Reply #29: I figured. [View All]

[Cerridwen]

That's why I made a point of getting links.

Those who would excuse their hate or hateful actions on "religious" grounds are, as far as I'm concerned, the lowest scum on the planet. They are the scum that scum wipe off the bottom of their shoes.

No, I've never heard of "suicide bomber" Amish, but I'd keep my dogs far from them. :( A lot of people use the Amish as examples of peaceful, caring followers; and, with regard to their fellow humans, perhaps they are. Since most of us subscribe to some hierarchy of value, that may be enough to "make an exception" to their treatment of dogs; hey, they're just animals, right?

Unfortunately, the very same people who would leave you "lying in twenty blown apart, bloody bits 'n pieces outside a cafe" don't think much more of you than the Amish think of those dogs. It's just a matter of degree and location on the "food chain."

We've been fortunate in the US that most of our "religious" fanatics don't much care to blow themselves up with their targets. We're still very "individualistic" in our thinking and aren't prone to sacrifice for "the greater good." But don't kid yourself, there has been plenty of "faith based" violence in this country. It's usually reported as an anomaly rather than "the norm." If suicide bombers were reported as anomalies rather than a form of "Islamic fanaticism," we'd have a totally different picture of Islam.