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Originally Posted by daswig
It depends on if they're US citizens and in the US, doesn't it?
In case you missed it, the Bill of Rights isn't valid in Iraq OR Palestine.
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Again, the nasty sarcasm. Oh well, I'll just ignore it as I would were it to come from a child. Why? Because underneath it all you have some interesting points.
Now, with my comment regarding the Iraqis and Palestinians, I wasn't referring to their "Constitutional rights" as laid down in the US constitution and decades of case law. All of those rights are predicated upon the holder being a US citizen.
However, I was referring to the right (the "unalienable right" if you will) of normal men and women to defend their homes and beliefs against invasion or attack. It seems you have one standard for Americans and another for the rest of the world. This shows your hypocracy, at least in my mind.
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Also, there's a major difference between being a religious fundamentalist and a religious fanatic. I'd hope you would understand the difference.
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Yes there is.
One inteprets their religion on a fundamentalist, literal basis. Another is fanatical about their religion.
What's your point? You think one is of more "value" (if such a word is appropriate) than another?
Did you know, for example, that religious fundamentalism originated with the Christian faith? It's not a wholly Jewish, Christian or Muslim phenonmenen you know.
I recommend Karen Armstrong's excellent book
The Battle for God for a very interesting and informative history of fundamentalism.
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...06205?v=glance
Mr Mephisto