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Old 15-11-2003, 11:43   #194
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Re: anti americanism fashionable

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I may be wrong here but I read somewhere that part of the problem with Islamic fundamentalism is that Islam is a relatively new religion compared to Cristianity and they are about 600 years behind where Cristianity is now. Think back to what Cristians were doing 600 years ago and you can see why they seem to have such a big/active 'lunatic fringe'
The problem is the qua'ran doesn't leave much room for interpretation. The Bible is full of metaphoric lessions that Jesus taught, you can argue they mean almost anything. The qua'ran is more like a guide book, it tells people how to live and even mentions punishments for criminal (ie. cutting their hands off). This is why Muslim fundamentalists are many and dangerous.
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Exactly! It's the 'handful of insane ones' that I'm on about- they are evil, normal people don't do things like that.
Yes, but it must be remembered that they were only reacting or over-reacting to the hate already there.
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