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To: Androcles; RoadTest

You’re both reaching back into very ancient history when you mention Christian temples built on the site of pagan holy places. We could also examine the state of the law and individual rights 1,000 to 5,000 years ago. Most groups of people left those practices behind centuries ago, with the notable exception of the Moslems who’ve also desecrated Jewish holy sites around Jerusalem in recent years.

Some also love to cite the Spanish Inquisition and use that to take some of the condemnation off contemporary sharia law and veiled women and honor killings and death for apostates.

When is the most recent example of Christian churches being built over some other faith’s holy site? The most recent site for Islam seems to be this week.

Citing Christian practices from many centuries back as equivalent to Moslem practices this week is pretty weak. One group seems to have continued those practices.


34 posted on 01/06/2010 6:31:23 AM PST by Will88
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To: Will88

You’re right that Christians don’t do it nowadays. I was discussing the practice itself.

However, the muslims aren’t alone in the barbarous practice - the rabid nutters from the BJP in India demolished the babri mosque at Ayodhya to build a temple there on very specious grounds. That was early 1990s and the violence around it still rages today.


39 posted on 01/06/2010 6:20:11 PM PST by Androcles (All your typos are belong to us)
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