[FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the American's Beheading
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Re: [FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the American's Beheading
Like. On 8/23/2014 12:16 AM, jr_...@yahoo.com [FairfieldLife] wrote: S3, You've got a good point there. IMO, the problem lies in the fundamentalist interpretation of religious belief rather than in assimilation to a new culture. Islam has that fundamentalist quality ingrained in its teachings, although there are other Muslims who have a more progressive interpretation of Islam. As such, some Muslims have a tendency to revert back to the fundamentalist outlook whenever they are in a difficult situation, such as being a minority in a predominantly Christian culture. This situation is happening even in the Philippines where the Muslims are essentially coming from the same racial background. The Muslim insurgents over there have fought the government for years in southern Philippines for sovereignty over certain geographical areas. This is due basically to a fundamentalist view that their religion is incompatible with a Christian culture. Nonetheless, the answer to a peaceful society is respect and tolerance of other people's religion through democratic means, and the separation of church and state in running the government. This idea is obviously coming from the American founding fathers who were centuries ahead in formulating an ideal government for a new society. This new form of government was experimental back then and still is today. This government is difficult to implement and maintain as one can see with the politics here in the US and the other countries which have adopted the American system of government. But, given the diversity of cultures in the world and the ever increasing dependency of countries to the entire planet, fundamentalism is not the answer to global peace. We can see this fact play out in the Middle East where even Muslims are fighting each other for the right to practice their own brand of Islam. The democratic form of government is the logical answer to world governance. But it's easier said than done. For brevity, one can say democracy requires its people to have a higher level of consciousness to function properly. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : The real significance is that the American journalist was beheaded by an Englishman. He's probably a Londoner - so brought up and educated near to where I'm sitting and typing now. There are a lot of alienated Muslim youths over here and the Government hasn't a clue how to deal with them. The day may come when US Navy Seals have to drop in to sort things . . .
[FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the American's Beheading
The real significance is that the American journalist was beheaded by an Englishman. He's probably a Londoner - so brought up and educated near to where I'm sitting and typing now. There are a lot of alienated Muslim youths over here and the Government hasn't a clue how to deal with them. The day may come when US Navy Seals have to drop in to sort things . . .
[FairfieldLife] Re: Significance of the American's Beheading
S3, You've got a good point there. IMO, the problem lies in the fundamentalist interpretation of religious belief rather than in assimilation to a new culture. Islam has that fundamentalist quality ingrained in its teachings, although there are other Muslims who have a more progressive interpretation of Islam. As such, some Muslims have a tendency to revert back to the fundamentalist outlook whenever they are in a difficult situation, such as being a minority in a predominantly Christian culture. This situation is happening even in the Philippines where the Muslims are essentially coming from the same racial background. The Muslim insurgents over there have fought the government for years in southern Philippines for sovereignty over certain geographical areas. This is due basically to a fundamentalist view that their religion is incompatible with a Christian culture. Nonetheless, the answer to a peaceful society is respect and tolerance of other people's religion through democratic means, and the separation of church and state in running the government. This idea is obviously coming from the American founding fathers who were centuries ahead in formulating an ideal government for a new society. This new form of government was experimental back then and still is today. This government is difficult to implement and maintain as one can see with the politics here in the US and the other countries which have adopted the American system of government. But, given the diversity of cultures in the world and the ever increasing dependency of countries to the entire planet, fundamentalism is not the answer to global peace. We can see this fact play out in the Middle East where even Muslims are fighting each other for the right to practice their own brand of Islam. The democratic form of government is the logical answer to world governance. But it's easier said than done. For brevity, one can say democracy requires its people to have a higher level of consciousness to function properly. ---In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, s3raphita@... wrote : The real significance is that the American journalist was beheaded by an Englishman. He's probably a Londoner - so brought up and educated near to where I'm sitting and typing now. There are a lot of alienated Muslim youths over here and the Government hasn't a clue how to deal with them. The day may come when US Navy Seals have to drop in to sort things . . .
