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To: WindOracle

I called him/her on the screen name. Supposedly it came from the Dune trilogy. I still say it implies a 'racial holy war'.


67 posted on 03/01/2005 9:01:59 PM PST by 82Marine89 (U.S. Marines- Part of the Navy....The men's department.)
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To: 82Marine89
"My screenname was derived from the 1965 ecological and cultural sci-fi novel "Dune" by Frank Herbert."

Ahh I see. I found his post where he makes that claim. However the term comes from 'Dune:The Butlerian Jihad.'.

I found a reference to it at this site...

DUNE: THE Butlerian Jihad

I especially found this part interesting...

"And the title begs to be questioned. It's unfortunate that these skilled wordsmiths didn't choose a more appropriate keyword than a militaristic distortion of "jihad," which mainstream Islam reserves for discussing the discipline of pilgrimage and/or personal spiritual discernment. Ironically, a thinly disguised oppressed religious group modeled on Muslim culture is thoughtfully and respectfully portrayed."

Interesting that he chooses a name based upon a "thinly disguised oppressed religious group modeled on Muslim culture", kinda gives one an idea of how he views Muslim culture, huh?

70 posted on 03/01/2005 9:28:52 PM PST by WindOracle
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