I can of course call myself an airline pilot if I want to, it does not mean
that I am one
Larry
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> Subject: Continuation of religion/disability discussion
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>
> In
> short, the post that started this which (in essence) asked how
> Bush and Blair could call themselves Christian but go to war
> anyhow. In my view, simply asking this question in this way
> sends the message that the questioner has already made up his or
> her mind; there is no expectation of getting a response that
> outlines (say) the Christian doctrine of a just war, or the
> Muslim notion of jihad, as commonly understood, for example. The
> intent is to ridicule, dehumanize and in general sweep away as
> justifiable, those beliefs that one thinks are ridiculous, and so on.
>
> >
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