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custard
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Message 12 of 62 (116138)
06-17-2004 5:08 PM
Reply to: Message 8 by JonF
06-17-2004 9:09 AM


Rastafarian terrorists
JonF writes:
Radical terrorist Buddhists? Hindus? Sikhs? Animists? Shinto? Chinese Traditional? Rastafarians? (especially Rastafarians ).
Sadly, a quick yahoo search revealed this story from: http://www.mcjonline.com/news/01a/20010122d.shtml
A bizarre attack on a Caribbean Catholic church that caused the death of a nun has bewildered church leaders on the island of St. Lucia.
On Jan. 1, two men entered the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception with knives and lighted torches during mass and attacked both the congregation and church staff. Sister Theresa Egan, an Irish nun, was severely beaten by the men and died from her wounds the same day.
The men also attacked parishioners with knives, then doused some of them with gasoline and set them on fire. The Rev. Charles Gaillard, officiating priest at the mass, was also doused and set on fire. Thirteen people including Gaillard were sent to the hospital with injuries and severe burns.
The attackers, Kim John and Francis Phillip, told police after their arrest that they were followers of the Rastafarian religion and that the attack was an attempt to destroy corruption in the Catholic church, reports the Associated Press.
So maybe this isn't 'terrorism,' depending on perspective, but it seems to count as 'the killing of people with insane violence.' So much for the Rastafarians.
At least the Scientologists don't practice terrorism - unless you count Battlefield Earth.

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custard
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Message 19 of 62 (116235)
06-17-2004 10:30 PM
Reply to: Message 17 by Hangdawg13
06-17-2004 10:23 PM


Just for grins I wonder what evil atheists are responsible for? Does anyone have any information on that?
Um, the Soviet revolution, stalinism, Maoism, Pol Pott's regime - athiests have committed lots of nasty atrocities. What's your point?

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custard
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Message 29 of 62 (116269)
06-18-2004 1:27 AM
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06-18-2004 12:56 AM


sidelined writes:
Please present to me an objective version of evil that is not subject to individual interperatation.
Voila!

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custard
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Message 33 of 62 (116310)
06-18-2004 4:28 AM
Reply to: Message 31 by almeyda
06-18-2004 4:14 AM


almeyda writes:
It seems as though these "christians" were being inconsistent with the christian standard of morality. Radical Muslims however seem to be following Islam to a tee.
What an ignorant, bigoted statement.
Have you ever even tried to read the Quran? If you had, you wouldn't be tempted to utter such baseless drivel.
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custard
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Message 47 of 62 (116513)
06-18-2004 2:53 PM
Reply to: Message 44 by pink sasquatch
06-18-2004 1:45 PM


pink sasquatch writes:
As I side note, I'm trying to remember the last time I heard on the news any Muslim actually stating that the reason they were doing something horrific was "in the name of Allah"
Odd, I was thinking the exact opposite - I have never heard a Muslim clip without a reference to God unless the clip was a short sound bite.
Could that be because the translators don't always bother to translate it? Or are you referring to English speaking muslims?
Your GWB comment is true, and I didn't find it to be partisan, merely a statement of fact. I can remember no other recent President, not even Clinton or Reagan, who has invoked God as frequently as GWB does.

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