Muslim boy urinates on Bible, no Christians riot

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  • ledvedderman
    ledvedderman Posts: 7,762
    miller8966 wrote:
    Small...really? even when leaders of countries call for that persons death.

    Wow yea small....

    Last time I checked, leaders don't get credit for being thousands of people, still one. Just like you and I.
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  • A Surprise Left
    A Surprise Left Posts: 743
    If it was the other way around the Muslim communities in Australia would make all hell break loose. Remember the mufti comparing scantily clad women to dogs? Not in the same way that their cousins in Europe have done (because Australia is generally quite tolerant) but it would be a big issue nonetheless. I think the issue is as good as dead, they did a stupid thing and they have being punished for it. Luckily in Australia we can all live together in peace (apart from isolated incidents here and there) with people from all relgions which I'm very thankful for, seems to be much worse in Europe.
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  • Gary Carter
    Gary Carter Posts: 14,077
    i just pissed on the koran,better watch my back now.dont wanna upset any muslims
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  • bootlegger10
    bootlegger10 Posts: 16,301
    flywallyfly wrote:
    "Christians are so abused" is getting really old now. I'm tired of the religious pity party.

    But your "Islam is a peaceful religion" talk isn't old, when it OBVIOUSLY isn't?
  • Abookamongstthemany
    Abookamongstthemany Posts: 8,209
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    But your "Islam is a peaceful religion" talk isn't old, when it OBVIOUSLY isn't?

    Why do you think it's not peaceful?
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  • enharmonic
    enharmonic Posts: 1,917
    Islam and Christianity are religions with violent histories. Trying to say that one is more violent than the other is missing the point. Is religion supposed to inspire violence or hatred? i would argue that it is not an objective of either religion to spread hate...and that it is people who contort the doctriens of both religions for their own destructive purposes.
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  • searchlightsoul
    searchlightsoul Posts: 583
    PJPOWER wrote:
    Hmmm, another idea based on faith..............When you put yourself on the operating table, you're basing your idea that the surgery is going to go well completely on the faith that that person with the "Dr." in front of his name isn't drunk and has a proper education............That's assuming you have "faith" in the idea that we have a decent education process to offer that person about to cut you open. Everyone puts a certain amount of faith in things that they do not know to be true or untrue.

    It is probablity not faith and probablities are based on evidence i.e most people go in to an operation come out in a better condition than they went in. Religion uses peoples fear of death to dictate how they live their lives, often to the detriment of others.
  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    Uncle Teddy wrote:
    The pope can make a relatively non-inflammatory comment about Islam, and there is rioting in the streets in Muslim countries.

    Christians are constantly under attack. They are impuned, mocked, ridiculed, scoffed at (namely by "tolerant" leftists). I don't see the Religious Right taking it to the streets, rioting, and issuing death threats..
    It's not really the religion that's violent it's the society.

    Good god you're naive.
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  • fanch75
    fanch75 Posts: 3,734
    who cares. i'm listening to YIELD.
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  • Pearl Jam and toast
    Pearl Jam and toast Posts: 4,475
    fanch75 wrote:
    who cares. i'm listening to YIELD.
    hell yeah.
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  • kenny olav
    kenny olav Posts: 3,319
    fanch75 wrote:
    who cares. i'm listening to YIELD.

    nice, dude!



    i mean, really. there's no point to this thread. everyone knows that more than a few muslims are psycho about their religion.
  • flywallyfly
    flywallyfly Posts: 1,453
    bootlegger10 wrote:
    But your "Islam is a peaceful religion" talk isn't old, when it OBVIOUSLY isn't?

    Dont put words in my mouth....thanks.
  • lalalalaaaaaaaa
    lalalalaaaaaaaa Posts: 2,445
    NCfan wrote:
    You're failing to see the larger picture. What is relevant and scary is that say this happened in Saudi Arabia or Iran. The government would support and encourage a mass reaction from its citizens. The boy would be severely punished, maybe even killed. His family would be dishonored and alienated from everyone they knew. They would probably recieve death threas and who knows what else.

    In contrast, that doesn't happen in Western civilization.... this is what we are fighting - though some don't want to recognize it. It's the GOP/Haliburton propaganda machine spreading fear right???

    George Bush and Haliburton and everyone in the GOP can kiss off. I don't care about them and I don't need them to tell me anything. I can read the headlines and watch the news from the most ultra left wing outlets and still draw my own conclusions about the world.

    We're not fighting against the brutality of oppressive regimes in the Middle East. Saudi is considered an ally, just like many brutal regimes are. That is certainly among the most brutal regimes in the Middle East, and we trade with them regularly, U.S. governement officials will always refer to them as "our friends" in the Middle East, etc.
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    searchlightsoul wrote:
    It is probablity not faith and probablities are based on evidence i.e most people go in to an operation come out in a better condition than they went in. Religion uses peoples fear of death to dictate how they live their lives, often to the detriment of others.
    So medicine never uses people's fear of death to dictate the way they live their lives? The government never uses people's fear of death to dictate the way it's civilians live their lifes? The same argument could be made that people go into religion and come out a better person than they were before...............Religion is also often very benificial to the lifes of others through charity and what not. Actually, in the city that I live, the only homeless shelters and charities and battered women's shelters and youth advocate shelters are sponsered entirely by......................churches.............? The argument could be made around here that religion serves as the main means of helping people in the community. It's funny how close minded people are on both sides of these religion/non-religion debates. I realize that religion has and does influenced violence.................but it doesn't ALWAYS promote violence and sometimes does just the opposite. If it weren't for organized religion, my city might actually be in a lot worse shape.
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    I am a firm believer that POWER is the root cause of most violence. Power hungry individuals will use whatever means they can to get nations to believe in THEM. That means could be religion, democracy, money, oil, etc. If the majority of people were athiests, a person like George Bush or Adolf Hitler would have probably spun athiests morals and values to achieve their goals. Ever heard the phrase "never trust a politician"........or "birds of a feather flock together"? The sole purpose of any religion that I can think of was not to inflict violence. Christians main goal is probably to be more Jesus-like, right? I never read a thing about Jesus pulling out a knife and stabbing someone when they didn't believe the way he did, am I missing something? Religion's initial intent, in my opinion, was not to justify wars............Just my opinion, I could be wrong.
  • El_Kabong
    El_Kabong Posts: 4,141
    sapperskunk wrote:
    I agree, In the present it's a one way road.


    hey man...you just think this way b/c jlew said it!

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  • Smellyman2
    Smellyman2 Posts: 689
    comparing the "faith" one puts in a doctor who became a doctor here on this physical world, to comparing the "faith" one puts in magic and the supernatural w/ no proof is well....ridiculous.
  • PJPOWER
    PJPOWER Posts: 6,499
    Smellyman wrote:
    comparing the "faith" one puts in a doctor who became a doctor here on this physical world, to comparing the "faith" one puts in magic and the supernatural w/ no proof is well....ridiculous.
    Why? I'm willing to bet that comparable neurotransmitters are used in both instances.....lol
  • Scubascott
    Scubascott Posts: 815
    The Illinoisemakers wrote:
    Being a Christian however, I could really care less if some kid takes a piss on the Bible.

    FUCK! What's wrong with you? That is by far the most annoying corruption of a simple expression in the american version of the english language. You mean you COULDN'T really care less!!!! If you could care less, then you must care a little bit!
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