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dmallind

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6. Bit more in it than that of course, but good to see people trying

Reply to pinto (Original post)

Mon Jan 16, 2012, 09:27 AM

Jan 2012

to explain it all. Needn't go into trivia about the 12th Imam and disputed hadith and all that to get the basics across. It would have been nice to go into some of the minor sects like Sufi and Wahhabi etc too. There is a lamentable ignorance about religions other than Christianity (although plenty about that one too) in the US. It's hard to make sense of the activities of religious groups both malign and benign when you are clueless about their origins.

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Shiite and Sunni: What are the differences? (CS Monitor) [View all] pinto Jan 2012 OP

Good analysis. cbayer Jan 2012 #1

Me too. I differ with the author's analogy with the Protestant / Catholic split a bit. pinto Jan 2012 #2

Apparently the Shiites do not engage in suicide bombings FarCenter Jan 2012 #3

Hezbollah is a Shiite group which has engaged in many suicide bombings ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #4

Some, and usually against military targets FarCenter Jan 2012 #7

The Shiite:Sunni = Catholic:Protestant analogy is one I've heard before ButterflyBlood Jan 2012 #5

Bit more in it than that of course, but good to see people trying dmallind Jan 2012 #6