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Old 02-08-2006, 08:50 PM   #11
Aliantha
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If I'm not antagonizing the majority, then I'm not doing my job right.
Wolf, I think there's a difference betwen antagonizing the majority and speaking up for the minority.

Bruce, if you want sources I'll give you sources, however, we all know there's a source to prove or disprove every argument. Sometimes even in the same article. *See post #90 and #91.

Jaguar and Beestie, is that the best you can do? Make ridiculous suggestions?

I think it's been pointed out already that there are extremists in any religion and I don't condone these actions by anyone regardless of what God they worship.

What I do object to is a gung-ho attitude displayed by so many people of the Christian faith who think it's a fore-gone conclusion that we're going to win this campaign we're currently on. Just because Christianity has been a signature of 'civilized society' for a couple of thousand years doesn't make it the only truth.

While people in the west have condemned countries in the middle east for their holy wars for the last hundred years and far beyond, it seems to me that the 'coalition of the willing' has embarked on their own 'holy war' against a religion they find threatening to their own way of life.

Of course, we're not in Iraq because of Islam are we? Aren't we there to bring democracy and find WMD? Hmmm...not sure now. Maybe it's to find Bin Laden...but apparently he's hanging out somewhere else now. Gosh...I really can't remember. Let's just see if I can read this book while it's upside down...
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