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To: elmatador who wrote (9556)9/20/2006 7:42:02 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 218649
 
we are edging toward a faith-energized blood letting of civilization proportions.

the only question is whether we will step over the edge.



To: elmatador who wrote (9556)9/20/2006 8:16:02 PM
From: 8bits  Respond to of 218649
 
"After 2.000 years, is that what we call progress? They should have elected a Brazilian!"

Important Immans regularly make disparaging remarks towards Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism and generally do not apologize for it. Did you read Pope Benedict's comments..? What infuriated Muslims was a quote from a philosopher from 600 years ago. It appears that some elements of the Muslim world have taken them out of context to raise a furor.

guardian.co.uk

Another thing to note is that According to the UN "Arab Human Development Report" (2003), "No more than 10,000 books were translated into Arabic over the entire past millennium, equivalent to the number translated into Spanish each year."