From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: Winning the War on Terror Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 20:15:33 -0500
Let's say a group of Christian fanatics (to put it in perspective: the kind that would make JDG look like a moderate) would believe that the US Government isn't doing enough to force Christian values on everyone. To show their dissatisfaction, they set off bombs at the White House, the Capitol and a few other places in Washington, killing 2,000 people in the process. Would you then propose nuking the Vatican?
Other example: a small group of high-ranking officers in the Israeli Defense Force aren't happy with seeing the US criticizing Israeli policy towards the Palestinians. To demonstrate their unhappiness, they get hold of some of Israel's Weapons of Mass Destruction and launch a gas attack on the New York Subway, killing a few thousand commuters. Are you going to propose dropping a nuke on Jerusalem?
I must say that your ideas on how to deal with Islamic terrorism scare the hell out of me. What have Muslims done to you that warrants such blind hatred? Some Islamic kid once stole your lunch money when you were in Elementary School?
JD
This just shows you are blind, period. A majority of Catholics express outrage when a lone person kills an abortion doctor. I can't think of a comparable Jewish issue, but plenty of Jewish Americans do not support all of Israel's actions. They do not dance in the streets when a valid Palestinian terrorist is killed.
Please note that the scenarios I presented were hypothetical situations...
OTOH what religion does dance in the streets when innocents are killed?
None. The only ones who were dancing belonged to the minority of Muslem fundamentalists; the moderates are as disgusted as you and I are when innocent people are killed.
What religion has no moderate voices; or at least none that can be heard over the bloodthirsty masses?
Can't think of any religion whose moderate voices can't be heard. If you can't hear them, you're just not listening.
What religion is based on killing unbelievers, subjugating all women, (and a other things).
None that I know of, although Christianity has quite a track record when it comes to killing unbelievers. If you believe that Islam is "based on killing unbelievers", then you really ought to read the Koran and talk to moderate Muslems. The "all unbelievers must be killed" etcetera is only the interpretation of the fundamentalist minority.
Salaam Aleikum.
JD
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