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THE QUESTION
9/11
On the anniversary of 9/11, what message would you like to send religious extremists?
Posted by
Sally Quinn and Jon Meacham on September 11, 2007 1:05 AM
FROM THE PANEL
Lamentations: 9/11
In their final cell phone conversations, some 9/11 victims simply and heroically witnessed a yearning to love and the faith that love ultimately swallows up death.
Posted by Irwin Kula, on September 15, 2007 4:48 PM
Kill for Your God? There is No God
There is no God. If you die a 'martyr' for your God, you will have died for nothing.
Posted by Richard Dawkins, on September 15, 2007 3:40 PM
A Message and Recommendations
Acting in the name of religion, extremists assure a broad-based rejection of religion.
Posted by Welton Gaddy, on September 14, 2007 9:27 AM
Time to Become Pre-Emptive Peacemakers
Retaliation and revenge have a grim logic of their own, that can never be satisfied by more of the same, and can never bring us true security.
Posted by Starhawk, on September 14, 2007 8:24 AM
The Problem Isn't Generic "Religious Extremism"
We ought to pray for the conversion of the hearts and minds of our jihadist enemies. I've heard very few such prayers these past six years.
Posted by George Weigel, on September 14, 2007 7:16 AM
Love is the Fuel for a World of Good
I would appeal to the universal tenets on love of God and love of neighbor. If any of our actions do not serve love and respect the life and dignity of humanity, these actions are not in accord with the...
Posted by Jim Cooper, on September 14, 2007 5:24 AM
Religious Liberty for Me and Thee
Our goal should be the greatest amount of religious freedom and zero tolerance for violence in the name of religion.
Posted by J. Brent Walker, on September 13, 2007 8:55 AM
God Had Nothing to Do With It
This is your own pride and sinfulness acting. God had nothing to do with it.
Posted by Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite, on September 13, 2007 8:36 AM
Re-Examine Your Faith
Muslim terrorists and modern day jihadists need realize they have become an evil festering in Islam and in the world at large.
Posted by Pamela K. Taylor, on September 13, 2007 6:44 AM
The Tipping Point to Peace
I pray that your confidence in the sword of violence will diminish, and your conviction of the power of the word will increase.
Posted by Willis E. Elliott, on September 13, 2007 5:24 AM
Amazing Glitz
Perhaps this year, we will be colonized into stillness at the way that this tragedy has led this country to avenge itself by spreading tragedy across the globe.
Posted by Donna Freitas, on September 12, 2007 4:27 PM
Extreme in Love, Not Violence
If you believe there is anything in the teaching of your religion that promotes the death of innocents, you should flee from that.
Posted by Charles "Chuck" Colson, on September 12, 2007 2:51 PM
What Part of “No” Don’t You Understand?
We must all say “no” to the extremists in our own traditions because if they won’t listen to us, they won’t listen to anybody.
Posted by Kathleen Flake, on September 12, 2007 1:49 PM
Let God Be God
Conversion by coercion does not change hearts or minds.
Posted by Cal Thomas, on September 12, 2007 6:04 AM
You are Criminals, Not Martyrs
God does not bless your actions; God despises them. You are not martyrs; you are criminals
Posted by Chester Gillis, on September 11, 2007 11:09 AM
No Message Reaches Lunatics
There is no point in trying to talk to any of these people. They are utterly delusional (crazy, in lay terms) as well as evil.
Posted by Susan Jacoby, on September 11, 2007 6:27 AM
Fine Line Between Belief, Behavior
In the name of whichever god you invoke, would it not be a better thing for us all to talk together about our respective faiths than to try to achieve dominance by violence?
Posted by Nicholas T. Wright, on September 11, 2007 1:15 AM
FEATURED COMMENTS
Walter: I am sad to see all the comments about harming others. It is sad and unforunate that those who have responded have so much hate in themselve...
A Hermit: What message would I like to send religious extremists?
Simple. I refuse to live in fear.
I will not surrender my principles or my civil l...
