From: Spike (spike66@attbi.com)
Date: Sat Jun 14 2003 - 21:06:11 MDT
"Paul Grant" < <mailto:shade999@optonline.net> shade999@optonline.net>
... And just to reel this all back in, the only duty a muslim has to a
non-muslim
is to inform him that there is one god, named allah and mohammed was his
messenger. After that, any failure to convert (ergo recognize the one
true god)
is a failure on your part, and you are judged accordingly. Anyone who
has not
heard the call of Islam, is not responsible for his lack of recognition
for the message,
and is judged based on his actions, and not any of the specific
performances required
that form the five pillars of Islam (e.g. how kind they've been). ...
I see.
Paul, you seem to be up to speed on Islam, so perhaps you
can enlighten me on a question that has puzzled me for nearly two
years. Given the above, please explain the line of reasoning that
led a group of devout Muslim believers to conclude that the people who
worked in the world trade center were guilty of some heinous act that
made
them deserving of a horrifying death. Were there not those among
the New Yorkers who had never heard of Islam or the prophet? Were there
not those among them who couldn't find Afghanistan, Iraq, Iran,
Palestine or
Israel on a map? What basic doctrine of the Muslim faith can be quoted
that leads to the conclusion that these people were somehow responsible
for Israel's actions toward the Palestinians, or for the Islamic world's
general
failings, and therefore should be murdered? The Washington Pentagon
attack might make some vague brutal sense in the allies-of-Israel
business,
but how are those who worked in the WTC in New York to be blamed?
Surrah and verse numbers please.
There's your religion of "violence, religious suppression and
terrorism".
So you say. By what line of reasoning do they conclude that they have
the right to judge me for failing to worship their imaginary friend?
How have
they the right to judge *anyone* for failing to recognize their
imaginary
friend? Such a religion is inherently dangerous.
My advice, leave them alone, they're on a *completely* different trip
than
westerners.
I see. What *completely * different trip were they on when they decided
to
take a plane trip to New York? How do you suggest we prevent such
*completely* different trips in the future?
spike
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