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Re: "France is not a Western Country anymore"
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sat, 19 Apr 2003 03:56:05 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Terry Prosper writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, John Neal writes:
> > That as Europe becomes more and more influenced politically by Muslims, the
> > rift between the US and Europe will only widen. The day is coming when >modern,
> > secular European nations are going to find themselves dominated by indigenous
> > Muslims who follow a religion that has yet to pass through enlightenment.
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> Ah! There it is! The proven fact that you are a racist.
Okay, let's put away the racist card already. Islam is a *religion*.
Followers of Islam are *Muslims*. "Arab" is a race term, not "Muslim", okay?
> What? You think
> your religion is enlightened? Can you tell us which religions have passed
> the JohnNeal test of Enlightenment? Please, show the world the greatness of
> your prejudices!
Sorry I wasn't clear in my meaning:
"Enlightenment" A philosophical movement of the 18th century that emphasized
the use of reason to scrutinize previously accepted doctrines and traditions
and that brought about many humanitarian reforms.
I meant it in a historical context.
JOHN
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| (...) All right. Why don't we use the term "bigot" then? (...) If you're going to use the term "enlightenment" as litmus test to determine whether a group is worthy of respect, then you need to throw out groups that work to foster pseudoscience in (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Ah! There it is! The proven fact that you are a racist. What? You think your religion is enlightened? Can you tell us which religions have passed the JohnNeal test of Enlightenment? Please, show the world the greatness of your prejudices! (...) (21 years ago, 19-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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