All,
Chris wrote:
A self-consious nation would react this way, the same way as you, a
self-consious person!I can not agree more, right on spot! Though I don't
think that the people in the US agree on this, they want revenge, they want
to see someone punished for this. It scares me that Bush is the leader of
the US, it could go terribly wrong. I'm glad article 5 is used now, it will
oblige Bush to consult other nations before doing something(stupid).
Fot the discussion; I can say is that I hope that the discussions here
become less focused on how great or how wack American culture is, and more
focused on what to do! Though I know that there aren't many religious
people, for those who are, please turn to Spinoza instead of to fanaticism
and stupid TV-''saints'' who scream out for revenge and turn this attack
into an intifada themselves! This must not become a religious conflict, how
much does it matter in what prophet we believe Mohammed or Jesus? The Islam
in core recognised Christianity, but the true religion is often abused by
fundamentalists whose jealousy manifests in terrorism.
I agree, Chris. I think now because of all the emotion and pain, people are simply looking for a scapegoat upon which to vent all their rage. In a USA Today poll, over 50% of the surveyed were in favor of requiring all Muslims to wear ID badges. I was pissed when students were required to wear ID cards in high school, we joked that it was like the Holocaust, we were uncomfortable around the emergency showers in the Chemistry room. . . . I can only hope that the opinions reflected by this poll are simply due to the irrationality that comes with emotion. If not, and these opinions are truly reflective of the American public, i might just have to change my name to Herb, move to Minnesota, and start watching NASCAR (no offense to anyone named Herb, anyone living in Minnesota, or anyone who watches NASCAR.)
Here is a statement about the relationship of terrorism to Islam:
In Islamic law, terrorism (hirabah) is considered
cowardly, predatory
and a grand sin punishable by death. Classical Islamic
law explicitly
prohibits the taking or slaying of hostages or
diplomats even in
retaliation against unlawful acts by the enemy.
Furthermore, it
prohibits stealth or indiscriminate attacks against
enemies, Muslim or
non-Muslim. One can even say that classical jurists
considered such acts
to be contrary to the ethics of Arab chivalry and
therefore
fundamentally cowardly.
--Doctor Khaled Abou El Fadl
Rasheed
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