Saul,

If you are sickened by my religious postings, do one thing, "use your delete
button". BTW, your memorization of the Qur'an did not do you any good.
On my position Re: the debate with Halifa, IT IS THE PEOPLE WHO DECIDE WHAT
MAKES SENSE TO THEM, AND NOT WHAT YOU WANT TO SHOVE DOWN OUR THROATS. LIVE
WITH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now, you, Hamjatta and whoever cares to join you can rant, rave and eat your
hearts out, but l will not undignify myself by engaging you. It is obvious
you roam this list with razor tongue and an endless barage  of unnecessary
words, and are clearly in search of another target now that you have
exhausted the Halifa issue, but you will have to satiate that thirst with
someone else.
As for the religious postings, l will quote what my good brother Modou Mbye
Jabang said on this list earlier on in response to similar remarks,
"if you do not want to read the postings on Islam, sharpen you delete buttons
folks"
Good luck in your search for another victim.

Jabou Joh


In a message dated 1/16/00 10:20:47 AM Central Standard Time,
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Jabou,

 There's no need wasting energy on people like this Jabou. I concur with all
 that you've said. I've never been so sickened by someone's behavior. It's
 not what Jabou said about us that troubled me. It's the things she often
 does on the List regarding religion.

 I believe religion is a private matter. People who showcase their piety have
 always turned me off somewhat. But for the record, I had completed the
 entire Lower half of the Quran by the time I was eleven years old - from
 Suratul Yassin to Bisimilah. It's a family tradition - a throw back to our
 Fula lineage. So, if for nothing else, I know a little bit about Islam. And
 the Quran is very specific about truth. Truth has no name tags! Neither does
 lies. Truth from a one- year old is truth; but a lie from a one-year old is
 a lie; and a lie from an eighty-year old is a lie! No "ands," "ifs," or
 "buts" about that. "You can't be more catholic than the pope," Edward Musa,
 a lawyer friend of mine from Sierra Leone tells me often. So, no particular
 human being can be older than Allah! For that reason, any truly religious
 person, faced with an issue (even if it involves one's own father,) will
 look for the truth, and not the name tag of the parties involved.

 The issues under contention were obvious:
 1.) Did Halifa Sallah say (contrary to basic logic,)that of an accident, or
 murder, Korro Ceesay had died in an accident? Yes.
 2.) Did Halifa Sallah campaign for a constitution that has made the pursuit
 of justice very difficult -and totally impossible in some cases, in the
 Gambia? Yes.
 3.) Was Halifa Sallah the only opposition figure who said publicly that
 there was nothing wrong with Yaya Jammeh turning the AFPRC into a political
 party, and running for office? Yes. (If there is anyone else who said that,
 I'm all ears!)
 4.) Did I personally speak to Halifa Sallah in '96 about publishing an
 anti-Yaya Jammeh presidential candidature article, in which exchange I was
 left with no doubt about Halifa's loyalties? Yes.
 5.) Did Halifa Sallah refuse to publish my article, and your's because they
 differ from his views? Yes.

 So, how are we sullying Halifa Sallah's image by asking him to clarify what
 his thoughts were. What is dishonorable about refuting some of the totally
 ridiculous excuses that Halifa has had the nerve to throw at us? How can any
 body with true Islamic faith in him/her label others as "cronies of . . ."
 without any regard for the truthfulness of those statements? Why shouldn't
 truth matter?

 But then, if you look at Jabou, you can understand why so many people are
 turning their back on religion. If people like her, who flaunt their piety
 or whatever, show such open contempt for the truth, who needs religion for
 personal redemption, or salvation? Talk about a sanctimonious fraud! So,
 don't sweat over her.

 Saul.
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