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From: bart@alice.UucP (Bart N. Locanthi)
Newsgroups: net.suicide
Subject: moslem suicide
Message-ID: <5119@alice.uUCp>
Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 10:52:14 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 10:52:14 1986
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>>>...if there happens to be a Jihad (~holy war) going on (and there always
>>>seems to be, doesn't it?), then if you die while fighting the war
>>>(ie driving a truck loaded with explosives into the airport
>>>terminal), then you're guaranteed a good time in heaven...

>>interesting thought.  do you suppose moslem countries have suicide hotlines
>>too then?  not for preventing suicide, but for taking volunteers!  ...

>Jesus Christ! (if you'll pardon the expression)

holy shi`ite!

>I can't believe the amount of anti-Moslem sentiment in the States.  Don't you
>people realize that the Moslems you hate so much, like the Shi`ite terrorists,
>are religious and political extremists?  Their views, practices, and laws can
>no more be taken as indicative of Islam than Jerry Falwell and the Inquisitors
>can be of Christianity.

now who's bigoted?  i think shi`ite islam fundamentalists in iran would take
exception to your characterization of them as terrorists.  nevertheless, you
can't very well dispute the fact that their religion condones the enlistment
of children to become cannon/mustard gas fodder in the iran/iraq holy war.
(what's that war about, anyway?  "you know, abdul, that land-grab your
ancestors pulled 2500 years ago really burns me up.."?)

who knows, if the moslem position on suicide really is similar to the christian
one, sending suicide prevention volunteers to the mideast might be even a better
idea than exporting lawyers to japan.

>If you are *really* interested in knowing the
>mainstream Moslem position on suicide, instead of just cracking bigoted jokes,
>post to net.religion.

>--Jamie (not Moslem but some of my best friends are...).

sounds like you're in a perfect position to answer my original question.
please ask your moslem friends for me.

-bart (not christian, jewish, or shinto but some of my best friends are...)