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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Frederick Smart who wrote (11440)	3/2/2002 8:19:05 AM
From: Giordano Bruno	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

Good Morning Frederick, This mornings question: Would a heavenly Muslim reward of "white raisins of crystal clarity", as opposed to 70 something virgins, increase, or, decrease the Islamic crime rate? In my opinion, while I personally enjoy good raisins, they certainly can't hold a candle to your blue-chip virgin. While scriptural interpretation may seem like a remote and innocuous activity, close textual study of Jewish and Christian scripture played no small role in loosening the Church's domination on the intellectual and cultural life of Europe, and paving the way for unfettered secular thought. "The Muslims have the benefit of hindsight of the European experience, and they know very well that once you start questioning the holy scriptures, you don't know where it will stop," the scholar explained. nytimes.com