This is the message I was going to send my mother in regards to a myspace bulletin that she posted. Myspace and Weller don't mix well.
http://www.breakthechain.org/exclusives/rickmathes.html
I want you to read in full the material on the address above. My education of media (no degree doesn't mean I'm not educated, it only indicates that I have a lazy streak) has instilled in me an innate desire to always dig just a little bit deeper and never take things at face value.
I hope you realize that the Palestinian people were forced out of their homeland (Israel) after WWII in the same way that the founding fathers of this entire nation have forced Native Americans on to reservations.
Don't believe everything that you read. Just because a "friend" sends you a message, doesn't make it true.
I have Muslim friends and clients. They are disturbed by the actions of extremists. They do not identify with the inciters and instigators. They cherish their freedom as Americans (albeit Muslim Americans...the Jews went through the EXACT SAME HATRED in the 1940's, just ask Groucho Marx).
By declaring war on a religion, America basically signs its own death sentence. We are NOT at war with Islam. We ARE at war with those who wish to undermine our freedom. Unfortunately, our leaders are disillusioned otherwise.
At this point, I feel it necessary to clarify my own views. I love the USA. I am proud of the freedoms we have. I support our troops though I abhor war. If those men and women are willing to put their lives on the line to defend my freedoms, then I will embrace those freedoms to the fullest and exemplify them at every turn.
I only wish that they didn't have to put their lives on the line. Since they willingly do, I want to say thank you to each and every one of them. I truly appreciate every single person who has stepped up to defend us against the wrong-doings of others.
Islamic extremists lay claim to 9-11. How many Christians lay claim to The Crusades? Killing in the name of God...seems a little too familiar...
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I have to disagree with you on one important aspect. All men of reason and science are at war with religion and we have been since the dark ages were illuminated by the likes of Pythagoras and DaVinci etc. Even moderate Christians pose a threat to a logical and rational society because they impede progress and foster the irrationality that breeds extremism.
ReplyDeleteRight now the US has the highest teen birth rate in the world. Think about that, higher than India, higher than Brazil. The Bush administration spent over a billion dollars in the last 8 years teaching abstinence to the detriment of our kids, our health care system, and ultimately our economy, and did so with the full backing of the Christians and why? Not because it makes any kind of sense but because of a ridiculous notion like sin. Stem Cell research, abortion, the list goes on and on. The fact is that Christians have been dragged kicking and screaming into the 21st century by science and we would no doubt be much more advanced had we not been carrying that cross on our backs.
The irrational can never be anything but an anchor around the neck of a thinking and scientific society. There is no such thing as harmless faith. They may mean no harm but by their very nature and what they believe they will bring harm.