Since all belief in a deity is irrational, religion invites extremism. So, I'm not sure "hijacked" is the right word.
Jeff Myers > -----Original Message----- > From: Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:57 PM > Subject: Re: Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove > images of the Prophet > > The more I hear about Islam, the more it becomes apparent > that as with some religions in this country, it has been > hijacked by extremists. > I only had to see Jon Stewart's interview with Mark Siegel, > Benazir Bhutto's former speech writer, to be reminded of this. > http://tinyurl.com/yrl2rd > > Steve Rigby wrote: > > Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, is refusing to remove > > medieval artistic depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, despite being > > flooded with complaints from Muslims demanding the images > be deleted. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/2f9q7w > > > > > > > ************************************************************** > ****************** > * For information about the list, managing your list > subscription, list rules, * > * list archives, privacy policy, calmness, and a member map > go to CGUYS.ORG. * > ************************************************************** > ****************** > ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************
