Religious extremism troublesome

Did anyone else catch the delicious irony in last Saturday's editorial section? On one page you have Jane Eisner's commentary about tolerance and understanding of religion being the key to dispelling myths about Islam (and that applies to other religions, too) ("Ignorance of Islam appalling, foolish," July 30) and a letter to the editor talking about the Ten Commandments and saying "everyone will be judged by God's Law" (God's law the ultimate arbiter).

My question is, which God will we encounter when we go to heaven, or nirvana, or Valhalla, or wherever... the Baptist God, the Jewish God, the Catholic God, the Hindu God, the Buddhist God, the Islamic God or some other deity?

Eisner hit it on the head...we all need to understand and accept each other's beliefs, regardless of what tag we put on them. The problem is not religion, it is extreme intolerant fundamenta views on all sides and a "don't confuse me with the facts, I'm right" attitude.

Ed Simpson

Spokane Valley, WA

The Spokesman-Review