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Re: Why are Muslims so strange in their beliefs
- Subject: Re: Why are Muslims so strange in their beliefs
- From: Jeffrey Goldberg <{$news}$@goldmark.org>
- Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2001 07:43:56 -0700
- In-Reply-To: <4V0o7.12914$tL2.1232381@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>
- Newsgroups: uk.current-events.us-bombing
- References: <4V0o7.12914$tL2.1232381@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>
- Reply-To: Jeffrey Goldberg <jeffrey+news@goldmark.org>
On Sep 13, 2001 scapes <scapes@home.com> wrote
in <4V0o7.12914$tL2.1232381@news1.rdc1.nj.home.com>:
> Take the Taliban for instance, their society believe when MEN die, they get
> to sit next to this alla guy,
And Christians don't talk about "being with God".
> have lots of milk and honey and also have many many virgins at their
> disposal. What kind of insane thinking is that?
Remember that Islam developed in polygynous societies, meaning that rich
men had many wive's and poor men had none. This is just a variant of
"There'll be pie in the sky when you die".
> Normal citizens there don't have access to television, internet or
> science, the Taliban has banned it all in fear that their people may
> become educated.
Don't confuse any particular Islamic Regime with Islam. Just as
Christianity shouldn't be confused with Torquemada. Your condemnation of
the Taliban is on target. But as a condemnation of Islam, it is well off
base.
And we do need to think very carefully in coming weeks about targets.
-j
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