Re: sad news of hate

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Posted by Anne in CT on September 18, 2001 at 15:10:42:

In reply to: Re: sad news of hate posted by Nick on September 18, 2001 at 13:37:50:

Hej Nick,

Please don't get too pesemistic! The Taliban represents just one
group of people (and is not terribly popular with its people at
times) - remember that we have support from countries both Eastern
and Western, and if just one of us makes a difference in how people
view one another (in a positive way), it's important.

Here in CT, a man tried to kill a Pakistani clerk at a convience
store in the neighborhood where I did my student teaching. I haven't
seen those kids in about a year, other than running into them at
supermarkets and whatnot, but I'm hoping that the example I set for
them as their teacher (if nothing else, I was "that Egypt lady"
or "that henna lady") will help them see that random violence against
a people is a bad idea. The kids had a lot of racial tension among
them - it's a diverse area, and very poor - but we talked about that
a lot, and I'm hoping it made an impression on them.

Last night, I searched around the book stacks in the house (I have a
lot of books) and found one that a friend had given me for my
birthday a few years back: Every Eye Beholds You - a world treasury
of prayer edited and annotated by Thomas J. Craughwell (ISBN 0-965-
059741). I'm not overly religious, but it was good to read it to see
that the majority of people of all religions, present and past, want
the same thing.

Extreemists are a bad thing (much worse than my bad spelling), but we
have several here in America. On my ABBAMAIL list, we were all
appauled that Reverend Falwell (I believe, I could be wrong) came out
and blamed the WTC disaster on gays and lesbians - that's just as
intolerant as any terrorists. Okay, that's not sounding too
optomistic, but I think if we look at people rather than groups, we
can find and do some good.

Anne

: I am deeply saddened today, by both pieces of news. The taliban
: leaders will meet tomorrow, to make the jihad official.
: I wanted my life to be happy and normal, but now i realize that it
: must not be so. I know i am very pesemistic, but what is the use in
: being optimistic now? It would only be a lie.
: ~Nick

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: Hej Nick, : : Please don't get too pesemistic! The Taliban represents just one : group of people (and is not terribly popular with its people at : times) - remember that we have support from countries both Eastern : and Western, and if just one of us makes a difference in how people : view one another (in a positive way), it's important. : : Here in CT, a man tried to kill a Pakistani clerk at a convience : store in the neighborhood where I did my student teaching. I haven't : seen those kids in about a year, other than running into them at : supermarkets and whatnot, but I'm hoping that the example I set for : them as their teacher (if nothing else, I was "that Egypt lady" : or "that henna lady") will help them see that random violence against : a people is a bad idea. The kids had a lot of racial tension among : them - it's a diverse area, and very poor - but we talked about that : a lot, and I'm hoping it made an impression on them. : : Last night, I searched around the book stacks in the house (I have a : lot of books) and found one that a friend had given me for my : birthday a few years back: Every Eye Beholds You - a world treasury : of prayer edited and annotated by Thomas J. Craughwell (ISBN 0-965- : 059741). I'm not overly religious, but it was good to read it to see : that the majority of people of all religions, present and past, want : the same thing. : : Extreemists are a bad thing (much worse than my bad spelling), but we : have several here in America. On my ABBAMAIL list, we were all : appauled that Reverend Falwell (I believe, I could be wrong) came out : and blamed the WTC disaster on gays and lesbians - that's just as : intolerant as any terrorists. Okay, that's not sounding too : optomistic, but I think if we look at people rather than groups, we : can find and do some good. : : Anne : : : : : I am deeply saddened today, by both pieces of news. The taliban : : leaders will meet tomorrow, to make the jihad official. : : I wanted my life to be happy and normal, but now i realize that it : : must not be so. I know i am very pesemistic, but what is the use in : : being optimistic now? It would only be a lie. : : ~Nick
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