A suicide bomber in 10 easy steps.

How can you raise your very own little suicide bomber?  Here are 10 easy steps:

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1. Have many sons.  You're going to need quite a few, bless their little hearts.

2. Make them feel guilty.  Everything is a sin, especially sex.  Thoughts about sex are a sin.  Not obeying your father is a sin.  And there is no such thing as a trivial sin, God is great.

3. Tell your sons that when they die, their sins, every last one of them, no matter how small, no matter if the sin was just a fleeting sexual urge or a split-second hesitation in obeying Father will damn them to Hell.  Hell is a terrible place, and every sin is counted against them by God, the Great Accountant.

4. God is great.  Tell them that God cannot abandon His righteous standards, since He is so great.  But in His great mercy, God allows sinners a chance to redeem themselves.  Every sin, no matter how trivial, must be covered by a righteous action.  So God gives everyone an equal chance at Paradise.  Tell them that they must be very good little boys, and do many, many good deeds to cover all those horrible sins and wicked thoughts.

5. Be strict.  Point out their sins.  All of them.  Make up new ones if you have to.  Make those little boys feel like little bits of pig spittle.  Tell them that they are soooo very sinful, they will have to live blameless lives, doing many good deeds every single day, and still they must somehow live to be 100 if they are to cover every sin and then possibly they might just escape the fiery judgement of Hell.

6. Teach them that God has many enemies.  True Faith is under attack, by the Infidels.  God-fearing women are being disgraced by these Infidels.  True worshippers of God are being tempted by these Infidel's propaganda and Satanic entertainment.  The Holy Land is overrun with these Infidels.  The True Faith is in danger of being wiped from the face of the Earth by these Infidels, but God will never allow this to happen for then all will be damned to Hell.

7. Tell them the stories, show them the pictures of the Heroes, the True worshippers who have given their lives to do God's will, to fight the Infidels.  Every day, tell them and show them the pictures.  Weep over the faces of these beloved boys who have given their lives for God.  Show them that these Heroes' sacrifices will never be forgotten.  A thousand years from now, the True faithful will still be telling the stories of these brave fighters for God.

8. Tell them that God himself loves these brave boys so much, that God so appreciates their sacrifice that their one good deed, the gift of their life for God, counts for all sins.  That one action covers all.  Not only does it cover all sins, no matter how great or horrible those sins were, but God so loves these Heroes that He made a special place in Heaven for these Heroes.  God grants them a special reward; not only will they actually deserve Heaven, but God will grant them 72 beautiful young virgins as well so these beloved young boys will be happy for all eternity.

9. Now we're going to separate the men from the boys.  Smack them around.  Drag them to the Imam.  Humiliate them publicly.  Let all know that you have the most worthless, despicable sinners for boys that the world has ever known.  Tell them that you despair for their eternal future, pray to God that these poor sinner boys be granted three lifetimes to pay for all their sinful thoughts and deeds.  Tear your garment, put ashes on your head, and cry out to God to have mercy on these poor Hell-bound boys.  Don't forget to weep for joy over the pictures of the Heroes, those boys with the courage to act, to perform the ultimate action that showed, once and for all, their love for God.

10. Tell them that they are so worthless that they are bringing shame on your house.  You must expel them.  Pick up their pitiful belongings in a bundle.  Tie it up and throw it into the street.  Drag the boys to the Imam, who will pronounce God's judgement on these poor Hell-bound boys.  And then offer them their last chance to escape the fiery torment of Hell.  Tell them that because God has so many enemies, so many Infidels wish to destroy the True Faith and pollute the Holy Land, they are granted one chance to redeem themselves.  They must go with the Imam.  They must train.  They must purify their bodies and their souls to be worthy.  They must obey every order.  And if, only if they prove worthy, then they will be granted their chance to give their lives for God, to become one of the beloved Heroes who made the ultimate sacrifice for God.  They will be loved.  They will be remembered.  They will bring honor instead of shame upon their fathers.  They will have their 72 virgins.  They will have peace at last.

Finally, take on a new, beautiful young wife with the reward money and start over at step #1.

I know this comes across as an indictment of Islam.  It's not.  It is an indictment of Fundamentalism, mixed with politics.  It is an indictment of Hate, of the dialogue of Hate, of the Black and White, Us vs. Them worldview.  Replace the belt of explosives and ball bearings with a tank or some White Phosphorus, or a bullhorn, a Bible and a street corner, and you can just as easily do this to American kids and send them to die in the shifting sands of Hate.

This is not Religion.  It's Hate and Insanity.  It is destroying the world.