Posted by llrrrpp on July 24, 2006, at 7:43:19 [reposted on July 26, 2006, at 23:23:43 | original URL]
In reply to Re: Mid East situation- » Jost, posted by corafree on July 24, 2006, at 3:03:26
Now the strife comes home.
On the local news are Arabs and Jews from a nearby community who gathered to protest/support the happenings in the middle east. And I can hear hatred on both sides. These are Americans, living in America, calling for the death of other Americans. Why does the reasoning for their violent retributions sound so juvenile? Am I missing something? What happened to live and let live? Forgiveness?
I don't know what the Jewish & Muslim equivalents of
"An eye for an eye"
and
"Turn the other cheek" are
But surely these great religions have something to say regarding revenge vs. acceptance?
I'm always confused about where religion stops and where politics starts. This conflict perhaps is more confusing to me than others.
Too much suffering. Too much terror. Does it make sense to *anyone?*
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