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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (29656)	9/26/2001 2:48:31 PM
From: Solon	Respond to of 82486

"Public prayer, Gaither said, "is totally inappropriate. It's divisive." I agree with him. But, I think that small principles must yield to larger principles within the context of human safety. If small concessions to "principle" will create unity which preserves a nation--it may, perhaps, be tolerated within a pragmatic (and temporary) context...

To: Lane3 who wrote (29656)	9/26/2001 2:51:39 PM
From: bonnuss_in_austin	Respond to of 82486

Karen, thx very much for your time and effort to bring that... ...link here. I am so glad that so much -- more -- is being covered in the U.S. mainstream media these days ... without 'shame' -- rather, fear -- of bucking the 'Establishment,' etc. 'In a family newspaper.' Geez, I hope it serves to educate the ignorant in this country. Never mind who I think those people are. Is irrevelant. -g- bia

To: Lane3 who wrote (29656)	9/26/2001 3:23:37 PM
From: Win Smith	Respond to of 82486

A quote I stumbled on elsewhere: (On going to war over religion) -- "You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend." David Ben Gurion stumps.org The Ben Gurion attribution is dubious, though it was #3 on the google list, google.com . Arafat is a more common attribution, but the most common and probably most likely is one Rich Jeni. I used to have some SI correspondence with a guy who, it turns out, was a fairly close relative of someone who (years ago) was often mentioned in the same breath as Arafat. Didn't find that out till later, he was fairly discreet about politics, as you might imagine. He was also a Christian, as was his relative.