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To: Raymond James Norris who wrote (991)	9/10/1998 12:56:00 PM
From: wallacestevens	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1542

RJN: I, for one, would be delighted to hear more about aspects of Islam from you, for you do not seem to be a fundamentalist. So far, your posts have been respectful and interesting. I've only learned a very little about Islam so far. As with most religions, the pure form of it (before human beings mess it up) seems, on balance, wonderful. When I post "facts" about religions I mean no disrespect to those religions. It's fundamentalism that I do object to and can find no respect for.

To: Raymond James Norris who wrote (991)	9/10/1998 8:14:00 PM
From: Dayuhan	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1542

Raymond, I've no objection to hearing about religion, or I wouldn't be here (sometimes wonder why I am, but that's another story). But please understand that I'm a wee bit touchy on the subject of proof, and even more on the subject of exclusivity. The moment I hear "the only way" or "the only truth" I bristle a bit. I just don't believe that God would be so discriminatory in the distribution of truths. Could it possibly be that every faith has a piece of the jigsaw puzzle of truth, and that all we have to do to see the whole is to stop proclaiming the merits of our individual pieces and try to put them together? Steve