The American Spectator

/p> p>The spirit of this article was really moving but the commentary about religions besides Christianity, especially Buddhism, was really simplistic and unfair. If the watchword in Christianity is “Forgiveness,” the watchword for Buddhists is “Compassion.” While I truly enjoyed what the author had to say about Christianity, it really wasn’t necessary for him to comment on beliefs that he clearly does not understand. Mr. Tucker is currently reading a book about Buddhism so he feels qualified to write about what Buddhism is all about? br> — V. Pippins br> Sacramento, California /p> p> BUGGED br> Re: Michael D. Harding’s letter (under “New Greek”) in Reader Mail’s Season’s Jottings : /p>

Mr. Harding’s rejoinder to Mr. Settle contained the following passage: “[The cited article] also addresses the problems involved in equating a word’s entomology and composite parts with its meaning.”

p>Am I to infer that said composite parts include a head, a thorax (replete with six legs and, usually, two pairs of wings), and an abdomen? br> — David Gonzalez , amateur etymologist br> Wheeling, Illinois /p> p> BACK IN THE USSR br> Re: Ben Stein’s A Scary Russian Bear : /p> p>Europe doesn’t have to obey Russia, anymore than the U.S. has to obey Venezuela or OPEC. The problem is, Europe wants to be dominated by someone else. Back in Reagan’s day, the Europeans were hot to trot for the national gas pipeline to Soviet Russia. The Soviets’ abysmal record on human rights didn’t bother the Europeans at all. If it didn’t bother them then, why should Putin’s Russia bother them now? br> — Andrew Vander Dussen br> Cypress, California /p>