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In unison, Muslim clerics lash out against Islamic State

Yep. Because you live in a nation where "muslims protest peacefully somewhere on the other side of the world" isn't something you would call breaking news. CNN doesn't spend an hour talking about it because it doesn't sell advertising space. it isn't exciting, it isn't scary, it isn't funny, it isn't a scandal,it isn't new, and it doesnt affect your daily life. Needs a hook.

It happens every day. Every attack that these Islamic terrorists commit, there is mass condemnation. But unless you go looking for it, you aren't going to see it because OH MY GOD LOOK WHAT KATY PERRY WORE AT THE SUPERBOWL.
There was a "mass" demonstrations, not just 'mass condemnation', in Jordan protesting the death of their pilot but that's about the only one with any substance attached. The rest are just photo ops.
 
I suspect what is upsetting these clerics is not that the jihadists committed another ghastly war crime by dousing a caged pilot with fuel and burning him alive in the name of Allah. No, I think what they're really outraged about is that lighting on fire is not the method prescribed by the official texts for executing captives of war. Bad enough that those two men accused of homosexual acts in Mosul recently were executed so incorrectly! Fine to kill them--obviously anyone accused of a thing so hateful to Allah deserves to die. But the ignorant jihadists in that case just shoved them off the roof of a tall building, even though shari'ah specifically calls for homosexuals to be stoned to death.
 
This is terrible news for conservative Christians. Now they can't bash Muslims for not speaking against extremism. Oh, who am I kidding -- they'll still do it. And when they give Muslims credit, they do it in an accusatory manner (e.g. "Finally! It's about time!")
 
Have you personally taken action against violent street gangs?
No, we have a police firs=ce which does that. They arrest the guilty ones and send them to jail, but they are policed.

Is this your subtle way of suggesting that Muslims should be better policed and some action taken against those Islamic rapists and murderers in the ME and Africa? If so, you should encourage Obama and other world leaders to participate in wiping them out, just as we do with any criminals.
 
This is terrible news for conservative Christians. Now they can't bash Muslims for not speaking against extremism. Oh, who am I kidding -- they'll still do it. And when they give Muslims credit, they do it in an accusatory manner (e.g. "Finally! It's about time!")

Why did it take this long for them to say something? It'll be a long time before we can't bash Muslims for doing nothing.
 
No, we have a police firs=ce which does that. They arrest the guilty ones and send them to jail, but they are policed.

Is this your subtle way of suggesting that Muslims should be better policed and some action taken against those Islamic rapists and murderers in the ME and Africa? If so, you should encourage Obama and other world leaders to participate in wiping them out, just as we do with any criminals.

The Libbos that use that line are the same ones that cry about vigilantism.
 
I suspect what is upsetting these clerics is not that the jihadists committed another ghastly war crime by dousing a caged pilot with fuel and burning him alive in the name of Allah. No, I think what they're really outraged about is that lighting on fire is not the method prescribed by the official texts for executing captives of war. Bad enough that those two men accused of homosexual acts in Mosul recently were executed so incorrectly! Fine to kill them--obviously anyone accused of a thing so hateful to Allah deserves to die. But the ignorant jihadists in that case just shoved them off the roof of a tall building, even though shari'ah specifically calls for homosexuals to be stoned to death.

Nailed it!
 
I suspect what is upsetting these clerics is not that the jihadists committed another ghastly war crime by dousing a caged pilot with fuel and burning him alive in the name of Allah. No, I think what they're really outraged about is that lighting on fire is not the method prescribed by the official texts for executing captives of war. Bad enough that those two men accused of homosexual acts in Mosul recently were executed so incorrectly! Fine to kill them--obviously anyone accused of a thing so hateful to Allah deserves to die. But the ignorant jihadists in that case just shoved them off the roof of a tall building, even though shari'ah specifically calls for homosexuals to be stoned to death.
Yes, the manner in which a Gay person, or a rape victim, is murdered is very important. Traditions count for a great deal in Islam and should be followed at all costs. It s also important to murder little girls in the proscribed head chopping manner as well although, in an emergency such as attempting to attend school, a bullet may be fired into their heads as well.
 
This is terrible news for conservative Christians. Now they can't bash Muslims for not speaking against extremism. Oh, who am I kidding -- they'll still do it. And when they give Muslims credit, they do it in an accusatory manner (e.g. "Finally! It's about time!")
You feel it's only 'conservative Christians' who are speaking out against Islamic barbarism but others, such as those as the Left for example, are cool with it?
 
Yes, the manner in which a Gay person, or a rape victim, is murdered is very important. Traditions count for a great deal in Islam and should be followed at all costs. It s also important to murder little girls in the proscribed head chopping manner as well although, in an emergency such as attempting to attend school, a bullet may be fired into their heads as well.

Absolutely right. I think the shooting of those teenage boys in Mosul last week for watching a soccer match on TV is another example of how lax these jihadists have gotten. A quick bullet was far too mild a punishment for doing something so wickedly disobedient. I think a method some of the brothers used years ago would have been more appropriate, because it provides a very slow death that prolongs the victim's agony.

