The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #107284 Message #2223766
Posted By: Riginslinger
28-Dec-07 - 12:49 PM
Thread Name: OBIT: Benazhir Bhutto Assassinated
Subject: RE: OBIT: Benazhir Bhutto Assassinated
"Anybody who has said that that religion should be "stamped out" has no leg to stand on in criticizing terrorism..."
"It will also be interesting to see if this strengthens McCain--...Or whether his position on immigration...is still poison for the Republican true believers. (And even some Mudcatters, of the Tancredo-Lou Dobbs school)."
"...of the 3 men responsible for most deaths in human history--Stalin, Hitler and Mao--none were exactly religious firebrands."
Ron - It looks like you're phishing!
You seem to want to avoid the reality of the dangers of religion, but don't forget, Hitler was Catholic. And when he wanted to extend his influence over the German people, he tried to resurrect Norse Mythology. He certainly understood the down side--or for his purposes, the up-side--of religion.
Further, anyone discussing immigration in America who can't distinguish between the motives of Tom Tancredo and Lou Dobbs just hasn't looked very deeply into the problem, I would suggest.
Finally, as sad as it is, Bhutto, in the end, seems to me to have become a victim of religious followers, people who are simply incapable of thinking for themselves.