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Written by Richard Griffin
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Monday, November 16 2009 11:02 |
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My college classmate and longtime dear friend Carlos, writing from Monterrey, Mexico, knows how to pose difficult questions. Speaking of the murderer at Fort Hood, he asks: The guy was a citizen, so what does "citizenship" mean ? What should the core values of citizens be ? Can a religion like Islam, many of whose members hold "anti-American" views on the structure of society, be free like other religions are ? What should be the values/beliefs of people joining the military ?
The freedom of one person´s belief vs the well being of society. What should society´s attitude be towards newcomers who don´t share some of the core values, or may implicitly threaten them ? He wants me to respond but, as of now, the questions go beyond my knowledge and wisdom.
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