Patri Friedman ([info]patrissimo) wrote,
@ 2004-04-09 13:45:00
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pacifist monotheistic zealots
My taxi driver yesterday was a zealous muslim. Upon finding out I'm jewish, he spent the entire drive to the airport ranting about religion, citing the Bible, Torah, and Koran. On the plus side, his angle was all about how the christians/jews/muslims are brothers following slightly different interpretations of the word of the one true god. While he was clear about how his way is the right way, he was also clear on the importance of peace and brotherhood and how any terrorist (whether bin Laden, Bush, or Sharon) is acting contrary to god's will.

It was still creepy and weird, but at least he was creepily condemning violence instead of creepily advocating hate.


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[info]resipisco
2004-04-09 02:37 pm UTC (link)
Yea, we're all sons of Abraham, eh?

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[info]martian687
2004-04-09 02:59 pm UTC (link)
You're jewish?

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depends how you look at it
[info]patrissimo
2004-04-09 03:17 pm UTC (link)
I do have the last name "Friedman" :). Racially I'm half jewish on my father's side. Technically this makes me not jewish, since its inherited on the mother's side (a policy that makes less sense in a world with paternity testing). Religiously, like many jews, I am a devout and passionate atheist :).

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inheriting religions
[info]martian687
2004-04-09 08:02 pm UTC (link)
My uncle (mom's brother) married an American woman who's jewish. It made things especially fun because judaism is inherited on the mother's side and hinduism is inherited on the father's side.

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