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...Boykin Affair...
Much attention has been focused on Lieut. General William Boykin's preaching anti-Islamic sermons to evangelical Christian gatherings [Nov. 3]. As a top Army officer in the war on terrorism, Boykin is not only contradicting President Bush's position that this is not a war against Islam, he is also fanning the flames of Muslim hatred of the U.S. Americans should be concerned about how Boykin's remarks suggest that U.S. foreign policy is captive to right-wing Christian fundamentalists. WILLIAM A. MCCARTNEY Delaware, Ohio...
...Christian, I was upset that Boykin invoked the name of God to support his militaristic agenda. I can empathize with moderate Muslims who are revolted by the extremists within their communities who pervert sacred Islamic writings to justify hate and violence. JAMES N. FOSTER Herkimer...
...Equality of Belief Michael Kinsley, in his essay "The Religious Superiority Complex" [Nov. 3], wrote about Lieut. General William Boykin's preaching that Christianity's God is superior to Islam's God. I have no patience with people who say their God is bigger than that of others. In fact, it's mere nonsense and maliciousness, especially in reference to Christians, Muslims and Jews, all of whom believe in one God. Religious fundamentalists of any faith who slander and sow hatred against those of a different creed are using religion as an excuse for pursuing their personal worldly interests...
...Boykin's mistake was to put all these pieces together, implying that Islam itself is not merely mistaken but evil. Talking like this while in a U.S. military uniform was also pretty tactless. Mahathir's mistake, by contrast, was to open his trap...