--- In [email protected], "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], foufou_fl <no_reply@> 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. >
Shemp, FWIW I rarely find myself in agreement with you but I do on this issue. > 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/
