Posted on 09/20/2004 10:06:03 PM PDT by Destro
OK he was 13. I had the age wrong.
I saw the thread where you posted about ritualism in islamic killing and thought you might be interested in reading this.
And this is exactly what the evil one is accomplishing so very well today, having come back to this thread for other reasons...especially in Ukraine. What is it about Ukraine? It is such a pivotal point for so many tragedies of faith and division.
Ping
"Deacon Kuraev is certain that the fate of the world in the 21st century is in the hands of Muslim theologians."
Japan surrendered after two nuclear bombs, not some decree by a Shinto priest.
Likely islam will turn out to be so decentralized, that no single mullah (or group of mullahs) could possibly persuade the terrorists to act differently.
Bombs it will need to be, again, and again.
Taking the other side--in much of Iraq the Shiite leaders seem to be effective in supporting elections, peacekeeping, civil behavior, etc.
Whe dealing with muslims, always remember they practice "Taqiyah" which is deception, lying.
historical ping
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