Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2001 17:47:35 -0600 From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org> To: Doug Barton <DougB@DougBarton.net>, yvan <niooi@cybercable.fr> Cc: freebsd-chat@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Religion: islam is not what you think... Look at yourself first. Message-ID: <4.3.2.7.2.20011023174335.04395b50@localhost> In-Reply-To: <3BD5B60C.849FE82D@DougBarton.net> References: <4.3.2.7.2.20010924170815.0180aee8@threespace.com> <20010925001027.A750@lpt.ens.fr> <4.3.2.7.2.20011003210717.0442cb20@localhost> <20011004132949.D16297@lpt.ens.fr> <20011019154414.A43110@moondog.org> <3BD1CCC8.6923E04F@mindspring.com> <002301c15bb5$281a6070$b227c6d4@C>
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At 12:25 PM 10/23/2001, Doug Barton wrote: > I haven't seen anyone claim that. All human civilizations, past and >present, have committed atrocities, frequently in the name of some >religion or another. Those religions shouldn't be judged by the actions >of people who commit horrible crimes ostensibly in their name. I disagree. Religions that explicitly command their followers to commit horrible crimes absolutely should -- in fact, MUST -- be condemned. If they are not, any killer can claim that he or she is exempt from fundamental human ethical and moral codes due to his or her religion. To cite one example: Suppose that I declared myself to be a Thuggee. Would I then be justified in committing ritual murder because it was required by my religion? --Brett Glass To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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