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Interesting piece - thanks for sharing, Richard. I was not aware of much of the history and folklore including the Adam & Eve story ties.
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To this day, Mecca remains strictly closed for persons not of the Muslim faith.
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Yes, tolerance seems to be a very important tenant to the belief system...
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"The dignity of man is not shattered in a single blow, but slowly softened, bent, and eventually neutered. Men are seldom forced to act, but are constantly restrained from acting. Such power does not destroy outright, but prevents genuine existence. It does not tyrannize immediately, but it dampens, weakens, and ultimately suffocates, until the entire population is reduced to nothing better than a flock of timid, uninspired animals, of which the government is shepherd." - Alexis de Tocqueville
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