America’s national security and the defense of American democratic values against the assault of radical Islam.
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If you know anything about me, you would not be surprised that I replied:

I just want to make a quick statement against this email that was forwarded to us because I have found it extremely upsetting. As Christians, we are called to love our neighbor and our enemy, even militant Islamists. But that is not even the point I want to emphasize here. Michael Savage has made broad sweeping statements about all Muslims which are untrue, disrespectful, unfair, and do not respect our religious freedom as stated in the constitution of this country. Yes there are Muslims who hate, who kill, who promote terrorism. But not all Muslims are like this. The Quran is a beautifully rich religious text and if you ever actually read it, you would realize that yes, it possible to read hate into it, but it is also possible to read love. It's just like the bible. Some people read hate into it, and use the bible for slavery and to kill people. But some people read love into it, and use the bible to love and care for all humanity. It's the same for all religions. To have one man, Mr. Savage, discriminate against all Muslims is wrong, and I for one am happy that so many companies have stopped advertising on his show. I urge you to not call Office Max to complain, but call them to congratulate them on stepping up for human rights and for trying to end discrimination and racism. It's great to see at least someone is acting Christian.