From: Ellen K. 

One crazy person doing something and attributing it to his religion is
clearly one crazy person.

Multiple official representatives of a religion, all saying the same thing
and attributing it to their religion, is a strong indication that the
religion in question can legitimately be interpreted in accordance with
their statements.

On Sun, 20 Nov 2005 03:32:13 +0000, Adam
 wrote in message
:

>Ellen K. wrote:
>
>> That doesn't mean the religion is the problem.  If the assassin claimed
>> Margaret Thatcher told him to kill Rabin, would you blame Thatcher?
>>
>
>You obviously seem to hold islam resposible for numrous things so while
>I agree with the above I would ask the same of you.
>
>e.g.:
>
>"While what you write about Christians is true, they stopped killing
>people who disagreed with their religious beliefs several hundred years
>ago.  Muslims are doing it today."
>
>Adam
>
>> On Wed, 16 Nov 2005 06:39:22 +0000, Adam 
>> wrote in message :
>>
>>
>>>Ellen K. wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>Whether his actions were correct depends on whether they were in
>>>>accordance with Jewish religious law.  Since they were not
in accordance
>>>>with Jewish religious law, they were not correct.  People
can be crazy
>>>>regardless of their religious beliefs.
>>>>
>>>
>>>Indeed. Which my point. & they can use their perversion of
religion to
>>>justify anything.
>>>
>>>Adam
>>>
>>>
>>>>On Tue, 15 Nov 2005 22:30:17 +0000, Adam

>>>>wrote in message :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>Was Rabin's killer a good Jew doing the lord's work?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>No, his action was contrary to Jewish religious law.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>But he was a jew carrying out what he thought was an
action required by
>>>>>his jewishness to prevent someone giving away land
which god had given
>>>>>to the jews so surely he was correct in his actions?
>>>>
>>>>
>>

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