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DuctapeFatwa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 06:20 PM
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Poll question: Mischievous follow-up state and religion question
OK, this time, different dead rich guy.

Still bequeaths $500,000,000 to a public university for academic facilities improvement, with one condition. The university must hire and tenure a professor to teach a *Islam only* theology class.

Take the money or decline the offer? Why?

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Superfly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 06:21 PM
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1. Students have the freedom to choose to take the class or not
right?
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BlueEyedSon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 06:22 PM
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2. I see no reason the logic would be different if it's a different set of
Edited on Fri Jan-02-04 06:22 PM by BlueEyedSon
fairytails.

Remember, god is Santa Clause for adults. And all the scriptures (for all faiths) were written by men.
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Superfly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 06:25 PM
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3. Excellent question, and not the response I expected
it's 50-50 yes-no in the Christian only theology class poll, but 100% yes in this Islam only class poll. I wonder why?
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Mikimouse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-02-04 06:36 PM
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4. Familiarity breeds contempt, the unknown breeds curiosity...
Most of us have probably become aware of the various twists and turns that make up contemporary christianity, but are probably not as aware of the extent to which Islam has been twisted and redefined to suit the purposes of those who would provide the definitions.
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