> that the right or wrong invloved with killing another human being should not be based on the religion of the victim.
This is because you live the a mostly secular society. People in the middle east do not. To them, religion is a very important consideration in their life. For this, you should not judge them. Killing others is wrong for any reason. Benjamin ----- Original Message ----- From: "Howie Hamlin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2001 4:49 AM Subject: Re: I'll never understand... > Oh please, bin Laden and the Taliban brought nothing but grief and hardships to Afghanistan after they took over. The feelings of > the NA fighters should also reflect that. This is not only about what was done to us (although that is our motivation). > > Plus, look at the quote that you repeated - it seems like killing a fellow Arab/Muslim may or may not be acceptible...but that's the > criteria. I don't think the criteria even applies to non-Muslims...and I think that is one of the biggest points. My feelings are > that the right or wrong invloved with killing another human being should not be based on the religion of the victim. > > Howie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Benjamin Falloon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2001 12:25 PM > Subject: Re: I'll never understand... > > > > I don't think you do either with generalisations like that.... > > > > The solider has a point to quote: > > > > "If I die fighting an Arab, I'm an unholy martyr," explained Ghafar. "But if > > I kill an Arab in battle, he'll be a shahid, a holy martyr." > > > > "This is not a holy war," Ghafar continued. "We are supporting Americans and > > non-Muslims against Muslims." > > > > These people are fighting their own kind for the benefit of America. Bin > > Ladin might be a terrible person, but he still helps expel the Russians from > > this soldiers homeland. And expelling the russians was also victory for > > America. How do you think that would feel... put yourself in his shoes.... > > > > Benjamin > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
