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Greetings:<br><br>
In a previous post I reported that I had changed the content in the link
that Dale Courtney used without my permission. The picture (with a
different file name) is still there for those who wish to be known to my
Hindu guru Swami Beyondananda, so check him out at
<a href="http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/gallery.htm.%A0" eudora="autourl">www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/gallery.htm.
</a> I met him at a Halloween party and he has been a trusted spiritual
advisor ever since. <br><br>
First, Courtney cannot tell the difference between a real Muslim Mullah
and a fictitious Hindu Swami. So strike number one of three
strikes.<br><br>
Second, I made no mention of evangelical Christians in the article in
question at
<a href="http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/parallels.%A0" eudora="autourl">www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/parallels.
</a> In my most recent post I noted at least 14 differences between
evangelicals and Doug Wilson, and they are included only if they accept
the three conditions below, which I believe very few would. The three
conditions, however, fit Wilson perfectly.<br><br>
When comparing the Fanatic Religious Right across the world, the term
"fundamentalist" is used by Karen Armstrong, Marty Martin, and
many others. The common characteristics are 1) a strong true
believer/infidel division (made by humans not God), 2) a rejection of
modern secular culture and liberal democracy, and 3) an affirmation of
theocracy and the rule of religious law.<br><br>
Third, the context of the phrase "Moscow Taliban" is in the
following paragraph. Please note the chilling phrase "if we
could have it our way," and then the crimes that would carry the
death penalty. There would be no burkas, but women could not vote and
would be ruled by their husbands. But more frightening is this:
those who are not Christians would be under the threat of death because
apostasy would be a capital crime. We now know enough about Wilson to
realize that he is not kidding. So, read for you self and make your
own judgment.<br><br>
"Another parallel between Christian and Islamic fundamentalism is a
desire to make religious laws the laws of the land. In his regular column
in Wilson’s <i>Credenda Agenda</i> (vol. 3: nos. 9, 11), Greg Dickison,
member of Wilson’s Christ Church and a Moscow public defender, states
that "if we could have it our way,” then there would be capital
punishment for “kidnapping, sorcery, bestiality, adultery, homosexuality,
and cursing one's parents.” Dickison also quotes biblical passages
(without qualification) that support slavery as "ordained and
regulated by God," death for apostasy (Deut. 13.6-9), and cutting
off a woman’s hand for touching a strange man's genitals (Deut.
25.11,12). Behold, the Moscow Taliban!"<br><br>
For the entire essay see
<a href="http://www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/parallels.htm" eudora="autourl">www.class.uidaho.edu/ngier/parallels.htm</a>.
As far as facts go on V2020, it is a really to check most of these out
because I provide documentation on nearly every point. If you find
that this is not the case, e-mail me immediately.<br><br>
Nick Gier<br>
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