Is this the post you consider arrogant, pompous, and depressingly coy? Odd. My coldness toward JLA does not come out of the blue. There is a history of one-liner nastiness toward me on his part. As you know.
JLA, now that I know you can write full sentences and express an actual concept, I know you are capable of understanding the absurdity of the position that it is an attack on religion or God to acknowledge the completely documented fact that these people are Islamic fundamentalist extremists who believe, for example, that their 'martyrdom' will win them immediate entry into the Paradise of their faith.
There are good and bad Christians. There are good and bad Muslims. These are bad Muslims.
<<<Of course she meant to defame religion by making the consequence of sincere, traditional belief appear to be terror or, invoking Falwell, bigotry. >>>
Why is it 'defaming' religion to point out that there are good and bad religious people? It is a simple fact of life, just as.... John Stuart Mill and Stalin.
Of course if you want you can just define anyone who does what you disapprove of as atheists, whatever their actual beliefs.
Doing that won't make it so, but it will evidently make you feel more comfortable.
Re Falwell: Yes, he's a bigot. Not all religious people are bigots. I have not said or implied otherwise. |
