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To: neolib who wrote (128653)7/31/2005 12:03:12 AM
From: D. Long  Read Replies (1) of 793818
 
It damn well was religiously motivated

That's a pretty thin and tenuous line you're pulling. The Mormons were religious, the settlers were threatening the Mormons, hence the massacre was religiously motivated. Pretty bad reasoning. The massacred settlers were taunting Mormons along the trail, boasting that the US Army was right behind them and pretty soon they'd get theirs. How's that for a non-religious motivation?

In contrast, the Muslim fanatics that encourage and carry out terrorists attacks believe their acts are not merely justified but *mandated* by their religion.

Derek
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