Posted on 03/06/2012 9:07:28 AM PST by nuconvert
The ayatollahs are not a great advertisement for faith in God.
Here in Sydney, Australia, where Ive been lecturing for a week, I may have had one Australian-born waitress or waiter, and one Australian-born taxi driver. As is my wont, I have been asking all my waiters, waitresses, and taxi drivers where they were born and, whenever possible, having some discussion about their native country.
I say whenever possible because, unlike in the United States, where taxi drivers, whether foreign- or American-born, are known for being talkative, in Sydney, apparently, the influence of the famous British reserve is still very much in evidence. I ask a driver where he was born, he responds, and the discussion is pretty much ended.
But the waiters and waitresses have been quite willing to talk, and one of these discussions was of particular interest.
(Excerpt) Read more at nationalreview.com ...
and atheists always surrender to Muzzies.
From friends - I know this is true. The ‘religion’ has become a sledge hammer to beat up the young and intellectual. Yet, when the young get older, they’re often pulled back in... it’s a totalitarian mess. One of many reasons to fight the ideas behind radical Muslim thinking - and expose it for the horror it is...
I pray that he’s right.
The most threatened and outspoken anti-Islam crusaders today are atheists. Ever heard of Ayaan Hirsi Ali? Geert Wilders? Taslima Nasrin? Rushdie?...
Much as it is hard to find a more vociferous anticommunist than one who lived as a slave under its system - it is also hard to find a more vociferous anti-Islamist than one who lived under sharia law.
R U on the right thread?
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I have been asking all my waiters, waitresses, and taxi drivers where they were born and, whenever possible, having some discussion about their native country. I say whenever possible because, unlike in the United States, where taxi drivers ... are known for being talkative, in Sydney, apparently, the influence of the famous British reserve ... I ask a driver where he was born, he responds, and the discussion is pretty much ended.
In Sydney, he would be getting a lot of Lebanese taxi drivers. Also, for some reason, just about every fresh juice bar in Sydney is run by Lebanese who are Christians from the south. But Lebanese don't like it if you ask them their religion, neither do Anglo-Australians.
I asked our young, personable waitress where she was from, and she said Iran.
Way to go, mate.
I asked Shakila if she was Muslim. She told me that though one could say she was a Muslim, she did not identify as such ...
It is better to wait and see if people want to share their religious beliefs. Questions like that are rather confronting, in Anglo culture.
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