Start Date: April 5, 2002 Finish Date: April 5, 2002

     The following are two letters I sent to a writer and a webmaster when I found that one of them had butchered a book by Joseph McCabe. Both of the letters were undeliverable (either the host of both of their e-mail addresses were inoperational or they both simply lied about their e-mail addresses). Here are the letters...

TO: Author [UNDELIVERABLE]
DATE: Friday, April 5, 2002
SUBJECT: A Criticism of Your Lies

Greetings, Jamil Aslam,

     I had the opportunity to peruse through your edited version of "The Moorish Civilization in Spain" by McCabe, and I was absolutely appalled. You took a historical text and edited to your own ends. In this article, McCabe, said...

"The faith in Islam rapidly decayed. Damascus, the new capital, was saturated with skepticism and resounded with blasphemy. The religion did not inspire civilization, but the neglect of its precepts permitted human nature to civilize itself."

     BUT, in your edited version of the article, it says...

"Islam put a marvellous energy into the Arabs, and they set out to free the world. Within a very short time they overran the old civilisations of Persia and Egypt and rejuvinated the regions. They did not take long to implement a brilliant Islamic civilisation."

     What McCabe really stated was: "This religion was not a civilizing force -- no religion is or ever has been -- but it put a marvelous energy into the Arabs, and they set out to conquer and convert the world."

     To conquer and to liberate are not the same.

     McCabe did not state what your edited version said at all. In fact, it is simply your vain attempt to rewrite history to the end of your dogmatic, heartless religion -- your actions just another confirming action of it. For thousands of years, theologians have been rewriting history, only to serve their own purposes. After Giordano Bruno was burned at the stake, the Pope called him a coward. A coward for what, though? For defending his beliefs and for not giving them an inch of ground. From your edited version of McCabe's article, I still see the barbaric intent of religionists, their ethics having no conformity with humaneness, and their complete brutal nature. Lies, lies, and more lies: this is the definition of your religion and your zealotry. I have never been so appalled than when your read the article you posted by McCabe. It was by Joseph McCabe's words that he detested all religions, held them in contempt. And yet you believe you can rewrite history on the slightest whim of superstition? Perhaps Allah would be proud of you -- imaginary gods who promote violence and vice would be proud. What makes it disgusting is the fact that this was a HISTORY ARTICLE -- not a philosophical, social, or theological one, but one CONCERNING HISTORY. I am disgusted by the fact that you promote such lies and that you do so by the flower lying on the grave of one of the world's greatest Freethinkers.

Punkerslut,

TO: Webmaster [UNDELIVERABLE]
DATE: Friday, April 5, 2002
SUBJECT: The Lies of Jalim Aslam

Greetings,

     I recently went to your site and read an edited version of "The Moorish Civilisation in Spain." It was originally written by Joseph McCabe, but edited by Jalim Aslam. I already sent him an e-mail, but I want to inform you that your website is hosting absolute lies. Aslam rips this book to pieces, tearing away from it the original meaning. Perhaps it would be acceptable if it were a theological or philosophical work, but this is a HISTORY work -- which means it is a work based on objective truth of historians, and being able to decipher true history. Aslam did not even make a slight effort to edit this book properly. He used lies to advance his beliefs -- he only made himself out to be debaucherous and deceptive. By lying about history, by conjuring up the foulest of concepts, he believes that he can advance his beliefs. For example...

ASLAM'S EDITION ---

"Islam put a marvellous energy into the Arabs, and they set out to free the world. Within a very short time they overran the old civilisations of Persia and Egypt and rejuvinated the regions. They did not take long to implement a brilliant Islamic civilisation."

THE REAL McCABE EDITION ---

"This religion was not a civilizing force -- no religion is or ever has been -- but it put a marvelous energy into the Arabs, and they set out to conquer and convert the world."

ASLAM'S EDITION ---

"Before Islam the Arabs were as rude and uncultivated as the Teutons, but then Islam gave them the discipline, conduct and the thrust to gain knowledge. Accompanied by its unique social, economic, judicial and political systems and its importance on justice, Islam allowed them to surpass the rest of the world within decades."

THE REAL McCABE EDITION ---

"The Arabs were as rude and uncultivated as the Teutons, but, when they overran an older civilization, they became fully civilized within a century. And Scott, although he does not see the force of the point, gives ample evidence of the reason. The faith in Islam rapidly decayed. Damascus, the new capital, was saturated with skepticism and resounded with blasphemy. The religion did not inspire civilization, but the neglect of its precepts permitted human nature to civilize itself."

His article is right here: http://www.afghan-info.com/Research_Articles/Moorish_Article.html

     It is unbelievably easy to see that Aslam's editing is a host of lies and corruption. He tries to rewrite history with no evidence and has rewritten an article to make it for his religion. I am writing you this e-mail to tell you that I am disgusted with his words and find him incalculably offensive. He is a liar and a traitor to the ethic of truth. I would be most pleased if you removed this sick article from your site, as your site simply serves as a host for lies.

Punkerslut,

Note: Afterwards, I had discovered the e-mail address for the main webmaster. He replied that he wouldn't remove the forged material, because even though there was another version of McCabe's work available, he was unable to discover which was the "genuine" piece.

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