hint as to its gist should be your mantra

[Don Laird]

Mike,  Thank you for the reminder.

The gist is that fundamentalist Islam in its past glorious civilization and
in its great faith  is superior to secular fundamentalist Nazism and
Communism .  Islamic delusions persist widely, whereas those of Nazism and
Communism (racial superiority, revolution) are weak and don't.  The
logical-from-fundamental-beliefs traditions and non-acceptance of modernity
will persist and provide a focal point for resentment of Western success and
civilization.  Fighting against this fundamentalism to maintain the
principles of our Constitution and the possibility of free religious faith
is extremely complex and may take longer than it took to overcome Nazism and
Communism.

Here is the URL:
http//www.nytimes.com/2001/10/07/magazine/07RELIGION.html

D.

----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Eisenstadt <michaele@ando.pair.com>
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Sent: Thursday, October 11, 2001 11:05 AM
Subject: hint as to its gist should be your mantra


> Don Laird wrote:
> >
> > Below is a very insightful explanatory model and forecast from the
NYTimes
> > Magazine.
>
> > >  This Is a Religious War...
>
> Don and other forwarders. This is too long a forward (Rule 22 again).
> Roger for example has acquired laudable terseness and knows how to paste
> in URLs.
>
> You praise the article in your top sentence but it would be helpful
> if you give us a hint as to its gist. Even better than posting the
> entire article to us would be to paste in its URL address.
>
> Mike the Manager
>