I agree. And you've acknowledged something outside of Islam that is a determining factor; therefore, we know Islam itself isn't the problem.
I view this conflict much like the struggle between "cowboys and indians" when the Americas were being settled. It's a clash of cultures and the indiginous population is fighting to preserve their historic--and from this side of the divide, archaic--lifestyle from the impending flood of a conquering culture. The change is inevitable, and how we, as the cultural flood washing over them, handle this is as important to the process of change as their struggle against it. And they aren't the only ones who will be changed by this. On 3/28/06, Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Or maybe it's because the Muslims you know are in America where they are > free to hold their own views rather than in one of a dozen odd countries > still stuck in a middle ages mentality. But there are still those > questions..... > > I really think it's a medieval mentality that is to blame in combination > with a religious doctrine. Look at European history. Religious violence that > not a single Christian today would think of committing. Your friends are > here. Those in Afghanistan who wanted to kill someone for converting are not > only there in space, but in time as well. But there are still those > questions..... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:201905 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=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
