<It stated that the Muslim extremists do not hate us because of what we are or do, they hate us for what we are not, or don't do, that is, we are not Moslems. Is that the epitome of prejudice, or intolerance, or whatever?> William Ball They might hate us for these reasons but that doesn't necessarily mean that they bomb us for these reasons. Their stated reason, from bin Laden and others, is that they want 'Christian Crusaders' out of Muslim lands. That would be Kuwait, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, etc. This is not restricted to terrorists. Think about the glee and dancing in the streets on 9/11 in many Muslim countries. I think about what Americans would do if Canadians started coming over the border with tanks, guns, bombs, etc., and our two countries are much more alike in the make up of their populations. Of course, we would have snipers, suicide bombers, etc. Muslims know the history of Western conquests. They know that first comes the army followed by the missionaries. Veronica > [Original Message] > From: William Ball <ballnw@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: Lit Ideas <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 7/9/2005 9:08:05 AM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Why us? > > Some of us wonder why Islamic extremists should want to obliterate us. > I admit I did, until I came across a statement that seems to make some > sense. I was on the wrong track wondering what there might be about us > ("us" here is we Western types, Americans, British, or others, like > Buddhists, or Shinto, or Sun Worshippers, etc.) was so terrible in > their eyes. It stated that the Muslim extremists do not hate us because > of what we are or do, they hate us for what we are not, or don't do, > that is, we are not Moslems. Is that the epitome of prejudice, or > intolerance, or whatever? > > The solution? Let's all become Unitarian Universalists, like me. I > don't believe in anything except the universal question mark. Wouldn't > be > found dead in a place of worship for fear I'd be offending somebody's > sensibilities. Wouldn't be distinguishable from anyone else on the > planet. > In short, I'd be nothing worth mentioning. > > Besides, I'd be smug enough to know that my U.U. god can lick any god, > God, or gods out there. > > Anyone for chess? > > Bill Ball > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html