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To: SecularBull who wrote (183457)	9/19/2001 1:58:34 AM
From: DavesM	Respond to of 769670

It is an argument made by a demagogue. 5000 people have been murdered, and the evils committed by Bin Laden are downplayed, to score political points against Falwell.

To: SecularBull who wrote (183457)	9/19/2001 2:27:33 AM
From: phyxter	Respond to of 769670

> On the face of it, it is arguable that bin Laden and > Falwell are apples and apples to an extent. Falwell may be silly and stupid, a hypocrite and ill-spoken, and a poor spokesman for Christianity, but he is not evil. I'll echo DavesM here. bin Laden (presuming indeed he is behind the WTC destruction) is evil. The murder of thousands of innocents just cannot be excused, atoned for, forgiven. The embarrassment of being rebuked by a (Republican!) White House was enough to convince Rev. Falwell to apologise (and one can imagine how it pained him), and that is probably enough penance for this particular transgression. > I haven't seen Falwell encouraging actions against the > innocent Indeed. The evil among us are those who vandalize Arab-owned businesses, organize mobs to storm Mosques, and assault, injure (and even murder) our own citizens for the reason that they appear to be Arabic. Falwell is not one these, nor could I imagine him encouraging or defending any such. > Falwell has been smokin' sumthin If only.