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To: RON BL who wrote (321114)	11/18/2002 5:58:15 PM
From: Thomas A Watson	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 769670

Those things you have described are stupid ignorant beliefs of the victims of xenophobia and rationalized by stupid ignorant xenophobic individuals or clerics. For anyone to suggest that they represent Islam and all Muslims or even the majority of Muslims is a view thru a xenophobic lens. Tell me how anyone would wish to pay money to hear a rapist speak. No country or religion and it seems political party has dibs on all the stupid people. "Muslim" "doing good" 7990 G/E ratio 5.3 "Muslim" "doing evil" 1480 "Catholic" "doing evil" 2310 "Catholic" "doing good" 18200 G/E 7.8 "Catholicism" "doing evil" 391 G/E 6.8 "Catholicism" "doing good" 2690 "Islam" "doing good" 7560 G/E 4.344 "Islam" "doing evil" 1740 "Jews" "doing good" 24600 G/E 5.8 "Jews" "doing evil" 4180

To: RON BL who wrote (321114)	11/18/2002 8:50:43 PM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

It is a crime to be a Christian in many Islamic countries punishable by death. I'm only familiar with Saudi Arabia, which is definitely one of the more extreme cases. It is not a crime to BE a Christian there; in fact many Christian Westerners still work there and the gov't and muttawa (religious police) know they are Christians. HOWEVER, it is illegal to possess material espousing any other religion or to PRACTICE any other religion. Since "practice" can be interpreted pretty broadly, it can get close to what you say. And the dogs outrank the women there. Towards the other extreme in that area is Tunisia. You can practice whatever religion you wish and women can work and drive and they dress like Western women.