Chomsky takes down Hitchens

[Yoshie Furuhashi]

>>As for positive Western values, tolerance of various religions is one I
>>think bin Laden (who was declared a jihad against the Christian and Jewish
>>world) probably lacks a great affection of.
>>
>>-- Luke
>
>Yes, the theme of Western tolerance of various religions really lit 
>up the sky when Bush described his anti-terrorism campaign as a 
>"crusade."  I will say one good thing that may come out of this mess 
>is Americans' rethinking their reflexive attitude that the world can 
>never have too much religion.  IMO, perhaps the most precious 
>freedom is freedom from religion.
>
>Carl

Despite the National Day of Prayer & all that?

Yoshie