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SomeYoungGuy Donating Member (20 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-14-05 10:48 PM
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88. The same standard could be applied to other areas.
Edited on Fri Jan-14-05 10:54 PM by SomeYoungGuy
Take terrorism for an example. How many non-Muslims have committed suicide bombings or hijacked airliners in the last 10 years? If we "form a logical conclusion" and make "an educated guess," wouldn't we take a closer look at Muslims boarding airplanes for more security scrutiny?

Oh, that's an uncomfortable question because we're stereotyping non-Christians, and that can't be right, huh?

It's amazing where logic takes us when we don't use the facts presented. The article doesn't mention religion, so I fail to see how logic can take us to "this woman killed her child for having sex because the mom is religious." I'm not suggesting that she is or isn't religious, only that a stereotype is being broadly and unfairly applied. This stereotype is just as incorrect and unfair as the one I cite as an example.

If you know the mom or are somehow aware of the her religious convictions, then I stand corrected.
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