From: Adam <""4thwormcastfromthemolehill\"{at}the field.near
the bridge">

George Sherwood wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Nov 2006 14:35:05 +1100, John Beckett wrote:
>
>
>> Second, whereas it's easy to see how completely absurd is the
>> intellectual position of religious leaders in Iran etc, it's becoming
>> harder to see any fundamental distinction between a necon christian from
>> Washington and a whacko islamist from the other side of the world.
>>
> From my point of view I have problems with that statement.  As soon as you
> find a necon christian making statements like this:
>
>
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/21/AR20061121004
24.html
>
> An Iranian cleric has offered his house as a reward to anyone who kills an
> Azeri writer he says insulted the Prophet Mohammad, the Fars News Agency
> reported.
>
> Last week, an Azeri court jailed journalist Rafika Tagi, who wrote an
> article in Azerbaijan's Senet newspaper illustrated by cartoons of the
> Prophet. The cartoons were originally published in Denmark and caused an
> outcry in the Muslim world earlier this year.
>
> I might be able to agree with you. But until then what are you saying is a
> best a cliche and worst just a lie.
>
> George


http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4177664.stm

"US religious broadcaster Pat Robertson has called for the US to
assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez."

Adam

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