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To: Lijahsbubbe

"Interesting that the only detail you provide is that the person was an "evangelical" Christian.
You aren't comparing evangelical Christians to Muslim terrorists, are you?"

Get a grip. It is simply a fact that the man who gunned down the Pensacola abortion clinic was (or at least claimed to be) an evangelical Christian, and it is also a fact that evangelical Christians everywhere (with a few nutcase exceptions) denounced that act. If you don't have the imagination or common sense to understand that a few members of a group can commit acts contrary to what the majority of that group does, then that's your fault. Luckily, our leadership does not have that problem. Hey, the IRA committed terrorist acts, right? That doesn't mean that I, as a Catholic, am guilty-by-association. Nor does it mean that there is something innately evil about my Faith. You don't seem to perceive any difference between violent Islamic extremism (which is bred primarily in politically, socially or economically unstable regions) and the moderate, peaceful and tolerant Islam that is practiced in stable (and typically diverse) regions. Extremism does not spring forth from religion--it comes from desperation at the bottom and cynical manipulation at the top. It's lazy, childish and cowardly to demonize an entire group of people simply because you are pissed--we're all pissed. As Americans, we can show are spine by remaining clear-headed.


290 posted on 07/08/2005 2:55:53 PM PDT by lastfreeamerican (let them eat yellowcake)
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To: lastfreeamerican

Obviously it's you who lacks common sense. You'd have to be, in order to compare the lone act of a man to the millions of Muslim terrorists and their supporters that we are dealing with.

Way to go, Gomer.


299 posted on 07/08/2005 3:02:21 PM PDT by Lijahsbubbe
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To: lastfreeamerican

Again, if can you provide a URL to a story that describes anyone at any time for any purpose "gunning down a clinic".


322 posted on 07/08/2005 3:23:41 PM PDT by muawiyah (/sarcasm and invective)
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