NIGERIA: Stoning of Woman

From: Phil Osborn (philosborn2001@yahoo.com)
Date: Sat May 17 2003 - 14:40:48 MDT

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    Oh! But wait! Don't we first have to check to see if
    this if valid within the culture in which it is
    happening? Isn't Sharia a common heritage of the
    whole Islamic world? Who are we - arrogant Western
    ideologs - to be pushing OUR values on these people?
    No wonder everyone hates us so much.

    ... On the other hand, thinking that there are
    universal truthes that can be verified by the tests of
    reason and evidence is OUR CULTURAL HERITAGE! So
    we're only obeying our own cultural heritage. How
    DARE you criticize us!

    So there!

    And from my arrogant, logical, scientific, Western
    culture, here is my note to the morons: Stupid
    Midieval human robots, incapable of changing your
    programming, keep giving us more examples of your evil
    culture so that our own youth will never be tempted to
    think that there is anything admirable about yours.
    Thank you very much.

    Personally, I think we ought to try to get that poor
    woman and her child OUT OF THERE! Registering our
    disapproval is a nice idea and should be done, but
    mowing down the stoners once they have assembled and
    rescueing the victim would be a lot more effective,
    and perfectly moral, and an inspiring high point in
    history for us to cheer about for years to come.

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