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Re: Online Zakat Payment: Religious tithe.
> From [email protected] Tue Feb 13 10:34:37 1996
> To: "Timothy C. May" <[email protected]>
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> Subject: Re: Online Zakat Payment: Religious tithe.
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> On Mon, 12 Feb 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
>
> > At 10:07 PM 2/12/96, Steven C. Perkins wrote:
> > Once again, the gutter religion of Islam reveals the derangement of its
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> > so-called Prophet.
> >
> > The world really needs to get around to nuking these folks.
> >
> Oh, Come now! Islam may in its present form be a religion deeply hostile
> to liberty. But since "nuking" the whole Islamic world would not be
> itself much of a defence of freedom, the only long term answer is to
> promote within Islam the same kind of Reformation as eventually made
> Christianity half decent. And Tim's comments do not contribute to that.
> I don't know how many internet servers there are in the Middle East.
> But, if I were an intelligent fundamentalist, I'd be copying it all over
> the place. "Look", I'd be saying, "these people really do mean another
> crusade to destroy us and our faith".
>
> I can understand Tim's disgust with these people. But I do question his
> manner of expressing it.
>
Actions of certain individual or group does not reflect what the actual
religion is. Examples of this can be found on every religion.
Somebody generalizing as above reflects his/her own closed/blocked mentality.
Look at yourself, if you can fall to such degrading levels and since you
happen to be a member of this mailing list, it is not ration to think as
every cpunks as demented as you are.
Ashfaq Ahmed