ok ....

Freda referred to the atrocities committed in Ireland and Mainland UK by young Irish men mostly between the ages of 17-40
Do I believe that they maimed and murdered their fellow men in the name of a Protestant or Catholic God? - no I think it was because of years of perceived (and in many instances actual) grievous political and social inequalities and impotence to change the situation. I am unaware of anyone quoting the Bibles teaching of "an eye for an eye" as causation

As many people from abroad identified with these struggles and by their funding and other means of support kept the bombing going it is not too difficult surely to consider that disaffected young men from any culture (including an Islamic one) seeing those with whom they feel an infinity also subjected to dispossion would feel similar anger.

Being from a Western cultural upbringing where, until relatively recently suicide was seen both as a sin and a legal crime, I can understand the puzzlement with which "we" regard suicide bombers (this was reflected during WW2 as well)and regard it as very alien

A more profitable discussion would look at the causes of these actions not merely at their effects however horrendous they may be. It is just too simplistic to quote "9/11" the Palestinian and Iranian interventions preceed this.

It is also interesting to note that another recent poll discovered that over 2/3rds of British people made a direct connection between the recent bombings and our role in the invasion of Iraq!

Now.....will someone please explain to me the Christian fundamentalism that encourages and condones the bombing of doctors nurses and patients in abortion clinics?