Alan Siegrist schrieb: > Thank you for catching my logical error. Yes, if we are to apply the term > "cult" to Islam, it would apply only to this "suicide bomber terrorist > fringe" and not to the entire religion. >
Exactly, as otherwise we would also have to call Christianity a cult because there are some crazy sects. > The whole "72 virgins" in Islamic heaven thing and the unhealthy obsession > with martyrdom certainly sound strongly cultish. It is disturbing that such > things appear to be taught even to young children in schools in Palestine. > I am not sure if the "72 virgins" are part of the Koran or are something added by hate-mongers in some medressas. The "schools in Palestine" you are referring to would be some medressas and not what we normally call schools, yes? > Remember the "Heaven's Gate" cultists? And Jim Jones in Guyana? The former > offed only themselves so they seem not to have a great negative impact on > society. But the latter and the Islamic suicide bombers killed many innocent > children and bystanders, so their acts are much more evil and despicable. > I actually did not remember Heaven's Gate and initially misunderstood your above reference to killing children. Yes, killing children is despicable, no matter whether they are killed by suicide bombers or by American soldiers. Roland --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Persons posting messages to not_honyaku assume all responsibility for their messages. The list owner does not review messages prior to posting, and accepts no responsibility for the content of messages posted. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
