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Re: What about the first?
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Wed, 19 Feb 2003 19:33:29 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > It's not that I have a problem with religious fanatics, it's what those
> > fanatics *do*. I would venture that 90% of the world's terrorism is
> > perpetrated by Muslim fanatics.
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> I'd "venture" 99% of the terrorism the UK has suffered has been perpetrated
> people who'd call themselves "Christians".
The difference is that 99.5% of *Christians* would condemn their actions. How
many in the Arab world condemn Extremist Muslims' actions? The silence is
deafening.
> However, Christianity is not what
> drives them. ? it?s greed, nationalism and to a lesser extent some form of
> political ideology.
So why bring Christianity into the discussion in the first place?
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> Likewise, was the Oklahoma bombing perpetrated by a Christian, or a "loony" >who
> happened to be a Christian? Furthermore, I'd be the last person to link
> Israeli terrorism to the Jewish faith, [How many have died in the Middle East
> due to
> the interpretation of religious texts by right-wing extremists/nationalists in
> the Christian and Jewish faiths?] but is Zionism not a form of religious
> fundamentalism?
Again, you analogy is flawed. The overwhelming majority of Christians and Jews
*CONDEMN* terrorist acts perpetrated in the name of their respective
religions. This is not the case in the Islamic world.
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> All this does not mean that nationalists [etc] do not use religion as a
> recruiting tool. Nor does it mean that religion is not a common factor which
> links some of the world?s ?victims?. Do you think the USA was attacked in 2001
> because it is not a Muslim state, or because of perceptions regarding the US
> foreign policy?
If you believe that the US foreign policy is the cause of the attack on 9-11,
then how would you explain the countless acts of terror of Islamic
Fundamentalists around the world? The fact is that they are simply intolerant
of *anyone* who does not view the world as they do. The reason for their
terrorism is their hatred and intolerance.
JOHN
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| (...) Oh my goodness--I actually agree with John! Eep! (1) Dave K (1) all except the attack on 9-11. Whereas I don't think that American foreign policy is the *only* reason for 9-11, the slip-shod American foreign policy has negatively impacted (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) How do you know that? Christianity never impeded war or terrorist actions in the past; they happen despite it, sometimes because of it. It's void to say 99.5% of Christians condemn such violence. Why didn't you write 99.5% of the people in (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I'd "venture" 99% of the terrorism the UK has suffered has been perpetrated people who'd call themselves "Christians". However, Christianity is not what drives them. – it’s greed, nationalism and to a lesser extent some form of political (...) (21 years ago, 19-Feb-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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