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I just have a couple things to comment on.
There are a lot of people bitching out there about the pizza parlor owner, father of one of the "Fort Dix Six" to the point where I fear for the guys safety. One of his employees (referred to as the 'chef') quit in a huff, declaring to the press that his son is in the 82nd Airborne and that he wouldn't work in a place that would support terrorism. Okay. All parents are blind to the follies of their children, especially if they go out of their way to hide said follies (or murderous acts, etc.) from the parents in question. Just because the son believes this crap doesn't mean the father does. Sheesh.
And then there are the people bitching about the "Muslim lawyer" (anyone else feel the racist hate coming off of that appellation? reminds me of antisemitism, all you have to do is replace Muslim with Jew...) saying "don’t equate actions with religion" when speaking to the press. Anyone remember the crusades? Every religion I've ever heard of (except for Buddhism, which goes out of its way to make sure adherents know that non-violence is part of the whole concept of Buddhist thought) has had militants, militant phases, and have decimated members of other religions who in turn profess the same. Convert or die! It is also the case that there are people who are members in each of those aforementioned religions who would not commit violence or atrocities against fellow human beings, regardless of the others' religious beliefs. This is called individual expression of belief. It is also referred to as individual interpretation of doctrine.
**Do not misinterpret any of the above as approval for violence or terrorism, (because that wasn't what I was saying, sheesh) regardless of who commits it and on whom it is committed. Violence begets violence, hatred begets hatred.
There are a lot of people bitching out there about the pizza parlor owner, father of one of the "Fort Dix Six" to the point where I fear for the guys safety. One of his employees (referred to as the 'chef') quit in a huff, declaring to the press that his son is in the 82nd Airborne and that he wouldn't work in a place that would support terrorism. Okay. All parents are blind to the follies of their children, especially if they go out of their way to hide said follies (or murderous acts, etc.) from the parents in question. Just because the son believes this crap doesn't mean the father does. Sheesh.
And then there are the people bitching about the "Muslim lawyer" (anyone else feel the racist hate coming off of that appellation? reminds me of antisemitism, all you have to do is replace Muslim with Jew...) saying "don’t equate actions with religion" when speaking to the press. Anyone remember the crusades? Every religion I've ever heard of (except for Buddhism, which goes out of its way to make sure adherents know that non-violence is part of the whole concept of Buddhist thought) has had militants, militant phases, and have decimated members of other religions who in turn profess the same. Convert or die! It is also the case that there are people who are members in each of those aforementioned religions who would not commit violence or atrocities against fellow human beings, regardless of the others' religious beliefs. This is called individual expression of belief. It is also referred to as individual interpretation of doctrine.
**Do not misinterpret any of the above as approval for violence or terrorism, (because that wasn't what I was saying, sheesh) regardless of who commits it and on whom it is committed. Violence begets violence, hatred begets hatred.
