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Old 07-21-2006, 01:11 PM   #291
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Originally Posted by spence
Without religious ferver what kind of position would the poor be in? It's a two way street...

Also, Islam hasn't always been this intolerant of challenging opinions. The pendulum can certainly swing the other way...

Start empowering women business people in Islamic societies and lookout


Well, is the motivation for the teaching of hate (and there's a lot of it) driven by a sense of religious duty, or by a sense of authoritarian control?

We've all heard the stories of the anti-semetic and anti-western rhetoric in Saudi Arabian textbooks. Is this to inspire Jihad, or to direct the attention of the flocks away from their own corrupt rulers?


I've read that far more Muslims have died due to terrorisim in the past 30 years than have non-Muslims. This would indicate that the struggle against the infidel is only a part of the problem.

-spence
We are chipping in and sending you to Iraq to fix their problems with your ideas

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