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To: JohnM who wrote (44300)	9/16/2002 1:03:27 AM
From: Nadine Carroll	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

The principle thesis of Islamist thought is the absence of the separation of state and religion Nope, that's a general characteristic of Islamic thought. The Islamists are distinguished by a desire to impose, by force if necessary, a totalitarian form of Shari'a, which is thought to represent a return to "pure" 7th century Islam. That is something quite specific and different, and it cannot reasonably be compared to some general rhetoric from Falwell about the US being a Christian country or wanting to outlaw abortion. I have never heard Falwell or Robertson advocating an overthrow of the Constitution and rule by preachers.