tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post8469611553638180278..comments2024-03-27T03:19:11.216-04:00Comments on Assistant Village Idiot: Beirut BombingAssistant Village Idiothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-47008265121459160902015-11-15T20:46:42.030-05:002015-11-15T20:46:42.030-05:00UN figures 75% men, 13% women, 12% children. I fi...UN figures 75% men, 13% women, 12% children. I figured the 12 and 13 had considerable but not entire overlap. So 15% families. The other 15% was just a guess.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-14542557101177293722015-11-15T20:34:31.368-05:002015-11-15T20:34:31.368-05:00I am curious: Where do you get the 15% figures fro...I am curious: Where do you get the 15% figures from? And how would you characterize the 70% that don't fall into the two 15% segments?Earl Wajenberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03972213104063301125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-23505721743605240192015-11-15T18:42:45.658-05:002015-11-15T18:42:45.658-05:00And the KKK has been killing so many people lately...And the KKK has been killing so many people lately.<br /><br />I give some Muslim groups full credit for doing everything they can to condemn and prevent the violence. That is absolutely real and deserves credit. They can get elected to my school board or state legislature anytime.<br /><br />But there is way too much of "We condemn the bombings, but..." from others. I give no credit for that.Assistant Village Idiothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01978011985085795099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19305198.post-80755852960641722122015-11-15T17:30:40.454-05:002015-11-15T17:30:40.454-05:00Somebody on my FB shared the inevitable moral equi...Somebody on my FB shared the inevitable moral equivalence posting. In this case it was wondering why nobody thinks the KKK represents Christians while thinking ISIS (or Islamist terrorist in general) represents Muslims.<br /><br />Hmmmm ...<br /><br />My FB feed blows up pretty regularly with people who seem to think the KKK or similar folks ARE the representative face of Christianity. That it's typically other Christians making the charge is mildly ironic but doesn't invalidate the point.<br /><br />And it could be that Christians, from our leadership to pastors to folks in the pews, publicly and with some regularity denounce the kind of ignorance and bigotry that the KKK represent. And we back those denunciations up with support for our coreligionists of many races and nationalities, and not infrequently with support given to anyone willing to take it, regardless of race or religion.<br /><br />So ya, sorry, I'm not seeing a lot of equivalence there.Christopher Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00396671757183163171noreply@blogger.com