Jim, What do you feel a proper reaction should be to this "blasphemy"? Do you think killing, shooting, kidnapping, threatening, destroying property are valid responses? Do you think this is a "normal" response? Do you think, overall, it should be a tolerated response? Do you think most Muslims agree with this response? Do you think most Muslims should speak out against the violence AT LEAST as strongly as they speak out against the cartoon? Do you think most Muslims who don't speak out against the violence are more likely to be not doing so because they agree with the violence, or because they fear the violence directed at them? (See the Jordanian editor for a good example).
I truly don't care about someone's religion. If they treat me decently, and don't try to force their beliefs onto me (be they Budhist, Christian, Muslim, Wiccan, whatever), then it has no bearing on my life. I live in an apartment building that is probably predominantly Muslim. Not 100% sure, since I only know about 20 people well enough to know their religion, but knowing where most were born gives me a good hint. I live 1/4 mile from a very large mosque, which I have been to about a dozen times (very good lectures on Islam, great debates with other religious leaders in Boston.) I respect their beliefs (as I do of anyone who has a heartfelt and deep religious commitment). The closest my neighbors have ever come was to changing my behavior was to ask me not to cook chili while they are fasting during the day (because the smell travels down the hall and KILLS them. I make good chili). And that was just ignorance on my part and being a good neighbor. But, as Tony says, I do detest the behavior and the violence that is happening over this incident. It ain't right, it ain't justified, and it should be railed against as loudly as possible. On 2/3/06, Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, February 03, 2006 10:49 AM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: More on the Mohammad > > > > Gel, > > > > Where did anyone (besides Tony) say or even imply "F*** all Muslims"? > > For what it's worth I'm getting the same vibe that Gel is. > > Perhaps it's not warranted but that's what I'm getting. > > Jim Davis > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:195668 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
