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".
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?
The whole thread (108 posts)
- Letter from al Qaeda
- Interesting how this thread is going
- So at least Isreal is safe until after they take down Syria, lebenan, and Egypt.
- Five thousand years and little has changed - except better weapons
- "Five thousand years" Not at all. 9,500 YEARS!
- re: Five thousand years and little has changed - except better weapons
- re: Really?
- re: Really?
- We're already brought freedom...now we're just taking over.
- SDAI, you certainly have a way of spurring...ummm..."vigorous debate"... (n/t)
- "Deep down they all know that the US has already earned the right to rule the world and is, already, the de facto ruler of the world. "
- Manifest Destiny: The excuse Americans invented for genocide.
- re: Did you?
- What is freedom?
- What is freedom? Good question......
- re: What is freedom? Good question......
- Good illustration of my observation.........
- Power of ownership and contract law
- Didn't Monaghan see The Village?
- re: My Idea of freedom...
- Besides...
- right to be free of Christians and Christianity
- Your subjective and insulting observation?
- re: illustration
- Managhan is forcing you to live in "Sinless City"?
- Here are a few details:
- Publius commented on his *own* freedom
- The most pervasive aspect of abuse is shutting people up.
- re: Publius commented on his *own* freedom
- Oh, please. Get back to me when they cancel Christmas.
- You kvetch, and I'll kvail.......
- A Question for you.
- Many on the left are trying to cancel Christmas. Some places have taken Christ out of Christmas. Some places are not calling it Christmas anymore.
- The only kind of Christianity that makes sense to me...
- Oh, please. Get back to me when they cancel Christmas.
- Publius commented on his *own* freedom
- Here are a few details:
- Good illustration of my observation.........
- Iranian opinions
- re: What is freedom? Good question......
- re: What is freedom?
- Hopefully
- What is freedom? Good question......
- re: Really?
