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Originally posted by Cowperson@Sep 12 2004, 02:27 PM
He knew the attack was coming but he was in the building anyway? 
By the way, how much do you think the average Muslim "respects" your culture?
Cowperson
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Gee Cow, the guy was a fireman and was called to respond to the WTC after the attack. What's he supposed to do? Politely decline and say I told you so, or do what he was trained to do and attempt to help those that were hurt in the attack? I have no idea what you are trying to get at, but it makes little sense.
How do Muslims respect my culture? I don't know. I've only interacted with a few of them, and to be honest I've never had a problem with them. The whole prayer thing creeps me out, but it creeps me out when Christians openly pray as well. I've never been told by a Muslim that I could not do anything when I was around them. I've never been told that this or that was wrong. I can't say the same about Christians though, but I've had a greater exposure to them than I have Muslims. There are wackos on both sides of the fence and I guess I've dealt with more Christians than I have Muslims so it only makes sense that I should run into a wacko Christian quicker than I should run into a wacko Muslim. I guess the bottom line is that I respect their customs and they respect mine. The same goes for Jews, Buddists, Hindus, etc. I don't know why a cultural custom must be a divider for so many people. It just doesn't make sense.