[Vision2020] True Muslims and True Americans

[Tony Simpson]

All hail the Princess!  Tanaka nails it again.  She apparently finds all 
these contemporary liberal platitudes about respect, tolerance, etc. as 
obnoxious and condescending as I do.  It would be ok if they didn't take 
such an air--headed, no exceptions approach to human relations.

Some religious teachings are repugnant and deserving of rebuke, not respect. 
Tolerance of the intolerable is inappropriate.  Moral relativism, as Allan 
Bloom so brilliantly elucidated, is a childish and unrealistic notion.

This may come as a shock to Teach Gier, but there is such a thing as right 
and wrong.  The first amendment does not protect those who choose to line 
their pockets producing material which rots at the fabric of civilization. 
And some religious beliefs are quite simply barbaric and horrendous.

As thinking, evolving creatures of intellect we have to make judgments, 
distinctions.  We have to discriminate between what is logical and fair and 
what is tyrannical and oppressive.  We must not retreat behind a wall of 
comfortable ignorance where we are not required to make such judgments. 
Where a rigid adherence to dogma precludes free and enlivened debate.  In 
this era it is as much the liberal who clings to his dogma of air--headed PC 
horse shit as it is the conservative Christian uncomfortable engaging the 
skeptical in dialog.

Taro, thanks for your thoughtful contributions.  Your impatience with your 
intellectual inferiors is admirable.

Have a wonderful weekend,  --Tony
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Taro Tanaka" <taro_tanaka at hotmail.com>
To: <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 10, 2006 1:26 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] True Muslims and True Americans


> nickgier wrote:
>
> [[ Respecting all religious beliefs?  It is a no brainer!!! ]]
>
> Truer words were never spoken. Only a person with no brains could "respect
> all religious beliefs" -- either brainless or a HYPOCRITICAL ("There are
> some chilling parallels between Christian and Islamic fundamentalists")
> LIAR.
>
> I'm all for respecting all human beings as the image-bearers of the living
> God. But don't insult anyone's intelligence by spewing nonsense about
> respecting all religious beliefs. It isn't even possible to respect all
> religious beliefs and as a simple matter of fact nobody does.
>
> Here are just a few of a vast number of religious beliefs that are not
> worthy of respect, and I'm sure anyone can think of more with no 
> difficulty:
>
> * The religious beliefs of Jim Jones in the Guyana jungle
> * The religious beliefs behind the custom of burning alive newly widowed
> women in India
> * The religious beliefs behind the practice of human sacrifice in ancient
> Mesoamerican cultures
>
> Instead of lying about respecting all religious beliefs, how about
> respecting honesty and truthfulness for a change?
>
> -- Princess Sushitushi
>
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