On 21 Jul 2002 at 13:28, David McFadzean wrote:
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <joedees@bellsouth.net>
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> > Racist only applies to race; one can be wary of totalitarian ideologies,
>
> That's why I said "or the cultural equivalent".
>
> > religious or otherwise, without being a bigot. It is not PREjudice to
> > reject an ideology if one has spent the time and effort to study it and
> > found it wanting, absurd or malevolent.
>
> How much time do you think the author spent studying it if he said it was
> not even worth thinking about?
>
> > I certainly would not wish to live
> > under Shar'ia law.
>
> Should you extend your preferences to the rest of the world?
>
I do not think that Muslims should extend them to nonMuslims, but that
is their intention if they faithfully follow the Qu'ran. I am also quite
certain that many Muslim women would prefer not to have some of the
more egregious preferences inflicted upon them.
>
> David
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