tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post3344496732737547608..comments2024-03-18T22:21:33.261-07:00Comments on The Debate Link: "Modesty Patrol" Member SentencedDavid Schraubhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-27896646053784988472009-03-17T09:50:00.000-07:002009-03-17T09:50:00.000-07:00It's hard to say without a good grasp on what the ...It's hard to say without a good grasp on what the ISA actually does. From the WaPo article it sounds like (at least with the textbook reforms) they're a fundamentalist group but not a violent one -- as they point out, the view they express on Jews isn't any different from fundamentalist Christianity or Judaism (I'm curious if the TVC would even disagree, except they'd replace Islam with Christianity).<BR/><BR/>The TVC, of course, is a repellent organization, so it'd be hard for me to sign on to any program they'd advocate for even if I was convinced it was a good idea.David Schraubhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04946653376744012423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7321349.post-86730993013974676532009-03-17T07:52:00.000-07:002009-03-17T07:52:00.000-07:00Speaking of backwards attitudes, I'm curious as to...Speaking of backwards attitudes, I'm curious as to your thoughts about the <A HREF="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/03/12/AR2009031200514.html" REL="nofollow">Islamic Saudi Academy</A> in Northern Virginia. A <A HREF="http://saudiwatch.wordpress.com/2009/03/16/planning-commission-public-hearing-march-18-2009-islamic-saudi-academy/" REL="nofollow">group is opposing ISA's building a new campus</A>, pretextually because it might "cause unmanageable traffic," but actually because of the content of the school's teachings and the actions of some alumni.PGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09381347581328622706noreply@blogger.com