Thanks for the knee-jerk reaction, Swarm. I actually expected you to post some hand-waving dismissal of some sort or another. You always did have a serious problem with astrotheology. You've clearly just never studied the issue . More scholars are finally admitting the case - thanks to the work by Acharya S & others.

Nevertheless, while the youtube videos can certainly get "hokie," one link comes from ex-Muslims who did a good job presenting the basics.

Was Allah The Moon God of Ancient Arab Pagan?
www.faithfreedom.org/2009/01...b-pagan/

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The Kaaba was definitely not Hindu in any usual sense of the term. Evidence suggests Greco-Roman, Sabian, Semitic, and other religious traditions had as much or more influence on the syncretic pantheon of the Kaaba. Finding Ganesh or other Hindu statuary on the Arabian peninsula is interesting, but scarcely demands a substantial rewrite of history to accommodate. In any event, show me a Muslim who denies that the Kaaba was once a pagan temple and I'll show you a recent and largely ignorant convert.

Seems, like I've been talking about Islam a lot lately. Maybe its a misperception on my part, but it appears that a new wave of anti-Islanic propaganda is gaining force.

A good book I recently finished which counter-balances the growing ignorant rhetoric with carefully gathered facts is: www.amazon.com/Who-Speaks.../ref=sr_1_4