Bee:

I chose a kasbah on the spur of the moment. I wouldn't put up my soapbox in a farmer's market in Indiana, either. I am sure some large and burly tractor repairman would feel it his divine duty to lift me off it by my collar, and perhaps thrash me to teach me Grace. :)

That said, though, I believe in its present state that Islam is more prone to solve the problem of non-belief with ciolence than most other religions.

I recommend three excellent current books around these themes:

Infidel by Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Monkey Girl by Edward Humes

Breaking the Spell: Religion as a Natural Phenomenon by Daniel C. Dennett

Regards,


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