tribal violence (was: RE: would you vote for this man?)

From: Damien Broderick (damienb@unimelb.edu.au)
Date: Mon Sep 01 2003 - 21:12:56 MDT

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    At 04:57 PM 9/1/03 -0700, Robert wrote:

    >*But* *why* does one not see the violence associated with Islam with
    >say Hinduism or Buddhism or even Catholicism?

    Weeeeellll...

    http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/science/03/10/india.ayodhya.reut/

    `Eleven years ago, 3,000 people died in the worst religious riots since
    India's independence from Britain after a Hindu mob tore down a mosque in
    the Uttar Pradesh town of Ayodhya.'

    Lots more where that came from. And not a few `Christian' bombs have
    exploded in Ireland and England.

    Damien Broderick

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