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Originally Posted by barney-fife";p="
I heard an Israeli government official say tonight that nearly all Muslims are not terrorists, but nearly all terrorists are Muslim.
I think he is correct, but I don't know why he is correct. Why are nearly all terrorists Muslim? Or, do you reject that premise?
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I reject that premise. That's nothing more than typical Israeli political drivel. If you open your eyes and look around at the world, you'll realize that terrorism is a tactic used by many, for many purposes. I mean, we could go through a long list of countries that currently have some form of terrorism in their domains, like many parts of Africa and South America for instance.
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Originally Posted by barney-fife";p="
Is this a religious war? And if so, how should we respond? What role does the Christian faith play in this, if indeed, this is a religious war? From the secularists--what role does secularism have in this war? And please, no sermons on how this simply illustrates the corruptive nature of religion. You're preaching to the choir, and it serves no purpose.
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No, this is not a religious war. This is a war for the survival and stability of Israel, against the people who believe it has no business being there. This is over political and economic security (for instance, the water supply of the Palestinians, and the miserable economic conditions they've been forced to endure for some forty or fifty years).
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Originally Posted by barney-fife";p="
Is this a cultural war of east vs. west? How then is it that nations living side by side have such different cultures?
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Perhaps, to a certain extent, there is a clash of cultures between the Islamic world and the Judeo-Christian world. And it certainly contributes to the war, but it's secondary. It is, though, part of what allows Iran to make statements like "an attack on Syria will be considered as an attack on the entire Muslim world".