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  The Koran "the book of the enemy"

  by JanH in

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  us university sued over koran class.

  religion and education in the us are an awkward mix .

  a us university that included a book on the koran in a class for new students is being sued by a christian organisation and a group of students.

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  Any MSNBC Nackman fans out there?

  by Kinsman in

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  i've generally enjoyed msnbc's new line up this summer but one recent interview really got to me so i wrote the following letter to the editor.

  any other viewers out there get a similar or different impression?.

  kind regards - kinsman.

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  Lies: Xtians like Muslim Extremeists

  by Rex B13 in

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  one frequently hears the disinformation and lies from people like bishop spong and others about how 'fundalmentalist christians are a terroristic threat'.

  one must first ask what do these people have as an agenda, truth or promoting their own cause?

  spong is relatively widely known as a 'alleged' christian who takes little of the bible at reasonable face-value.

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  Why be a good person?

  by Kinsman in

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  for most people, the question why be good--as distinguished from merely law abiding--is a simple one.

  because god commands it, because the bible requires it, because good people go to heaven and bad people go to hell.

  the vast majority of people derive their morality from religion.

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  Survey of Religion in America

  by Kinsman in

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  i thought the information in a recent study (graduate center survey of religion in america) might be of interest to some who frequent this board.

  52% percent of adults in america are protestant, 24.5% are catholic, and 14.1% adhere to no religion, according to the latest american religious identification survey, 2001 just released by the graduate center of the city university of new york.

  those giving their religion as jewish are 1.3% and those as muslim or islamic are 0.5%.. from 1990 - 2001:.

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  Is Islam at Fault?

  by Kinsman in

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  even in these early days of the 21st century its still politically correct to say; ...islam is not to blame; ...religion is not to blame; ...religion in general produces good not bad, ...religion is only from time to time perverted by ruthless and depraved individuals; ...these individuals are the evil within religion not the basic religious tenants common in all of mankinds great faith-based traditions.

  president bush himself states that islam has been hijacked by a few extremists, and that islam itself and the muslim people are a peace-loving people supported and encouraged by a peace-loving religion.

  many argue that religion is the primary motivator and even cause of good in human society.

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  who is from Washington State besides

  by Helen in

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  myself, tr, and jeff?.

  btw i have met tr and he is a great person..

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  YK's 'Last' Post

  by ISP in

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  it's 4 a.m. here on the left coast, and while i have always been an early riser, this is ridiculous; but i just have to get some things off my chest.

  with the sands of the hourglass down to the last few grains, i want to have a last word with you all.

  first, i want to offer my sincere apologies for all the mean and nasty stuff i may have said during the heat of battle.

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