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To: Zeev Hed who wrote (604)	11/18/2001 1:16:36 PM
From: Carl R.	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 644

After the September 11th crisis Pat Robertson and Jerry Falwell were roundly attacked for making the comments that the attacks were attributable to our not being a christian nation. The comments were ill-timed, and poorly expressed, but the more I think about it, the more I come to the conclusion that they were probably more right than wrong. Secular huminists have been trying to portray this as a war between one evil and intolerant religion (Islam) and another evil and intolerant religion (Christianity). In their mind, if we were all just more tolerant, permissive, and understanding, and quit thinking that our religion is the only correct religion, things like this wouldn't happen. The believe that man is fundamentally good, and that we will move forwards to a new future of peace and harmony only when we leave behind the baggage of intolerance and self-righteousness. I have to admit that I have never been in a Moslem country, and am certainly no expert on their religion. Nevertheless in their communications the message I see repeatedly is that they see the United States as a country without morals. The are appalled by the evil that they see on American TV, and fear that these evils will be encouraged to develop within their own culture and communities. How could a religious foreign citizen not watch American TV and conclude that we a violent, godless country? Yes, it's true that Moslems do oppose the spread of Christianity. I somehow believe that they have much more opposition to the spread of secular huminism, which I consider to be an alternate religion. I believe that if we were in fact a christian country, they wouldn't like us, but they wouldn't have quite the hatred that they do for what they perceive to be a decadent, godless way of life. Thus, to me, there was an element of truth in what Falwell said, and that one reason for the attacks was that our culture is partly responsible for the fact that we are hated by other, religious countries. Any comments? Carl Note: I am a Christian, but I do not listen to either Falwell or Robertson, so I can't say that I know exactly what it was that they said. I am not posting this as a blast towards secular huminism, but simply to express my view that the attack was really an expression of a split between secular huminism and Islam much more than a split between Christianity and Islam. Thus tolerance of everything does not resolve all disputes.