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The Coming War with Islam
Sierra Times ^ | John Campbell

Posted on 09/09/2002 9:41:25 AM PDT by Sir Gawain

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To: NorCoGOP
No wonder the studies are out recently showing most professor's (90%+) are liberal democrat or greens.

I just finished a B.A. in history last year at a liberal university (is there any other kind?) The total absence of critical thinking and logic is appalling in universities...and from professors no less! For example, many will tell you, "there is no absolute truth" <---- is it possible to make a more self-stultifying statement than this? That's like saying, "everything I say is a lie" or "I can't speak a word of english."

I believe it is a moral problem, not a philosophical one. RElativists do not want to acknowledge truth exists or that moral absolutes exist becuase then they would be accountable for their actions.

21 posted on 09/09/2002 11:40:50 AM PDT by exmarine
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To: Sir Gawain
We can now see that Islam cannot claim to be a religion in any objective sense, as it aspires to rule by force, and denies the right of any individual to disagree with its dictates and go unmolested. These are the defining characteristics of the State, not of any religious creed.

We also see here the other side of the "separation of church and state" coin. Not only does non-religious government protect the freedom of individual conscience, it also deprives the State of the use of religious rationales and propaganda as buttresses for its whims and decrees.

Please see also:

Present Enemies, Future Wars

Freedom, Wealth, and Peace,
Francis W. Porretto
Visit The Palace Of Reason: http://palaceofreason.com

22 posted on 09/09/2002 11:43:08 AM PDT by fporretto
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To: Sir Gawain
An attack on Iraq will "open the gates of hell."

Maybe so. But a refusal to attack the psychopath of Iraq at this time would almost certainly open the gates of hell in the U.S. a few years from now.

Even if the present scenario gets bad, the alternative is immeasurably worse.

(How does 100 or so suitcase nukes hidden in the U.S. sound?)

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Thanks for the article.

23 posted on 09/09/2002 12:42:21 PM PDT by the_doc
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