At 03:38 PM 9/13/01 -0400, Joel Hammer wrote:
>Yes. They USED to burn witches and heretics, but haven't been doing that for
>several hundred years.
>Unlike the Muslims, who in Afghanistan, are putting on trial for their life
>people for the crime of promoting a non-Islamic religion.
>You may have forgotten the death sentence for the Indian author placed on
>his head by the Islamic govt of Iran. Iran is a large country, not some
>backwater you can ignore.
>What makes my views sound harsh is :
>I judge people by their actions.
>I take these people seriously.
>I do not believe that North America is immune from this madness.
>Joel
Haven't burned witches for hundreds of years, true. But it hasn't been
that long since some goons have used "their faith" as an excuse to bludgeon
people to death. And their leaders squirmed in front of the media because
the wanted to distance themselves but couldn't really condemn the activity.
The paradox: Modern, open society seeks religious
tolerance. Fundamentalists seem to hold persecution of those who hold
other beliefs to be an important part of being a believer--and that it is
indeed persecution of THEM to prevent them from doing so.
Where does that take us?
Stuart Biggerstaff
Linda Hall Library
5109 Cherry
Kansas City, MO 64110
Phone: (816) 926-8748
(800) 662-1545 x748
FAX: (816) 926-8785
URL: www.lindahall.org
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