From: Tony Williams 

John Beckett wrote:
> "Phil Payne" 
wrote in message
> news::
>> "Islam is a religion of peace, tolerance, kindness and
integrity. That is
>> why we have told him if he regrets what he did, then we will
forgive him,"
>> he told the BBC News website.
>
> This is surely the Greatest Ever Misuse of language! George Orwell could
> not have imagined such talk.
>
> This event (wanting to kill someone because they converted to some other
> religion) is going to be a test of OUR tolerance. Over the last couple of
> years I have been contemplating the conclusion that our tolerance may be
> our fatal weakness.

Our tolerance is our strength IMO. Some people might mistake it for
weakness but in the long run I'm convinced it's the best philosophy, and
the history of intolerant vs. tolerant societies seems to back me up.

--
Tony

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