> -----Original Message----- > From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, January 31, 2006 11:27 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Cultural Gap Between the West and Islam > > But it's a religious stricture they expect others to keep. There was a > protest in the same area a few months back due to beer. The country in > question has beer with every meal. It's their tradition. The Saudi > ambassador didn't want to attend an event or something because they > refused > to change their traditions. You can't force people to follow your rules in > their own country.
But you can obviously expect them to at least respect them. I don't agree with the violence, of course, but a group boycotting somebody that's insulted them seems perfectly reasonable to me. The boycotted party can decide to work with them or lose them as customers - it's up to them. Christians boycott against well, just about everything. Jews don't work on the Sabbath. Hindus don't handle cow products. If you were an ambassador heading to a country whose tradition was to work hard all day Saturday would you do it out of respect for their traditions or not out of respect for yours? We all work with, around or against these things as our loyalties lie. I don't see this particular as any different. Jim Davis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195227 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
