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2004-12-26 Africa: North

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Posted by Steve White 2004-12-26 12:00:00 AM|| || Front Page|| [2 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 The big old timey Berber religions were Judaism and Christianity. They were heavily persecuted by the Byzantine emperors because they refused to accept the Orthodox bishops and more centralized viewpoints handed down in Constantinople. Many were tortured and killed in the best Roman tradition for insisting on hewing to their original version of Christianity. A stubborn people...after all, the Carthagenians fought Rome for something like 200 years (as I recall), before being forced to admit defeat.

Posted by Gleaper Thomomble7223 2004-12-26 1:39:28 AM|| [http://Trailing Wife, offsite] 2004-12-26 1:39:28 AM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Fidal Fadil TROLL 2004-12-26 2:19:34 AM|| 2004-12-26 2:19:34 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 The first step in saving Islam is to seperate Arab culture from Islam in every way. Egyptians have a history that long predates the Arab conquest, they should celebrate that. Same with Persia, Indonesia, and a dozen other states colonized by Arab culture under the guise of the spread of Islam.

This is a huge start. I'd like to see an organization of Non-Arabic Islamic nations to give a face and credibility to the movement.

It is Arab-based Wahhabi Islam that is the major problem after all. The easier it is to draw that distinction the more likely some form of Islam will survive the century.

Posted by RJSchwarz 2004-12-26 12:51:37 PM|| [http://politicaljunky.blogspot.com] 2004-12-26 12:51:37 PM|| Front Page Top

#4 Facing east toward the twin craters...

Posted by Tom 2004-12-26 6:04:19 PM|| 2004-12-26 6:04:19 PM|| Front Page Top

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Posted by Fidal Fadil 2004-12-26 2:19:34 AM|| 2004-12-26 2:19:34 AM|| Front Page Top

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