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Old 2009-01-07, 20:51   Link #113
Thingle
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Imperial Manila, Philippines
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Originally Posted by yezhanquan View Post
Well, I quote Zakaria. In his The Future of Freedom, he wrote:

"In a religion without an official clergy, bin Laden has as much- or as little- authority to issue fatwas as does a Pakistani taxi driver in New York City."

Get the book. Your views are inside, but in a better argued manner.
IMO, his power depends on the recipient of his message. If he is preaching to critical thinkers, he won't have the same effect.
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