That's strange, I didn't get that feeling at all. What I got was a separation of the religion from the actions of some other groups. I think you got that impression perhaps from what GDR says about what we can do in response to such attacks? I thought the points GDR made were rational ones, and perhaps not popular perhaps.. but I would tend to agree with him that to solve the problem we can only tackle the issues at their rational root.
But, I agree with what you are saying Bluefox, in that terrorism is unforgivable and reprehensible.
I did feel that the attempt to tackle a broad range of issues in his update was misguided a little, although if as he says people have been asking him these questions he's right to address them.
He ends on a very positive note I thought:
Keep the faith. Let the flames die down, let the smoke clear, and then don’t abandon your plan to visit India for a holiday. Go there. See the people, and spend time with them. Buy Indian products, buy and listen to Indian music CDs, buy and watch Indian movies, and ask your company that does business with India to stay the course and keep the faith with the country. Donate to recognized charities that do good work in India. In your own country, go down to a local store or restaurant that is run by Indians in your city, and tell them that you care, and you feel sorry for what has happened in Bombay. Resist the attempts of politicians to reduce your rights and freedoms in the name of the “war on terror”. Be loving to one another, wherever you are. Talk about peace and freedom and music and art and literature. And remind yourself, and those you cherish, that in every city in the world there are millions of beautiful, positive, creative actions done every hour, for each act of violence done every month.
