i don't know what inspired me to write the game. as i hit the "publish" button, i received an email from tahoma linking to tim minchkin discussing christmas (i've been a fan of his since i saw storm). which reminded me of my zombie jesus and turning the other cheek.
then i saw that tahoma had posted something else of interest:
anyone who talks about a conflict or struggle between the secular community and the religious / orthodox community is simply using the wrong terms. there is no such conflict.
the conflict exists between the free community and the fanatical community. free being a person who appreciates the right of everyone to live according to his own rules, whether these be religious or secular, and fanatical being a person who is certain that the beliefs of the other are false and so tries to decide for the other how to live, as if the other is not mature enough to make his own choices.
so from now on say: "the conflict between the free and the fanatic". even a religious person can believe in freedom of choice as an ideal.
which kind of takes us back to the first link.
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