Re: Re: [privacy] ACLU Sues Pentagon for Monitoring

[Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com>]

On Thu, 15 Jun 2006, Dude VanWinkle wrote:

> On 6/15/06, Drsolly <drsollyp () drsolly com> wrote:
> > On Thu, 15 Jun 2006, Dude VanWinkle wrote:
> >
> > > On 6/14/06, Fergie <fergdawg () netzero net> wrote:
> > > > Via Wired News (Reuters).
> > > >
> > > > [snip]
> > > >
> > > > The American Civil Liberties Union sued the U.S. Defense Department
> > > > Wednesday to demand information it says the government has collected on
> > > > groups opposed to the war in Iraq.
> > >
> > >
> > > Its just ridiculous that They monitor the Quakers. I was raised Quaker
> > > and have done volunteer work for AFSC before.
> > >
> > > I know from personal experience that not only would the Quakers avoid
> > > injuring Musca Domestica, but would then proceed to pay for therapy to
> > > treat its apparent bulimia disorder.
> >
> > Do all Quakers have exactly the same set of beliefs?
>
>
> No. I am a Jewish Quaker (not practicing), the guy who sat next to me
> at Meeting was a Muslim Quaker, the older lady next to him was a
> Catholic Quaker.
>
> In america, the only prerequisite for joining the Religious Society of
> Friends is that you be non-violent (AFIK).
>
> well that and you cant wear pants with zippers ;-)
 
Right - so if there's different groups of Quakers with different sets of 
beliefs, how do you know there isn't a Fundamentalist sect of Quakers that 
embraces violence instead of rejecting it? Consider, for example, 
Christianity, which is a religion of love and peace, with a commandment 
"Thou shalt not kill", but which nevertheless has had groups of people who 
called themselves Christians who seem to think that this commandment 
doesn't apply.

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