--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Gillam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- Peter wrote: > > > > I heard that MMY was once asked why Muslims, in > > general, were always so angry. He replied by saying > > that if it was your first time on two feet, you'd be > > angry too. > > Wow. A Hindu has a low opinion of Muslims. Who'd > a thunk it? > > What really impresses me are how many layers of > cattiness -- heck, outright bitchiness -- are captured > in this bit of apocrypha. There's the assumption that > Muslims are always angry. There's the put-down that > this is their first time as humans. There's the non > sequitur that having a human body for the first time > would engender anger. As anecdotes go, this one > really packs a lot into a few lines! It's a work of art > on its own.
Here's another one allegedly from MMY that packs a wallop into just a few words -- four in fact. Regarding homosexuality, MMY allegedly said (I believe I read it here on this very forum: Better to be dead. > > I'll repeat something I've posted here before. A friend > of mine is a Presbyterian minister who's made a career > of talking to people of other religions. He has organized > summits of the world's religions. (See www.cpwr.org.) > He has stated that if he had to entrust the peace of the > world in any two religions, it would be Buddhism or > Islam. This, from a Christian pastor. Kind of interesting. > > To read more of my friend's thinking, visit http://tinyurl.com/pjfmf. > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Join modern day disciples reach the disfigured and poor with hope and healing http://us.click.yahoo.com/lMct6A/Vp3LAA/i1hLAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
