Originally Posted by
Novaheart
That is part of what concerns me. We have American men, especially young American me, who might think of conversion to Islam in the same way that Sammy Davis became Jewish, some guy they knew in high school became a Buddhist, some guy in prison becomes a Nation of Islam- little more than words and a new claim of a new identity. My best friend converted to Catholicism (from Lutheran) as a condition of marriage to his wife. So did my handyman. I don't think that either guy seriously changed his religious views in the process, though the handyman does enjoy the academic aspects of Catholicism (he likes talking about religion and history).
American men for all their outward belief in their own masculinity, tend to be a little insecure. We can see this by the fact that so many of them marry the first woman who comes along and asks them. Most American men are raised by American women and simply aren't inculcated with the belief that as a male they are god's gift to the universe. Islam has that covered, it's part of its appeal to poor men who would otherwise be excluded from access to "good women". And it works. Even prison converts to NOI are promised that if they become a "good muslim", then women who want a good husband will also become muslim to get one. Go to the ghetto Walmart and see how many American negro women you see wearing musliim garb. Even here, the number is climbing.
I don't think that American men will be converted in a giant wave, but Islam is both immediately insidious and patient at the same time. It's like water against a seawall, it will look for the weak spot, but it will also simply lay against the wall for centuries gently soaking in and rotting it.