April 20, 2003
Religion
Fools rush in . . .
Arab News has the Arab view of Franklin Graham's trip to Iraq: ArabNews: Graham in Iraq Will Be Adding Insult to Injury.
This is the most incredibly stupid idea I could possibly imagine in the wake of this insane and illegal war! Of course, leave it to the Bush White House to find the absolutely most wrong thing possible among a universe of mistakes and they'll do it every time.
The article reminds us that the Iraqi Arabs will view Graham as representing all of American organized religion. Despite the rather unfortunate phrasing:
To the masses, Graham will not be recognized for what he is, nor will his sect be seen as an anomaly of the Christian faith. Most will see it as Christian vs. Muslim, regardless of sects.
Which may, of course, lead to not only a new round of bloodshed in Iraq (beginning, hopefully, with Graham himself), but to even more intense hatred than already exists.
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Posted by Frank at April 20, 2003 8:15 PM