Mike+ The blessed difference between his experience with the Islamic fundies and ours with the Christian fundies is that in the Midwest they are throwing verbal bombs. Chalres+ ===================================== Charles+ My Serbian Orthodox business partner -- and if you know anyting about the history of the Orthodox Serbs and Islam you'll understand the origin of his remarks a little better -- has always maintained that it's the heat, large intake of caffiene, and absolutely no booze that makes the Islamic Fundy's what they are. Erich+ would NOT qualify.... MLW+