Re: Happy Thanksgiving!

Bill Oliver goes:

>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>Alan Hope  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>Bill Oliver goes:
>>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>>>Alan Hope  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>Bill Oliver goes:
>>>>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>>>>>Alan Hope  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>>>>>Bill Oliver goes:
>>>>>>>In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
>>>>>>>Davida Chazan - The Chocolate Lady  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>>>>>>>>(Learn to take a joke, you two!)

>>>>>>>Know any good nigger jokes, Davida?

>>>>>>Jesus, what a baby. If Saint Paul had been a snivelling wreck like
>>>>>>you, you know, we wouldn't be having this conversation. 

>>>>>Actually, Paul was quite cognizant of bigots in his day as well,
>>>>>and he wrote about them, too.  The only difference is that
>>>>>the anti-Christians of his day weren't quite as hypocritical
>>>>>about it.

>>>>And who's being hypocritical now? 

>>>Those who see nothing wrong with their bigoted
>>>attitude about Christianity yet recoil at criticism
>>>of any other faith and make a pretense of tolerance
>>>because of it.

>>>Look in the mirror.

>>You'll have a cite for that, of course. 

>No problem.  This in reply to my statement that mainstream
>Islamic organizations should condemn extremist groups wrapping
>themselves in the flag of Islam in the same manner that mainstream 
>Christian organizations condemn extremist groups claiming to be 
>Christian:

>   "You couldn't have chosen a better time to be alive, billo, for the
>tide is certainly running in favour of you and your Islam-hating sort.
>I'm glad, however, you've chosen to prosecute your crusade here in
>Usenet, and in misc.writing in particular. Elsewhere, and some real
>harm might have resulted from your blind hatred. In here, you're caged
>and safe."

All true, of course, and very well put, if I do say so myself. 

And the pretence of tolerance? Where was that again? 


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AH