[Peace-discuss] Clash of Fundamentalisms in the News-Gazette

[John W.]

At 07:09 AM 7/9/2006, Robert Naiman wrote:

>There was a typo. I fixed it.


I for one would be interested in reading the original letter to the editor 
by Mark Lehman, but can't seem to locate it online.

John Wason



>On 7/9/06, C. G. Estabrook <galliher at uiuc.edu> wrote:
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>>Democracy is foreign concept to Christian culture
>>Saturday July 8, 2006
>>
>>In his June 6 letter, Mark A. Lehman puts very succinctly what the
>>present administration has failed to grasp ­ that democracy is a
>>completely foreign concept to Christian culture and that it will never work.
>>
>>At the risk of being politically incorrect, centuries have shown us that
>>the Christians are a quarrelsome and fractious people who have battled each
>>other and everyone else from time immemorial.
>>
>>They have an inbred need to follow blindly some bloodthirsty preacher even
>>unto self-demolition.
>>
>>As Lehman writes, it would take another 1,000 years of bloodshed for
>>them to accept a civilized and peaceful life.
>>
>>Amen, Mr. Lehman, and thank you for speaking out. I have long wondered
>>why most people seem to accept the madness of this senseless turbulence
>>and death into which we have waded.
>>
>>I hereby resolve to speak out as often as possible.
>>
>>DOW COOKSEY
>>
>>Danville