tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997191.post6001679359838954916..comments2023-05-30T10:37:22.702-04:00Comments on Mary Stella's Postcards from Paradise: Burn This BlogMary Stellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02186261066656584772noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997191.post-57417383629313155082010-09-14T11:35:02.513-04:002010-09-14T11:35:02.513-04:00Hear Hear, Mary Stella! Finally a rational voice ...Hear Hear, Mary Stella! Finally a rational voice amidst all of the yelling. Two wrongs do not make a right. how does burning the sacred book uncrash the towers?Sheryl (Betty Magic)http://www.writeiam.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997191.post-24128901949805950722010-09-13T11:53:48.519-04:002010-09-13T11:53:48.519-04:00People who are confident in their own beliefs seld...People who are confident in their own beliefs seldom show the sort of hate and intolerance toward others like the rampant Muslim-fear that has permeated the Western world since 9/11.<br /><br />As part of my student teaching curriculum, I had a cultural diversity class in 2000. I attended an Islamic Center's service and interviewed several of the gentlemen who were members.<br /><br />They were respectful, informative, and kind. I have been boundlessly grateful for this opportunity ever since 9/11 when so much propaganda burst forth about that religion. While I do not pretend to know a great deal, I could refer to my memory of the five pillars and recognize that many of the claims in the news were patently false.<br /><br />Nowhere in my limited knowledge of that religion is there any reference to intolerance, cruelty, or terrorism as acts endorsed by adherents.<br /><br />Plus, who thought it would be a great way to honor the innocent dead of 9.11 by committing hate crimes???lora96https://www.blogger.com/profile/08171062741089674769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997191.post-45015371383085221222010-09-13T11:44:15.314-04:002010-09-13T11:44:15.314-04:00Well said!Well said!Blue Bettyhttp://findingorder.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997191.post-51074836110961267612010-09-12T20:48:20.880-04:002010-09-12T20:48:20.880-04:00Well said, Mary Stella. It makes me sad and angry ...Well said, Mary Stella. It makes me sad and angry to see a bunch of American fanatics fail to realize they are acting just like Al Qaida and the Muslim fanatics they are condemning. These are the same people who will also condemn in the name of God, Wiccans, Mormons, and anyone else who doesn't believe as the do.Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02413407427378958023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11997191.post-69806533529311263032010-09-12T13:45:58.210-04:002010-09-12T13:45:58.210-04:00Thank you. You said this perfectly.
I too have m...Thank you. You said this perfectly. <br /><br />I too have many Muslim friends and it hurts horribly to see how they are all painted with the brush of fanaticism. <br /><br />I hope that our tolerance has positive impact somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com