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To: normy
If I were a Christian living in Syria or Iran or in the old Afghanistan I would jump at the chance to worship God freely in America

If you were a Christian in Syria or Iran, you would be in the minority. And your life would constantly be in danger. And yes I imagine I would hope and pray for the same freedoms if I were in that situation. However the almost 1 billion Islamics surrounding you would not have the same feeling. They see what is prevalent here in this nation of states. And unfortunately, it's not Christianity. To force the Islamics into a mold, that hasn't worked yet, under the catchphrase of 'spreading democracy' is not 'freedom'

97 posted on 05/19/2004 6:22:01 AM PDT by billbears (Deo Vindice)
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To: billbears
If you were a Christian in Syria or Iran, you would be in the minority. And your life would constantly be in danger.

You know next to nothing about Syria.

104 posted on 05/19/2004 6:29:32 AM PDT by A. Pole (<SARCASM> The genocide of Albanians was stopped in its tracks before it began.</S>)
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To: billbears
To force the Islamics into a mold, that hasn't worked yet, under the catchphrase of 'spreading democracy' is not 'freedom'

Thats fine, but my response was to the statement of not wanting to move to America because I see how our culture is. True we have some nasty things that go on in America but we also have a lot of good things. In America at least you have a choice of what you want to be.

I could care less about spreading 'democracy' and more about killing terrorists.

110 posted on 05/19/2004 6:36:00 AM PDT by normy (Just cause you think you can box, doesn't mean you're ready to climb in the ring with Ali.)
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To: billbears
"They see what is prevalent here in this nation of states. And unfortunately, it's not Christianity."

That's what I was trying to get across in my lame, awkward manner. What THEY see as Christian being represented by the developments (or more appropriately, setbacks) of late is NOT what Christian really is. They try to tell us that strapping bombs to one's waist isn't Islam and probably it isn't. But proof is in deed and perception is everything in the eye of the beholder.

111 posted on 05/19/2004 6:36:40 AM PDT by azhenfud ("He who is always looking up seldom finds others' lost change...")
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