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13. No Danish cartoonist was killed over a Mohammed cartoon.

Reply to edhopper (Reply #12)

Sat Jan 18, 2014, 08:54 PM

Jan 2014

You're thinking of Westergaard.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Westergaard

He was attacked by an associate of Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, which in turn is associated with al-Qaeda. Do you think al-Qaeda is a religious organization?

He was also threatened by a psychiatric patient.

The clinic bombings have generally been the work of extremist individuals who are likely unhinged.

The larger question is whether the abortion wars are at root economic or religious. I say the former. What say you?

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Key Findings about the growing religious hostilities around the world (Pew Poll....) [View all] dimbear Jan 2014 OP

Has the number of countries with economic-realted terrorism increased or decreased? rug Jan 2014 #1

Given the fashion for terrorism in the world today, likely increased also. dimbear Jan 2014 #2

Yes, edhopper Jan 2014 #3

No, we should do it because it would be stupid to ignore, deliberately or otherwise, reality. rug Jan 2014 #4

And what is your reality? edhopper Jan 2014 #6

Reality doesn't take the second person possesive. rug Jan 2014 #7

What is the reality you speak of edhopper Jan 2014 #8

Economic reality. rug Jan 2014 #9

I think that edhopper Jan 2014 #12

No Danish cartoonist was killed over a Mohammed cartoon. rug Jan 2014 #13

the pro-life movement is because of economics? edhopper Jan 2014 #14

The criminalization of abortion is economics based. rug Jan 2014 #15

so you think the Pope edhopper Jan 2014 #16

He doesn't. The Koch brothers do. rug Jan 2014 #17

And the religious convictions of the billions of people edhopper Jan 2014 #18

I find "poppycock" and "ridiculous" to be persuasive arguments. rug Jan 2014 #19

Not arguments edhopper Jan 2014 #20

Apt is in the eye of the beholder. rug Jan 2014 #21

Difficulty with reading comprehension? edhopper Jan 2014 #22

The difficulty is not mine. rug Jan 2014 #23

I did post this a few days ago and it didn't draw much attention. cbayer Jan 2014 #5

The latest outrages in Afghanistan should focus our attention toward these core problems.... dimbear Jan 2014 #10

Yes it should. It should also be noted that religious intolerance is cbayer Jan 2014 #11