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2003-03-08 Iraq

Resisting Invaders Individual Duty: Qaradawi

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Posted by Fred Pruitt 2003-03-08 06:43 pm|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hummm...
This brings to mind Orson Scott Card's postword in "Children of the Mind", regarding 'edge' cultures versus 'center' cultures. Center cultures absorb outsiders (like the Chinese did with the Mongols), while edge cultures try to hold them away (like Card's own Mormons).
Increased communication and interaction tends to make center cultures stronger, whereas it eats away at edge cultures.
In the long run, the free flow of ideas will slowly overrun the extremists.
In the meantime, they're rather like a cornered animal and downright dangerous.

Posted by Dishman 2003-03-08 19:21:41|| 2003-03-08 19:21:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Fred, keep in mind that both the Pope and Anglican Church have also disavowed the war, albeit with less inflamtory language. So both Islam and Christendom would support tyrants and murderers.

Posted by john 2003-03-08 22:19:55|| 2003-03-08 22:19:55|| Front Page Top

#3 John, bear in mind that neither the Pope nor the Archbishop of Canterbury speak for anything like all of Christendom. . . .

Posted by Matt 2003-03-08 23:49:37|| 2003-03-08 23:49:37|| Front Page Top

#4 --It is an individual duty on all Muslims, men and women,â he stressed.--

Oh, sure, Now women are equal. It's OK to be bantha poodoo.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-09 01:00:35|| 2003-03-09 01:00:35|| Front Page Top

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