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Originally Posted by PRB
If evil is inherent within a religious/social conscript how does one kill that except from within?
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You raise a very good point there Bro! And that brings me to a discussion I had with 98G this afternoon. Let's consider the possibility that the majority of Muslims do not take the teachings of Islam literally- they are "culturally" Muslim. They want to live their lives in peace and strive for the same things we all do. As a case in point, are all Catholics literal practicing Catholics? No, of course not. Many make life choices that are not in keeping with Catholic doctrine - they are Catholics by "culture". Could the same be true for Muslims? Logic would say yes.
If we accept the notion of "cultural" Muslims, then do they not represent a huge opportunity for us? What I am suggesting is that in this line of thinking "cultural" Muslims can be viewed as potential assets to rise up against the Islamic extremists to quash them with extreme prejudice. Isn't this exactly what we do in SF? Are we missing a force multiplication opportunity here? Maybe we have been looking at this whole issue through the wrong end of telescope?
Let's try out some new thinking on the issue and see where that leads.