Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id NAA06063 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk); Wed, 19 Sep 2001 13:26:20 +0100 Message-ID: <3BA88DE7.331E7D2A@bioinf.man.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 19 Sep 2001 13:21:59 +0100 From: Chris Taylor <Christopher.Taylor@man.ac.uk> Organization: University of Manchester X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.77 [en] (Windows NT 5.0; U) X-Accept-Language: en To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: Dawkins View References: <F220CSsiWdBdsnvUFcx000155da@hotmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Sender: fmb-bounces@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
> Can one generalize that religious moderates (or mainstreamers) are automated
> apologists for actions of extremists? Are moderate Christians flocking to
> support the recent comments made by Jerry Falwell and Pat Robertson? Are
> moderate Christians flocking to support the actions of the pro-life
> terrorists (who may make up a small proportion of the pro-life movement
> itself). Are mainstream pro-lifers (or anti-choicers) generally in support
> of violence against abortion clinics? Are mainstream Muslims in general
> support of the extremists? Are they flocking to be apologists for the recent
> tragedies?
I think this is similar to the situation where I can slag my brother
(mother etc.) off for all sorts of things, but if anyone else slagged
him off I'd almost certainly leap to his defence...
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