Re: CITR and the Koran

From: adam lescalleet <adam@sebcoe.org>
Date: Thu Aug 22 2002 - 21:00:39 EDT

so much for my last post being my last post on the subject. =)

for one, you are comparing apple to oranges. do you even know what they are
reading, and why? they aren't reading the koran. they're reading a book
that translates short passages from it, and has *unbiased* commentary on
those passages.
secondly, your "argument" is based on the fact that christianity is the most
widely accepted religion, so that would make it "ok" to read. who is
talking about religion? if you didn't know, public universities aren't
allowed to promote any religion. the reason i feel all this is stupid is
because the book isn't to be read for religious purposes, yet people are
getting upset and claiming it is. it is to be read as an insight into
"current events".
thirdly, in the discussions that the freshman went to, the instructors made
it a point to mute out any personal promotion of the religion itself, and
any debate over whose is right and wrong.

my point here is, is that given the settings that this event is taking
place, *anything* that has religious connotation would bring
uproar...*especially* if they had to read the document that a religion is
based on, i.e. the christian bible.

there, i've backed up my claim. what was yours again?

-adam.

----- Original Message -----
From: "m e g h a n" <bedroomdancing@hotmail.com>
To: <bananafish@roughdraft.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 22, 2002 4:26 PM
Subject: Re: CITR and the Koran

If those are your feelings fine. You may not agree with me but at least I
can back up what I say.

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