incidentally, i just finished this book. it's called The Battle For God written by Karen Armstrong. though it's more of a scholarly type of read rather than one for pure entertainment... it offers some great perspective on monotheistic fundamentalism (muslim, christian, and jewish). i thought the reference was appropriate for this thread. i've frequently thought about starting a thread in tilted philosophy to see if anyone else had given it a read. there really is a lot more to these issues than you see on the news.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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