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I'm not usually religious, but yesterday I thought it was appropriate.
I would have thought religion is the most inapporiate thing to turn to. After all it was a fanatical belief in religion that caused this outrage. Each one of those hijackers believed that they would be sitting at the right hand of god as a reward for furthering his cause. Just as the all the other religious zelots throughout history have done.
And don't believe Christianity is any better, thousands were slaughtered holocaustes done in Gods name.
Organised religion should hang its head in shame.
(Edited by Marcus at 3:14 am on Sep. 16, 2001)
You're way of the mark on so many points -- it's not religion that's bad, it's the way people pervert it…
These Muslim terrorists completely perverted Islamic teachings…the perpetrators of genocides in the name of religion pervert it……if you studied religion at all you'd realise what it's all about……and since when were the Nazi's religious at all???? they didn't persecute the Jews, Gypsies, Gays, Slavs, and countless others in the name of any religion…if you passed any history course you'd know that
Ignorant people like you are the ones who allow things like this to happen…ignorance was been, and always will be humanity's greatest enemy.
You are right that ignorance is the wrold greatest enemy. Ignorant belief in some mythical being that causes humans to do such horrific things to each other.
Hindus, Muslims, Christians all at war with each other. How many thousands were killed in the crusades and the inquisition, all for the love of God. How many people were burned at the stake because they believed in a slightly different version of the same myth. Look at Ireland where four year old children are dragged terrified through hostile crowds just to prove a point.
It's time we all grew up and realised that we are all in this world together, one life is all we have, and we must learn to treat all life as sacred.
Marcus
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alekf posted:
Marcus posted:
Ryan posted:
I'm not usually religious, but yesterday I thought it was appropriate.
I would have thought religion is the most inapporiate thing to turn to. After all it was a fanatical belief in religion that caused this outrage. Each one of those hijackers believed that they would be sitting at the right hand of god as a reward for furthering his cause. Just as the all the other religious zelots throughout history have done.
And don't believe Christianity is any better, thousands were slaughtered holocaustes done in Gods name.
Organised religion should hang its head in shame.
(Edited by Marcus at 3:14 am on Sep. 16, 2001)
You're way of the mark on so many points -- it's not religion that's bad, it's the way people pervert it…
These Muslim terrorists completely perverted Islamic teachings…the perpetrators of genocides in the name of religion pervert it……if you studied religion at all you'd realise what it's all about……and since when were the Nazi's religious at all???? they didn't persecute the Jews, Gypsies, Gays, Slavs, and countless others in the name of any religion…if you passed any history course you'd know that
Ignorant people like you are the ones who allow things like this to happen…ignorance was been, and always will be humanity's greatest enemy.
You are right that ignorance is the wrold greatest enemy. Ignorant belief in some mythical being that causes humans to do such horrific things to each other.
Hindus, Muslims, Christians all at war with each other. How many thousands were killed in the crusades and the inquisition, all for the love of God. How many people were burned at the stake because they believed in a slightly different version of the same myth. Look at Ireland where four year old children are dragged terrified through hostile crowds just to prove a point.
It's time we all grew up and realised that we are all in this world together, one life is all we have, and we must learn to treat all life as sacred.