Re: burnings etc.

> The simple and diplomatic thing to do would be to relocate the proposed
> centre - all sides would be immediately happy.

I'm not sure the people being swept aside and told "you're not allowed on
this side of the tracks" would be all too happy.
And what, exactly, is egoistic about wanting the center at the Abandoned
Burlington Coat Factory Which is Not Especially Close to the Old WTC site?

On Tue, Sep 14, 2010 at 4:46 AM, Deepak Mohoni <[email protected]> wrote:

>
>
> The simple and diplomatic thing to do would be to relocate the proposed
> centre - all sides would be immediately happy.
>
> Even the Imam behind the centre does not seem opposed to the idea - but
> seems to be constrained for some reason.
>
> It may just be that the people funding it do not want the location
> moved. Can well imagine certain egoistic Saudi or Kuwaiti royals or
> billionaires insisting that it remain at the present site.
>
> Even the majority of Muslims in the US (in some study or interview) were
> not opposed to relocating the centre elsewhere - and why should they
> care? It wasn't their idea anyway!
>
> Cheers,
> Deepak
>
>
> On Mon, 2010-09-13 at 17:53 -0700, The White Wolf wrote:
> >
> > I read a piece of a sermon today, delivered by an Imam in the Middle
> > East to his
> > congregation, in which the Imam specifically said "killing is a sin".
> > He was
> > telling his congregation not to join insurgent groups, and was
> > speaking
> > specifically about the killing of American forces and those who work
> > with them.
> > You only ever hear about the fundamentalists in the news. If you look
> > at the
> > everyday people, and take off your intolerant blinders, you'll see
> > that Islam is
> > very much like Christianity (in more respects than that killing is a
> > sin), and
> > not the depraved, evil cult you make it out to be.
> > I'm a Firefly fan and proud! Read my fiction:
> > http://www.fanfiction.net/u/1369632/
> >
> > ________________________________
> > From: Mark <[email protected] <m.l.collins%40ntlworld.com>>
> > To: [email protected] <CAT23-Achat%40yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Mon, September 13, 2010 6:23:52 PM
> > Subject: Re: [CAT23-Achat] burnings etc.
> >
> > On 13/09/2010 19:46, Michael Cuffaro wrote:
> > > > It's not so hasty. Bibles are burnt everyday in Muslim countries.
> > >
> > > Even if this is true, those who do so are ignorant of their
> > religion,
> > > I guess,
> > > since the Bible is considered to be a holy book in Islam:
> > > http://www.answering-islam.org/Quran/Bible/index.html
> > >
> > > > When's the last time Christians issued threats? And the time
> > before?
> > >
> > > See:
> > > http://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/91269/
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scott_Roeder
> >
> > Scott Roder was the murdered Christian by an anti-abortion mob. As
> > for
> > the cracker, that is an exception rather than the rule. Both in fact
> > are exceptions.
> > >
> > > > And if you think Islam is tolerant then you are truly conditioned
> > to
> > > believe so
> > > >because the evidence proves
> > > >
> > > you wrong.
> > >
> > > See:
> > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Akbar
> > >
> >
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_and_Judaism_in_the_Ottoman_Empire
> > >
> >
> > I am not wrong. It is well documented muslims converting to
> > Christianity
> > are in fear of their lives and their families too/ Some if not many
> > Muslims may not raise their fists, but they are sanctioned to do so
> > by
> > the Q'Ran. Christians don't have a mandate to stir up trouble, and
> > certainly not kill people over the eucharist. And actually I doubt
> > much
> > of the validity of the report, given its anti-religious tone.
> > > -Mike
> >
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