2 . Afghanistan and Pakistan
Discussion:
Pg 27 Pakistan presents a greater threat of both global terrorism and nuclear proliferation than does Iran, ...
What?!?
Pre-meeting and Post-meeting Notes : No solution.
Jim's Premeeting notes.
That there is a flaw in Islam ; it is with its founder -- a caravan robber turned warlord, he was not an other-worldly ascetic as are most religions -- HeZues was an Essenes monk; Buddha would harm nothing, Confucius was a scholar. Zoroaster sought truth through proper exercise of free will. Only the Abrahamic/Mohammed lines preach exclusivity and destruction of all who do not believe. And Christianity carries remnants of that violence as Hell-Fire and Damnation as a threat to non-believers, but in this life calls for pity for them rather than murder.
- Abraham 1900-1825 BC Jewish patriarch
- Zoroaster 1200 BC Iranian prophet, poet
- David 1037-970 BC Warrior, king, many wives
- Buddha 563-483 BC Indian spiritual teacher
- Confucius 551-479 BC Chinese philosopher
- Krishna 400 BC was no wimp. Killed evil uncle, kidnapped a wife, chariot driver in civil war,
husband to 16,100 maidens!
- Jesus 06BC - 27 AD Jewish spiritual teacher
- Mohammad 570-632 AD Merchant, caravan robber, warlord