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Joe, thank you. I sometimes wonder if these people simply hide behind one faith or the other. Do they really believe or just use faith as an excuse?
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Ca88andra
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November 15, 2005
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wordsmith, one of the problems is that the religious fanatics never seem to suffer as they can justify anything!
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 15, 2005
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Ca88andra
Great informative post, Cassie! I, like you, question any faith that produces the hatred that has been occuring around the world.
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Joe_Love
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November 14, 2005
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Cass,
You are right. The end result is always misery and suffering from the religious fanatics who are too far gone to see the devastation they wreak on the innocent.
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word.smith
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November 14, 2005
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Offbeats! Thank you... I'm here now but I guess it's nearly bedtime for you?
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 12, 2005
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Cass
Just checking on you this morning!!
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Offy
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November 12, 2005
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CA88
Sometimes I forget your on the other side of the world
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Offy
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November 11, 2005
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Offbeats! Hi there girl! Nice to see you around. I'm only here for another minute or so then off to pick up my son and his friend and take them to the basketball.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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Ca88
I saw this on the news...scary to say the least
Just dropping in to say hello...........
posted by
Offy
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November 11, 2005
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longjohn - it certainly does!
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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Pat - thanks for thinking of me! It certainly is an interesting time here in Australia, especially if you live in Melbourne or Sydney. I can see that people are becoming suspicious of their neighbours, more so if their neighbours are Muslim. I hope that feeling doesn't escalate.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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Frankenkitty - I haven't even had time to buy apples yet! lol. But I'm working on it. I think when the terrorists targeted Bali earlier on they did actually hurt people who are not comfortably off. They were after the tourists and westerners who frequent that country, but in the end more harm was done to the Balinese people who are not wealthy and cannot afford to lose the tourist dollar.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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Meringue - you could be right in your comment, we could have created terrorists if they weren't already there, however the evidence is pointing to them being involved somehow.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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Symphony - thank you!
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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muser - I hadn't thought of it in that way, but it makes sense. Yes, I am fine - thank you for asking. I've just been really busy - find myself running from one thing to another. Have just had enough time to peek in here today, but hope to write again tomorrow.
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Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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MsVision - yes, the horrible things in the world do seem closer now than when I was growing up. Maybe its just a different perspective comes with age?
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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malcolm - thank you for your comments.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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ksurah, its good that most of us do shudder at those images. Imagine what the world would be like if they made no impression on us.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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babe - sometimes one just doesn't have the reasons...
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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Nickie - thank you!
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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Medusa, yes it seems strange to me that religious fervour can generate so much hatred.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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Nancy - unfortunately I think there are plenty more around who can do just as much damage.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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jojo - terrorists / extremists hate western countries in general, especially the ones who have sided with USA.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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May - it certainly looks as if it will continue for a while longer. Interesting developments along the way.
posted by
Ca88andra
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November 11, 2005
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history repeats itself, again and again and again.....
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longjohnjohn
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November 11, 2005
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well, it was scary, but
it would have been worse if the authorities hadn't scooped up the suspected terrorists. Good for the folks who interrupted the plans and grabbed the alleged bad guys before their probable targets became today's body count. Some statistics we can do without. I thought of you when I saw this news here in the USA, and like you I can't understand the impulse to blow up and destroy the peace of my neighbors... I hope the watchdogs keep working well and protecting... :)
posted by
Pat_B
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November 11, 2005
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I've missed you these last three days. Are you O.K.? Just checking...
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muser
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November 11, 2005
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Unfortunately, as the worlds population
swells, disasters affect more people at once in any given location. When will the world reach maximum capacity as far as population is concerned? Or will nature make sure we don't have to worry about it? Terrorists are a very small segment of the 6 billion plus people in the world, the problem with them is that they target normally "comfortable" people. What is terrorism to a bunch of people who grew up in mud huts and lost most of their family to AIDS or starvation? Seems like such a drop in the bucket. Anyway, take care and I hope you made your boys apple pie
posted by
Flumpystalls3000
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November 10, 2005
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Very well written
and I agree with every word.Am glad if these are genuine terrorists, that they are caught.If they are not, we may just have created some.We love in difficult times, but as long as we have friends, and people who belief in peace and harmony, I guess we will be ok.
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Meringue
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November 10, 2005
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Take care
posted by
_Symphony_
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November 9, 2005
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Just as ther eis a force for good, there is a force for evil. So often,
when bad things happen, God gets the bum rap. Just as guns don't kill, people do...religion is not bad, but the people within them sometimes are. One thing I always try to keep in perspective is that evil wants nothing more than to corrupt what is Good...what better way to do that than through the Church, the Synogogue, the Mosque?
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muser
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November 9, 2005
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We have been so fortunate up until now. My grandmother's life was much harder than mine has been. She was orphaned very young as her parent both died of illnesses quite young. She grew up through the depression and wars and she and my great aunty knew about the dangers of bird flu and were very worried about communism in Asia. She always held onto her purse very tightly when going down the street.
Suddenly with bird flu, natural disasters and threats of violence from within our own country I can see more through her eyes.
In my life as a child there were still terrible wars going on in Vietnam, Cambodia and many other countries but some how we were shielded from them. They all seemed very far away. They seem closer now.
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MsVision
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November 9, 2005
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Well written
and your point about the backlash is especially true - hope it doesn't escalate. I heard about this on the radio but it is so much more real when reading it here. Thanks.
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malcolm
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November 9, 2005
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The images of the planes flying into the twin towers in New York on 9-11
flashed through my mind's eye as I read your post. Made me shudder. Made me sick to my stomach. I don't think any of us who watched those events over and over on TV will become desensitized to it. You said it well; these terrorist groups have a hate for the western world.
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ksurah
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November 8, 2005
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like you I wonder at all religions
posted by
babe_rocks
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November 8, 2005
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Ca88andra,
especially those last paragraphs are ever so true!
posted by
Nickie-Fleming
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November 8, 2005
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Hi Ca88...I had no idea this had occurred so recently....
You wrote this very well and your points strike an important note. Makes you wonder how a few people can take a religion and harbor such hatred and vitriol toward others.
posted by
MedusaNextDoor
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November 8, 2005
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I too have a hard time understanding how someone can want to destroy others as well as the city they grew up in. I'm glad they were captured before they could carry out their attacks.
posted by
Nancy-R-H
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November 8, 2005
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Wow!
What could they possibly hate about Australia? It is so sad that the world never evolved into a more peaceful place.
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jojostar
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November 8, 2005
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Ca88andra, this is a phase of history which will continue for a long time, beyond our lifetimes I expect. I prefer that they say alleged until a conviction is made.
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Azur
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November 8, 2005
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