[the_Watchman]

For the person who wrote the article, it stood for "peace between nations". That was his viewpoint. To him, it DID stand for that. He explained that he saw it as a symbol of free trade. He further believed that free trade between nations would lead to world peace.

What struck me was that his view was that of MAN achieving world peace outside of the context of God. "MAN achieving world peace outside of the context of God" was one of the major themes of the tower of Babel.

[nopardons]

If you believe that the Tower of Babel story is about man achieveing " WORLD PEACE ", then I really feel compelled to ask you what religion you are, what denomination, and if you have ever taken classes in the Bible. That opinion is certainly NOT one which I have ever come in contact with in the study of Protestantism, nor in Judaism . The story, of the Tower of Babel is a parabolic lesson that man is not GOD . It is also a mythographer's explination why everyone doesn't speak the same language .

As far as your friend is concerned, at a time such as this, it is exceedingly strange that that is the reaction he / she had. It is also suggestive of a person looking for reasosns when they are trying to cope with a disaster, but haven't the education, nor knowledge to know what they're talking about.

Your friend thinks like bin Laden, actually. Perhaps you should have anoher conversation with this person, and ask what he / she thinks the terrorists will do next. Most people can understand why someone would think that crashing into the Pentagon and the White House would devistate this country. They are , after all, symbols of war and power. The Twin Towers ? That's just crazy ! They symbolized what ? Greed, a nepotistic power play, and ugly architecture. That they held so many people, is a plus for a terrorist. The two fold attack allowed the fanatics to murder the most number of people possible ; that's all.