Shave and a Haircut, To BANG!!
Heard about this on the way home from working out and just had to read about it.
The Seattle Times: Nation & World: Iraqi insurgents targeting barbers
I cannot believe how far some extremists go. I have shown my disdain previously for the religious right in this country and those of the Bible Belt who dare to call themselves Christians when they are nothing more than overzealous charlatans of faith, but I have an equal problem with Islamic Extremists who take their old-world, antiquated religious tracts SO seriously that they cannot bring themselves to come into the modern world. I am not saying they need to be colonized Admiral Perry-like, but they need to realize that they do not live in temples cut into the side of mountains and are no longer just roving bedouins trading in camels and goats. Fanatics scare me and they have proven themselves historically to be the most unsound, unreligious people. They call for peace and understanding, yet follow none of that.
I am telling you, Eastern Mysticism is the way to go (or Paganism). Just look at the monks in China who fought religiously by setting themsevles alight in protest. Did they harm anyone? No. Were they suicide bombers? No. Where they rigging cars to explode upon ignition. No. Where they banning gay pride library displays. No.
And they most certainly were not killing people for giving haircuts and shaving beards.
And on that note...my Gillette calls to me.
Heard about this on the way home from working out and just had to read about it.
I cannot believe how far some extremists go. I have shown my disdain previously for the religious right in this country and those of the Bible Belt who dare to call themselves Christians when they are nothing more than overzealous charlatans of faith, but I have an equal problem with Islamic Extremists who take their old-world, antiquated religious tracts SO seriously that they cannot bring themselves to come into the modern world. I am not saying they need to be colonized Admiral Perry-like, but they need to realize that they do not live in temples cut into the side of mountains and are no longer just roving bedouins trading in camels and goats. Fanatics scare me and they have proven themselves historically to be the most unsound, unreligious people. They call for peace and understanding, yet follow none of that.
I am telling you, Eastern Mysticism is the way to go (or Paganism). Just look at the monks in China who fought religiously by setting themsevles alight in protest. Did they harm anyone? No. Were they suicide bombers? No. Where they rigging cars to explode upon ignition. No. Where they banning gay pride library displays. No.
And they most certainly were not killing people for giving haircuts and shaving beards.
And on that note...my Gillette calls to me.
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