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- From: rajat@sunny3.che.clarkson.edu (Rajat Kapoor)
- Subject: Conflict amongst Religious Groups (was Moslems!)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec27.002837.8722@news.clarkson.edu>
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- References: <1992Dec25.181657.17528@news.clarkson.edu>
- Date: Sun, 27 Dec 1992 00:28:37 GMT
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- From article <1992Dec25.045517.24613@fuug.fi>, by an3923@anon.penet.fi:
- >
- > Almost every conceivable problem in the world is caused by moslems.
- >
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- Perhaps we are being too hasty in branding Islamic faith as root cause
- of all evils. Every religion goes through a violent phase. Its just a
- question of how mature the faith becomes with the passage of time.
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- Every religion, save for Hinduism and Judaism that are as old as
- civilization itself, had to contend with winning followers from other
- faiths on the face of a strong opposition by these "majority" faiths.
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- While Christianity (2000 yrs old) faced opposition primarily from Judaism,
- Islam (only 1400 yrs old) had to contend with multitude of "major" faiths.
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- Survival breeds and imbibes hardened attitudes (fanatism) among the
- faithfuls, who then carry out the "mission" with a zeal and fervor
- that is both, barbaric and violent.
-
- Herein lies the answer. Islamic forces have yet to "mellow" to
- moderation with time. Something this generation or the next may not
- live to see.
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- Rajat Kapoor
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