I ran across a very interesting rant comparing Islam and Christianity by a blogger I’d never heard of called James Lileks (I found the link on blogdex).
At one point, Mr. Lileks identifies himself thusly I am a Deist, which means EVERYONE disagrees with me.
Translation: a lot of his underlying assumptions will differ from yours, but you should still read the piece. He puts some very important points in a very direct way.
Here’s his opening statement:
There are two ways for a religion to approach life:
A) Everything is permitted except that which is forbidden; over time, we work out the details as the situations arise.
B) Everything is forbidden except that which is permitted, and we will work out the details in advance.
After an opening like that, how can you not read the rest?
(there’s a similar diatribe at Little Green Footballs, although it’s not as reflective it does have the virtue of a very active comments section)
I added this next bit on 8/9/2002
Ever wonder what an Episcopalian terrorist would look like?