tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post4078435787715809499..comments2023-09-01T07:04:13.381-07:00Comments on Reflections on Faith and Culture: The European CrisisGil Bailiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04481878663941134090noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33424426.post-78863338047442196192010-01-15T10:43:42.288-08:002010-01-15T10:43:42.288-08:00For contrast: Paul Bowles, darling of countercultu...For contrast: Paul Bowles, darling of counterculture intelligensia, american expatriate writer that spent his life in Morocco writing about the muslims sympathetically, shortly before died expressed amazement at the Islamization of Europe (France in particular). He said it was incredible that the French were allowing it to happen.<br /><br /><br />From an interview with Bowles:<br />"Do Moslems believe in guilt?<br /><br />No. Guilt has to do with logic, and responsibility certainly has to do with logic. Perhaps the Moroccans adopted the idea of Mektoub because they weren't ready for a relgion which provided logic and guilt and responsiblity."<br /><br />excerpt from interview on paulbowles.orgAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com