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To: OWK
"and force them to convert to Christianity at gunpoint just like good old Ann said we should."

Could you and the rest of the people so offended by Coulter's comment please at least have the intellectual integrity to drop the "forcible" BS? Ann never used any words implying forcible conversion. In fact, there is no way that genuine conversion to Christianity could be forcible.

Personally, I thought the comment in Ann's column was a bit over the edge. However, I was able to comprehend her rage at the pond scum who had carried out this egregious act of terrorism and murdered her very good friend. Therefore, I can cut her some slack for a harshly worded statement like this.

The column directed this rage also at people who would dance in the streets celebrating this attack. For those people, Ann said "invade their countries," (if they celebrate and support the attack this is not unreasonable) "kill their leaders," (remove the leadership that promotes terrorist attacks on the U.S. -- again a reasonable proposal) "and convert them to Christianity." (I don't see how you could read this statement and not see this last phrase as anything but a tongue-in-cheek satirical poke at the whole jihad idea of conquering all non-Islam religions, but even if you take this at face value as a serious suggestion -- then teaching people about the love of Jesus even though they hate you is what Jesus commanded his people to do anyway.)

309 posted on 10/02/2001 1:10:21 PM PDT by VRWCmember
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Here's a newer (duplicate) thread.

http://www.freerepublic.com/forum/a3bba18bd5284.htm

311 posted on 10/02/2001 1:14:22 PM PDT by KS Flyover
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