--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "shempmcgurk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, MDixon6569@ wrote: > > > > > > In a message dated 4/14/06 1:11:55 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > > peterklutz@ writes: > > > > > Perhaps the only way for the West to stand up to > > > Islamist violence and still preserve the values of the > > > West is to embrace Christ's teaching to turn the other > > > cheek. Otherwise, the terrorists win. > > > > > > > This has already been tried, by the US since the Iranian > revolution. > > > > > > > > Didn't the Dalai Lama turn the other cheek? Might have done > something for > > him personally but what did it do to Tibet? > > > > Precisely. > > The DL's "turn the other cheek" philosophy of non-violence led to a > horrible bit of "ultra-violence", as Little Alex would say, didn't > it?
If you check the original story by Jesus,the context was someone trying to *goad* you into violence. > > If a world leader such as the DL is intent upon being sweet and > lovable but yet wants to prevent holocausts being visited upon his > people, I would suggest he adopt that axiom that lovable American > Teddy Bear gave us: Speak softly but carry a big stick. > ------------------------ 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/
