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To: wagglebee

What is her feeling on the harm done to Islam via the editorial cartoons in Europe?


20 posted on 09/28/2007 3:33:27 PM PDT by w1andsodidwe (Jimmy Carter allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
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To: w1andsodidwe

Beat me to it..


21 posted on 09/28/2007 3:38:46 PM PDT by RKM
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To: w1andsodidwe; wagglebee; RKM
> What is her feeling on the harm done to Islam via the editorial cartoons in Europe?

I don't think she ever said Islam was harmed by the cartoons. (If I'm mistaken, please correct with cite.)

Any religion worth its salt is not harmed by offensive satire and tasteless abuse. People like you and me get grossed out, but that's very different from damage to the religion. One must differentiate between offense, and harm.

We may note that Muslims go ballistic over offenses, and generally try to murder the offender. Christians withstand offenses, and generally pray for the offender. That in itself says much about the relative strength of the religions.

23 posted on 09/28/2007 3:44:05 PM PDT by dayglored (Listen, strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government!)
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