On 9 Jun 2003 at 18:48, Dan Minette wrote: > > On Mon, Jun 09, 2003 at 05:31:49PM -0500, Reggie Bautista wrote: > > > > > Not all religions. And please don't think that all people who > > > call themselves Christians are part of the same religion. > > > > I could just as well say, please don't call yourself Christian if > > you don't want me to think you are irrational or extremist. Guilt by > > association. There are and have been MANY irrational, cruel, and > > extremist Christians. > > As there have been many irrational, cruel athiests. If you look at > the 20th century, genocide at the hands of people who's primary > identity is religeousis a small fraction of the total genocide.
And many of the conflicts blamed on religion are nothing of the cost for the vast majority of the participants. The Isralie / Palestine conflict is and has allways been about LAND and water rights, not religion. Andy Dawn Falcon _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
