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Food You are a very logical person with a nice balance of mind and heart
I find a lot of great stuff here in the comments and also in the posts. I cannot really offer much in the way of dialogue or discourse. I am an observer a lot of the time. I have a lot to learn...thanks for your help : )( :
posted by
mysteria
on August 14, 2006 at 10:27 PM
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PF...
I'll be checking on how you got out of that whale of a fix.
posted by
food4thought
on August 14, 2006 at 8:04 PM
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Tighe…
Perhaps the contrast between my aunt and uncle is what formed my opinions of prayer. My uncle would have everyone say a prayer, even at a restaurant and it embarrassed me to no end. My aunt is Catholic and they just silently crossed themselves and that was it. Again, I’m not religious but I think silent prayers should be as effective as verbal ones. Face if, if you are religious, God sees your thoughts, you don’t have to say a word, The Big Guy knows all, right?
posted by
food4thought
on August 14, 2006 at 8:04 PM
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Afzal…
What we have here is an exchange of ideas, I have learned a few things and that is what we should all be after. I think the media can take a little of the blame, an angry crowd is better eye candy than people just going about their business. Thank your for the comments.
posted by
food4thought
on August 14, 2006 at 7:59 PM
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Prayer In Schools
I have to agree with the point on prayer in schools. It should be fair across the board. I have an aunt who lives in Dearborn, MI. Five times a day you can hear the bells and whistles announcing that it is time to pray. This brings up another point- what exactly defines what is offensive in a religious manner. If a nativity scene can be deemed offensive on sight, cannot a bell signalling prayer time city-wide be offensive to the ear? I think things are going to heat up on this religious front in short order.
posted by
TheTighe
on August 14, 2006 at 2:32 PM
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posted by
Passionflower
on August 14, 2006 at 9:35 AM
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food4thought, I for one do not subscribe to the views of the extremist
and I am personally against all such activities which hurts human feelings. I have always spoken against fanatics even locally in country and city at Kolkat , I am well know for my secular views and their many many million Muslims who are like me but they are not united and well knit as Alqueda, or the Hizbullas or any other such organisations. Thanks for your balanced views in the matter.
posted by
afzal50
on August 13, 2006 at 10:24 PM
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Divine one...
So, we all agree, extremeism in the name of religion is the root of most problems in the world today. This, when all religions claim to be for peace. Now we have food for thought.
posted by
food4thought
on August 13, 2006 at 10:19 PM
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Islam or bust.
You know we can offer a similiar analogy about Christianity a religion for which more wars have been fought that has generated more blood shed than all other. The truth of the matter is "WE" don't like "THEM" and we simply mask our disgust in the cloak of "ISLAMIC EXTREMISM." What say all to CHRISTIAN EXTREMISM?
posted by
Divine_1
on August 13, 2006 at 8:49 PM
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Afzal...
I haven't read the Bible, nor do I need to in order to see Bush's belief that his Christian view is "right". I don't agree with him. I don't have to know the Cathecism (the articles of the Catholic church) to see the problem with the Catholic church not pursuing the sex abuse scandals aggressively enough. While I might glean an understanding from the Quran, I still find the message of the misguided speaks far louder than the message of the true believers. That is the problem with all religions. I would believe you do not see Islam as the basis of extreme groups, yet that is what they claim, regardless of what any holy book says. I do not see religion as the main problem. The problem is the humans calling themselves religious who stray from the doctrines or fail to correct those who do. Those of us who love peace must take this message to the forefront, don't you think?
posted by
food4thought
on August 13, 2006 at 7:16 PM
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The Holy Quran says: There is no compulsion in religion .
My friend I request you to read "The Holy Quran" thouroghly and you will
find your answer but read it with an open mind . Islam is a religion of Peace and not War. By seeing some misguided elements on the forefront you cannot judge any religion, Can any one Judge Christianity on the basis of the acts of one individual like G.B. Bush , or another war monger Tony Blaire or for that matter the entire united nation which is not united at all . Let me tell you that we find fault with a religion without ever going into the depth of its doctrines. Can any one blame
chritianity for all the wrongs and sufferings of humanity in this world today because the world is actually ruled by the Chritian powers, no we cannot , we need to apply our wisdom before we critise any body.
posted by
afzal50
on August 13, 2006 at 6:13 PM
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