24th April 2003, 12:54 PM
I see Weltall's point there. It doesn't seem right now that their religion is a peaceful one, but obviously the individual isn't being judged here. There's plenty who aren't a member of these radical groups. I'm sure there are also some peaceful sects of this religion. It's just that unfortunatly the cultish versions outnumber the peaceful sects.
Yes, incidents like these stem from pure idiocy. However, our nation gives people the right to be morons. The KKK is the biggest group of morons one has ever heard of, and yet at the same time they have the rights to think what they will and peacebly assemble. Of course, their idea of a peaceful assembly is one where they try as hard as possible to goat "minorities" (I hate that term) into attacking them so they can "proove" something.
Yes, incidents like these stem from pure idiocy. However, our nation gives people the right to be morons. The KKK is the biggest group of morons one has ever heard of, and yet at the same time they have the rights to think what they will and peacebly assemble. Of course, their idea of a peaceful assembly is one where they try as hard as possible to goat "minorities" (I hate that term) into attacking them so they can "proove" something.
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)