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To: Doug Barton <DougB@DougBarton.net>, yvan <niooi@cybercable.fr>
From: Brett Glass <brett@lariat.org>
Subject: Re: Religion: islam is not what you think... Look at yourself
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At 12:25 PM 10/23/2001, Doug Barton wrote:

>        I haven't seen anyone claim that. All human civilizations, past and
>present, have committed atrocities, frequently in the name of some
>religion or another. Those religions shouldn't be judged by the actions
>of people who commit horrible crimes ostensibly in their name.

I disagree. Religions that explicitly command their followers to 
commit horrible crimes absolutely should -- in fact, MUST -- be 
condemned. If they are not, any killer can claim that he or she 
is exempt from fundamental human ethical and moral codes due to his 
or her religion.

To cite one example: Suppose that I declared myself to be a Thuggee.
Would I then be justified in committing ritual murder because it was
required by my religion?

--Brett Glass



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