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I am
sorry my questions made you angry. This is the usual reflex action. We do not
like something, we feel anger and then we attack. Your attack on me personally
is clear by calling me "naive and asinine", and my thoughts as "naive, college
student like thinking".
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I am
well past my college years. We live in an imperfect world. I think we need to
give this deeper thought. Perhaps we need to take military action but I wonder
in what manner. Perhaps this might involve a coalition with the Northern group
in Afghanistan and take control of the country and establish a democratic
government with NATO occupation. Then move on to other countries one by one.
This would all have to be done with the support of the moderate Muslims and the
rest of the world.
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What
we do not want to do is polarize the Muslims to give the terrorists more
support.
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<FONT face=Arial color=#008080
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owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf
Of Sonnysark@xxxxxxxSent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 2:58
PMTo: metastock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxSubject: Re. God &
War
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TYPE="CITE">Throughout history groups have used God to support acts of
violence and killing. Although I am not a biblical expert, as I
recall, Jesus said something to the effect of 'if your enemy hits one
cheek offer the other'. The message of Jesus was peace and love, that
all people are God's children. Even in Jesus' last days, he took the
torture and death without action against his tormentors. I am
greatly grieved by the recent violence and feel anger. I am having
trouble reconciling the words and actions of Jesus and his message of
love with us acting out our anger with more violence and killing. I
wonder if God's test here is what we feel and do. Perhaps this world is
really not important. Perhaps the test is to see if we take this and
allow it to fill us with anger and act out with violence and killing,
or, to dissolve the anger and act with forgiveness, peace, and love.
Any constructive thoughts would be appreciated. neo
Neo, you asked for constructive thoughts on
what you just wrote. I don't think I can be constructive in any way that
would help you, but what you wrote in so naive and asinine that I couldn't
stop myself from writing back. I am sorry ... I know this is not the
forum for this, but your thinking is so dangerously deadly and self
destructive that I have to respond. I suppose if these guys were at your
front door and ready to kill you, your family, and your neighbors you would
just let them ... go ahead just turn your cheek. I suppose that if these
guys were to come to your door and raped your wife, sister, daughter, mother,
and raped your ideology and way of life you would let them ... sure just turn
your cheek. You said that you were not a biblical expert, and you sure
are right about that. Because the bible certainly allows for self
defense. I don't want this to become a biblical discussion, but the turn
your cheek concept has nothing to do with this. Neo, this response is
not a personal attack against you, but your naive, college student like
thinking is extremely dangerous. I apologize to the list for my off
topic input ... But this are very strange times that requires a very strong
stance. Hope you all are with me and the rest of the country.
-H.
Sonny Sarkissian-
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