In this form of execution, the wrongdoer is firmly tied and his belly cut enough to expose the small intestine. Then this is cut too, at one end, and that end wrapped around a stick. Two or three brothers then slowly wind this stick, hour after hour, to pull out the entire intestine. Death usually will take at least a full day. The effect is heightened by forcing the wrongdoer's family at gunpoint to watch the proceedings. Of course this is all recorded on video--to which triumphal Islamic music may be added to the moans and screams--so others may watch later and celebrate the righteousness of the faith.
 
No, we have a police firs=ce which does that. They arrest the guilty ones and send them to jail, but they are policed.

Is this your subtle way of suggesting that Muslims should be better policed and some action taken against those Islamic rapists and murderers in the ME and Africa? If so, you should encourage Obama and other world leaders to participate in wiping them out, just as we do with any criminals.

Muslims are fighting ISIS et al.

I'm trying to figure out how your double standard works. Muslims are condemning the actions of these lunatics and Muslims are fighting these lunatics. With Americans, apparently "we have a police force" is enough for you to be forever absolved of the continued existence of violent street gangs, but ISIS' continued existence is somehow a condemnation of the vast majority of Muslims who are peaceful.
 
Greetings, apdst. :2wave:

So there's an official rule book that must be followed when killing people? I suppose it would cut down on confusion, but you can only kill a person once, so how would how would a person who has been accused of three different "sins" be handled? Would they have to delay the killing until a decision is handed down on what the correct punishment should be? I mean you just can't throw a person off a building for being a homosexual if they have also sinned by stealing and eating pork, and consider it fairly handled, can you? This is getting weirder by the minute! :shock:

Burning a Muslim is the biggest taboo Islam has.
 
Oopsy daisy
 
Absolutely right. I think the shooting of those teenage boys in Mosul last week for watching a soccer match on TV is another example of how lax these jihadists have gotten. A quick bullet was far too mild a punishment for doing something so wickedly disobedient. I think a method some of the brothers used years ago would have been more appropriate, because it provides a very slow death that prolongs the victim's agony.

In this form of execution, the wrongdoer is firmly tied and his belly cut enough to expose the small intestine. Then this is cut too, at one end, and that end wrapped around a stick. Two or three brothers then slowly wind this stick, hour after hour, to pull out the entire intestine. Death usually will take at least a full day. The effect is heightened by forcing the wrongdoer's family at gunpoint to watch the proceedings. Of course this is all recorded on video--to which triumphal Islamic music may be added to the moans and screams--so others may watch later and celebrate the righteousness of the faith.
The imagery of this is too horrible to contemplate, and yet it is real. There are other things like that happening in the Middle East and Africa which are just as real and just as horrible.

Perhaps, in order to spare ourselves from this reality, we should divert the conversation to the Spanish Inquisition or the Jim Crow laws passed by the Democrats.
 
Muslims are fighting ISIS et al.
Are you referring to the recent soirees by Jordan? Otherwise we can point to another reality. http://www.newsweek.com/twice-many-british-muslims-fighting-isis-armed-forces-265865 Jihadist wannabes from U.S. flock to ISIS-like groups overseas - NY Daily News

I'm trying to figure out how your double standard works. Muslims are condemning the actions of these lunatics and Muslims are fighting these lunatics.
Obviously, with the rapid growth of radical Islamism, they're not doing much of a job. I'm probably more effective.
With Americans, apparently "we have a police force" is enough for you to be forever absolved of the continued existence of violent street gangs, but ISIS' continued existence is somehow a condemnation of the vast majority of Muslims who are peaceful.
Best stick with the facts rather then pointless analogies. No religion is involved with street gangs.
 
Are you referring to the recent soirees by Jordan? Otherwise we can point to another reality. http://www.newsweek.com/twice-many-british-muslims-fighting-isis-armed-forces-265865 Jihadist wannabes from U.S. flock to ISIS-like groups overseas - NY Daily News

Obviously, with the rapid growth of radical Islamism, they're not doing much of a job. I'm probably more effective.Best stick with the facts rather then pointless analogies. No religion is involved with street gangs.

So you admit to different standards for religions, then. Interesting.
 
Yes, they protest when one of their own is killed but remain silent otherwise. There is a word to describe people like this.

Yes, that word would be "American-like".
 
Yes, that word would be "American-like".
Obama hasn't complained all that much about Americans being killed. In fact he makes an announcement and then heads for the golf course. He appears indifferent rather than protesting in any meaningful way.
 
Muslims have been speaking out against ISIS since its inception.
So have a few non-Muslims on these boards but ISIS and Islamism continues, and ever larger mosques are being built.
 
So have a few non-Muslims on these boards but ISIS and Islamism continues, and ever larger mosques are being built.

Yes, Islamism continues. Just as Christianity continues, and churches are being built.
 
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