Re: CITR and the Koran

heh.
saying 'god bless america' on a billboard is much different than making it
mandatory for all incoming freshman at a large public university read the
bible. you must not be seeing something here. this is my last email on the
subject, because i feel that this has become a stupid coversation.

-adam.

----- Original Message -----
From: "m e g h a n" <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com>
To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran

>
> No, I'm not saying that at all. I just disagree with you that there'd be
> twice as much controversy. I think there'd be little controversy, if any,
> over the Christian bible. I don't think you can argue that Christianity
> isn't the most accepted religion. As I've said before, it's perfectly ok
to
> say God. How many God Bless America billboards and such have you seen
since
> September 11? No one cares if people want to talk about God. But once you
> mention Allah, you're practically labeled a terrorist. I may be the only
one
> arguging with you over this issue, but that doesn't mean I'm wrong. It's
my
> opinion. Could you explain why you think there'd be twice as much of a
> reaction, instead of just repeating that?
>
>
> >From: "adam lescalleet" <adam@sebcoe.org>
> >Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
> >To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
> >Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran
> >Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 12:31:12 -0500
> >
> >ok, so what exactly are you saying? are you saying that since God is
still
> >in the Pledge that people accept God more than "any other religious
> >figure"?
> >i don't think so...my point here still stands, that if it were the
> >Christian
> >Bible being read, then there would have been at least twice as much
> >reaction. you're about the only one that would disagree with me on that.
> >
> >-adam.
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "m e g h a n" <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com>
> >To: <adam@sebcoe.org>
> >Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 1:40 AM
> >Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran
> >
> >
> > > A big dispute, and look what happened.. God is still in the Pledge.
You
> > > can't argue that God is more accepted than any other religious figure.
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: "adam lescalleet" <adam@sebcoe.org>
> > > >To: "m e g h a n" <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com>
> > > >Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran
> > > >Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 00:47:37 -0500
> > > >
> > > >It's ok to mention God?
> > > >
> > > >Hmm. Wasn't there a big dispute about saying "one nation, under God"
in
> > > >schools when repeating the Pledge of Allegiance?
> > > >
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "m e g h a n" <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com>
> > > >To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>; <adam@sebcoe.org>
> > > >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 1:57 PM
> > > >Subject: RE: CITR and the Koran
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > I also said that there wouldn't be controversey, at least not as
> >much,
> > > >if
> > > > > the Bible instead of the Koran was chosen, and I think that for
the
> >same
> > > > > reasons you do. It seems that it's ok to mention God, in Christian
> >form
> > > >as
> > > > > much as you want, but if you want to mention Allah, well then
> >there's
> >a
> > > > > problem.
> > > > > >From: "Matthew S. Mahoney" <matthew.s.mahoney@vanderbilt.edu>
> > > > > >Reply-To: bananafish@roughdraft.org
> > > > > >To: "adam lescalleet" <adam@sebcoe.org>,
> ><bananafish@roughdraft.org>
> > > > > >Subject: RE: CITR and the Koran
> > > > > >Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2002 06:49:22 -0500
> > > > > >
> > > > > >that was me who said it wouldn't have been as big a deal if the
> >Bible
> > > >was
> > > > > >the
> > > > > >text in question-what i was implying, however, was not that
groups
> >like
> > > >the
> > > > > >ACLU, etc, would not get involved, because they most certainly
> >would,
> > > >but
> > > > > >that
> > > > > >popular sentiment, the thoughts on the issue by the average joe,
> >would
> > > >be
> > > > > >much
> > > > > >less ferocious and pervasive, and indeed even existent. the
bible,
> > > >being
> > > > > >inherently more familiar and 'accepted,' would provoke less of a
> > > >response
> > > > > >than
> > > > > >an unfamiliar and distinctive Koran, simply because more
noteworthy
> > > >things
> > > > > >lead us to perform a double-take. (the Koran, of course, has
> >largely
> > > >been
> > > > > >dragged into this due to our frenzy with all things 9/11-in any
> >other
> > > >year,
> > > > > >this would have gone largely unnoticed. my read on the
> > > >situation-extremely
> > > > > >savvy newspaper personnel picking up on a story guaranteed to
turn
> > > >heads,
> > > > > >and
> > > > > >us (society) following in tow-some with meritorious debates, most
> >with
> > > > > >ignorant rhetoric).
> > > > > >
> > > > > > >===== Original Message From "adam lescalleet" <adam@sebcoe.org>
> >=====
> > > > > > >That's exactly their explanation for the reason it was chosen.
> >Due
> > > >to
> > > > > >the
> > > > > > >recent happenings "over there", they figured it would be good
to
> >gain
> > > >a
> > > > > > >better understanding on the religion that is supposedly the
flame
> > > >that
> > > >is
> > > > > > >the passion that drives them to do this; some of them say they
do
> >it
> > > >for
> > > > > > >religious purposes, and, for the most part, true devout
followers
> >of
> > > >the
> > > > > > >Koran are being cast under an ugly light. I can't really say
> >that
> >I
> > > > > >appose
> > > > > > >or support this...I think that, like someone said earlier, it's
> >all
> > > >quite
> > > > > > >silly to be made such a big deal over.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >And who said that if they had to read the Christian Bible it
> >wouldn't
> > > >be
> > > > > >a
> > > > > > >big deal? I think that if they did, there wouldn't have been
> >just
> >a
> > > > > >handful
> > > > > > >of people suing the university over this... =)
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >-adam.
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > > > > >From: "Scottie Bowman" <rbowman@indigo.ie>
> > > > > > >To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
> > > > > > >Sent: Wednesday, August 21, 2002 2:02 AM
> > > > > > >Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> I presume the idea is to broaden understanding in the
> >aftermath
> > > > > > >> of last September & Middle Eastern events generally. But
I
> > > >wonder
> > > > > > >> really how much relevance a grasp of the Koran has to
that
> > > > > >enterprise.
> > > > > > >> It's like suggesting that a mastery of the King James
Bible
> >or
> > > > > > >> of Humanae Vita will illuminate the conflict in the North
> >of
> > > > > >Ireland.
> > > > > > >> Only very, very marginally.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Scriptures can be used - and are, all the time - in
> > > >diametrically
> > > > > > >> opposed ways to support almost any political stance.
> >'Islam',
> > > > > > >> nowadays, is essentially a tribal badge - just like 'The
> >West'.
> > > > > > >> The tribes have grown to existence along many different
> >routes
> > > > > > >> - economic, historic, & the rest. The religion of the
tribe
> > > > > >(whether
> > > > > > >> Islam or Humanist Capitalism) is now little more than a
> >handy
> > > > > > >> combustible to fuel the fire.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >> Scottie B.
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
> > > > > > >>
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> > > > > >
> > > > > >Matthew S. Mahoney
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