--- In [email protected], foufou_fl <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you for the correction. But on the main issue, it appears to me > that Amma was encouraging good manners and respect for other cultures.
I have a problem with so-called spiritual people wading into the field of politics. Whether it's Amma, MMY or the Dalai Lama, I find that their interventions often leave alot to desire. Certainly, it's a sweet thing to encourage good manners and respect for other cultures...and there is certainly a need for that. But that, in my opinion, should not be the priority of any leader at this time, a time when irresponsible murderous rabbles are killing people and burning embassies. THIS time is time for another sort of counselling...and it is not a time for giving reasons for why the murderers may feel the way that they feel. > That seems sensible to me. No one is condoning violence.But that does > not excuse the extreme cultural insensitivity and/and ignorance of the > cartoonists and publishers. > > If a paper published pictures of someone masturbating upon, then > crapping and pissing on the Canadian flag before burning it, it would > be in horrid taste. But to condem such would not at all be justifying > your actions if you lashed out with some violent act in protest. ...but it would not be the appropriate thing to say at the time if the "violent act" you refer to was leading to killing and other destructive acts. And saying the appropriate thing is the sign of a good leader. > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > wrote: > > > > --- In [email protected], foufou_fl <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <shempmcgurk@> > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], t3rinity <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" > > <shempmcgurk@> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > --- In [email protected], Rick Archer > > > > <fairfieldlife@> > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.amritapuri.org/teachings/message/cartoon.php > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > My opinion: > > > > > > > > > > > > Amma should have kept her mouth shut. Her words border on > > > > justifying > > > > > > the actions of murderers and terrorists. > > > > > > > > > > They don't. You simply don't understand, that the majority of > > > > muslims, > > > > > who feeling insulted by this type of cartoons, have only very > > > > peaceful > > > > > reactions, > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > If it were "the majority of muslims" who "have only very > > peaceful > > > > reactions", there wouldn't have been what is now approaching 100 > > > > deaths and all the destruction that has happened. > > > > > > > > > 100 deaths world-wide over two weeks means the majority of muslims > > are > > > violent and terrorists. > > > > > > > > > > I didn't make myself as clear when I wrote the above. > > > > My "if it were" above was meant to refer to what Amma was referring > > to which was obviously the murders and mayhem and NOT the > > overwhelming peaceful, non-violent Muslims. Obviously you are > > correct that -- in the context of 1 billion Muslims worldwide -- 100 > > is not alot at all. > > > > But that is precisely why Amma should keep her mouth shut: she is > > adding fuel to the fire. > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow. Maybe then all canadians ARE retarded. > > > > > > ------------------------ 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/
