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Current Events » in reply to Yeah, al Qaeda, Monaghan, it's all part of the same ball of wax, right?

Do you think al Qaeda just sprung up fully formed?

No. It started slowly, with a group of extremists advocating exclusivity for their own religious beliefs, eventually involving government advocacy and enforcement.

People who value religious freedom must speak up when faced with this type of thing in their own backyards, regardless of the brand of religion involved. Someone who doesn't speak up will find his right to speak up greatly eroded when people in other lands allow, by their direct action or by their failure to act, such extremism to take root and grow.

Of course, I can't speak about "we" because there is no public interest that might involve a "we" about such things. It indicates prejudice. That would extend to foreign policy, too, the ultimate "we".

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