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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Artur and Harrison,</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Maybe i have to explain that also...i have
nothing to do with religion in my daily life...taking my decisions</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>or in the way i live....i grew up and educated like
that. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Turkey is still a "laic" country <EM>hopefully
</EM>so </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>the <FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=3>rule that Artur mentioned; </FONT></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>"religion MUST be separated from the State, from Science and from all
intelectual discussions - except theological ones"</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>is valid also for us.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Funda</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=arturfsilva@yahoo.com href="mailto:arturfsilva@yahoo.com">Artur
Silva</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU
href="mailto:OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU">OSLIST@LISTSERV.BOISESTATE..EDU</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, January 15, 2005 7:48
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Opening a Space for Peace in
Burundi & Central Africa</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>
<DIV>Funda and Harrison:</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV><STRONG><EM>Harrison Owen <<A
href="mailto:hhowen@comcast.net">hhowen@comcast.net</A>></EM></STRONG>
wrote:
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<P>Funda -- since the organizations involved are Christian, I would guess
that<BR>something about the Love of Christ might show up -- but I think you
could<BR>substitute the Love of Allah and arrive at the same place. Actually
I think<BR>the love humanity would do just as well.</P></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>This is very interesting. American's are so imersed in the American
culture (and that is quite normal I must say) that they: (1) don't even see
any more the culture that is arround them; (2) don't even undrestood that
things they take for granted can be offensive to other people(s)..</DIV>
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<DIV>In this case, Funda was uppset with the reference to Christ. Myself being
from "old Europe" have been educated in a culture where religion MUST be
separated from the State, from Science and from all intelectual discussions -
except theological ones. This is not only because I am an atheist; my catholic
education told me to "never use the name of God in vain", and to not use Him
to support my ambitions, opinions or prejudices.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>So, Harrison, it is not that "Actually I think the love for humanity
would do just as well". It is that "the love for humanity should be the only
thing to refer" on that matter.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Artur</DIV>
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