C'da > Just because Iraqi or Palestinian SBs might invoke THEIR version of the > Koran, does not mean that it either represents the Koran truly or the faith > of ALL > Muslims, so that we a could be free to pass judgement on the faith of all > Muslims.
I agree. But the discussion was centered around SBs. We were NOT talking about ALL muslims, and nor did anyone take a broad brush and paint all Muslims. > I mentioned the Hindu SB only because of Ram's and others' propensity to > paint SB as a purely Muslim phenomenon. This totally untru, C'da. You are putting words into my mouth. Let me try and explain: 1. SBs can be from any religion. In fact, I even gave you an example of Jewish SBs pre WWII or the kamakzi (who went on sucide missions for the emperor, not God). 2. SBs belonging to OTHER religions (not Islamic) do not commit attacks by invoking their religion. 3. It is only Islamic SBs that do so. Now, the fact the some invoke religion while others do not, in no way minimizes the loss of the people who are killed or maimed by SB or terrorists. In end it all amounts to the same thing. Unfortunately, Jehadis invoking Islam, do display the most gastly hate that they harbor for their fellow men. Have you forgotten the cruel and bloody beheadings in Iraq/Pakistan of innocent people. Then on camera, they proudly show off the severed heads. Then of course, its all in the name of the Almighty. Now, there are verses in the Koran that a potential Jehadi can easily interpret to his convenience. A moderate Muslim would abhor such interpretations, and we are lucky there are in a majority. So, I am not passing any judgement on Islam or Hinduism, all I am saying is that only Islamic SBs are on religious high, while other SBs are in political high. --Ram On 5/18/05, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Kamal: > > > Just because Iraqi or Palestinian SBs might invoke THEIR version of the > Koran, > does not mean that it either represents the Koran truly or the faith of ALL > Muslims, so that we a could be free to pass judgement on the faith of all > Muslims. > > I mentioned the Hindu SB only because of Ram's and others' propensity to > paint SB as a purely Muslim phenomenon. > > To discount the desperation out of which SBs give up their lives, for the > cause,however wrong it might be, perpetuates the bloodletting. > > BTW, Singapore has some laws tghat could be considered draconian by > others. But it IS a democratic state, that has found it useful to enforce > their > laws, with functioning police, prosecuting sysystems and courts, ALL based > on the British system, just like India's is. And funny thing is that a very > significant percentage of the Singapore population consists of the > genetically > challenged and 'morally deficient' Indians, including legislators, lawyers, > police officials and judges. You go figure that. > > c-da > > > > > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Date: 2005/05/18 Wed PM 10:25:03 EDT > > To: Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > > Subject: [Assam] It takes a village > > > > > > > > > Cd wrote " Just look at Singapore".Let me eschew from Singapore for a > moment,promising to return in short while.A short comment on LTTE.It reminds > me of Shabana Azmi,who once said " The pan-Islamic terrorism is a myth---it > is strange that the Hiroshima bombings were never called Christian > terrorism,the LTTE's actions is never called Hindu terrorism". Well, to the > best of knowledge,Sri Lanka's militant Tamils include Hindus,Christians and > Muslims.Moreover, they donot quote the Gita to justify their terrorism,nor > were the A-bombs dropped in the name of Christ.In contrast,notes left behind > by the Muslim suicide bombers invariably mention the name of > Allah,justifying their course of action.This is not to say that such actions > can be directly yoked to the religion itself. > > Now,let's return to Singapore.This takes me back to the question of > paternalistic government.Theoritically,the benevolent dictator may turn into > a despot and in that case one does not have theoritical checks for cubing > the the power-drives of rulers.But when a democratic government fails to > deliver the least to its citizens repeatedly ,why not try for an alternative > form of government,at least for a certain period of time till things are > fixed? And Singapore is a glittering example of paternalistic > government,where things seem to be in a good shape under a benevolent > dictator. > > KJD > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > > _______________________________________________ > Assam mailing list > Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam > > Mailing list FAQ: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html > To unsubscribe or change options: > http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam > > > _______________________________________________ Assam mailing list Assam@pikespeak.uccs.edu http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/listinfo/assam Mailing list FAQ: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/assam/assam-faq.html To unsubscribe or change options: http://pikespeak.uccs.edu/mailman/options/assam
