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Thread #102635   Message #2101510
Posted By: John Hardly
13-Jul-07 - 08:56 AM
Thread Name: Salman Rushdie - Outrage.
Subject: RE: Salman Rushdie - Outrage.
"Mind you, I doubt if Christians would threaten to kill me "


This idea has been offered up several times (the last two times from Stringslinger and now by dianavan) in this thread...

...each time as though to say that Christianity and Islam would demonstrate the same response to a blasphemy of their God.

...each time as though there is no meaningful difference between THREATS/COMMANDS to KILL and expression of displeasure.

I don't see it. No, Stringslinger, even Robertson, as nuts as he is (and he is) did NOT threaten Chavez. And, NO, Dawkins, et al, are at no risk of Christian jihad.

And, no, displeasure is not the same as ordering the death of another. It just isn't.