tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post9055942542763191975..comments2023-12-24T06:13:49.857-05:00Comments on Confessions of a Closet Republican: Violence- In the name of religionIncognitohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-88418590236809694052006-12-27T16:33:00.000-05:002006-12-27T16:33:00.000-05:00doughnutjane: in essence, it really is a religious...doughnutjane: in essence, it really is a religious war. it started with Saddam's massacre of the Kurds and his subjugation and oppression of the Shia majority. though how he managed that, I have no idea. while the Kurdish situation could be considered ethnic cleansing, it really has its basis in religion. And the current sectarian violence, is very obviously religious in nature. I do agree that any form of extremism is dangerous.Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-90416675032594433942006-12-26T17:59:00.000-05:002006-12-26T17:59:00.000-05:00Sadly and reluctantly, I have to agree with your b...Sadly and reluctantly, I have to agree with your basic thoughts on this one. Though some of the support for our actions in Iraq is religiously motivated, I wouldn't consider it a religious war. The actions that took place on 9-11, though, were, and it's disgusting. Religious fundamentalism of any brand seems to be dangerous and violent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-67837113131692076322006-12-25T23:10:00.000-05:002006-12-25T23:10:00.000-05:00Peter: But how are you expected to behave toward ...Peter: But how are you expected to behave toward those who are trying to annihilate you?Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-1307346005136284672006-12-25T23:08:00.000-05:002006-12-25T23:08:00.000-05:00dick clinch: I might have a twenty-first century m...dick clinch: I might have a twenty-first century mentality, but I'm still very conservative when it comes to foreign policy. I have lived all over the world and feel I have earned my perspective. <br /><br />The violence in the middle-east predates the Iraqi conflict. It goes back decades and centuries. As long as they believe that there are no consequences to killing what they call Kafirs, and that they will actually attain God's glory for killing a non-believer then the violence will continue. They have a very different mentality from Westerners and whether you believe I am being alarmist, Islamic Imperialism is a problem. I have a post that I am working on that will illuminate that further.<br />Peace.Incognitohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09692949516037191969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-15001475268907401942006-12-25T19:38:00.000-05:002006-12-25T19:38:00.000-05:00The challenge is not to decide who is right and wr...The challenge is not to decide who is right and wrong; the challenge is to figure out how to behave toward those people that one is certain are Wrong.Peter Greenehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16511193640285760299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34133856.post-83035563117154345762006-12-25T19:26:00.000-05:002006-12-25T19:26:00.000-05:00Perhaps you should consider coming out of the clos...Perhaps you should consider coming out of the closet. It seems you have a twenty-first century mentality. I seem to think that if Islamic extremists and the Bush administration joined us in twenty-first century thought the violence would subside.<br /><br />That, unfortunately, isn't going to happen as long as they keep killing in the name of their Gods.dick clinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00641545124572705106noreply@blogger.com