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Thread #67753   Message #1137987
Posted By: Teribus
16-Mar-04 - 08:39 AM
Thread Name: BS: Costa Terror
Subject: RE: BS: Costa Terror
Ah, well, yes equally deep thinking Jim,

While I would tend to agree with you that, "Not all of Islam supports Bin Laden, nor fundementalism, for that matter." - they are not the ones who are wandering the planet blowing innocent bystanders to bits.

And to answer a question you asked earlier - So far I have not heard the moderate voice of Islam openly and roundly condemn Al-Qaeda's and similar like minded group's interpretation of Islam. But then as you state these moderate Muslims, like Osama, also believe in the ideal of a totally Islamic world - I don't, never will.

I also believe that today's practice of christianity does not demand total conversion to Christianity - Anywhere. Might have done once upon a time, in fact not for sometime, definitiely not now.

Now to progress to the bit about UN Resolutions.

Yes, by all means, let us win, "The hearts and minds", and "respect" of all those moderate Muslims by pre-emptively telling Israel to get her finger out and adhere to all relevant UN resolutions.

But in doing that we would then have to engage in the process of winning, "The hearts and minds", and "respect" of all Israelis by also pre-emptively telling all those Arab countries to get their collective fingers out and adhere to all relevant UN resolutions applicable to them with regard to the State of Israel.

Or is that concept just a little too even handed for you to grasp.