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Sudanese Woman Sentenced to Death After Marrying Christian

We more than see the consequences now we foresaw them years ago.

This is nothing new. I'm telling you, what's happening in the Middle East/Africa literally sounds like my Western Civ book during Feudalism except Islam is in the place of Christianity.

I see it more like the spread of Communism. They both need totalitarianism in order to survive.
 
Why do we have to debate whether or not all Muslims are or support terrorism and not actually discuss this massive human rights violation?

Because the 'not all Muslims are terrorists' triteness is always introduced after every Islamic atrocity and it will then be the 'what about'.. argument. It should just be ignored.

Of course you are right that each of these atrocities should be discussed but most of them, like the burning to death of the school boys, is being ignored. That could be a result of PC, fear, or that people are just tired of reading about the crazy bastards.
 
We more than see the consequences now we foresaw them years ago.

This is nothing new. I'm telling you, what's happening in the Middle East/Africa literally sounds like my Western Civ book during Feudalism except Islam is in the place of Christianity.


Actually, that's pretty accurate.

Which places Islam squarely in the middle ages, or at least the fundamentalist sort of Islam that spawns terrorism

Do those textbooks talk about the Arabs having had a renaissance before the Europeans did, and having invented such things as algebra and the base ten numbering system? Then, it seems, they started slipping back into the dark ages at the same time Christiandom started coming out of it.
 
Actually, that's pretty accurate.

Which places Islam squarely in the middle ages, or at least the fundamentalist sort of Islam that spawns terrorism

Do those textbooks talk about the Arabs having had a renaissance before the Europeans did, and having invented such things as algebra and the base ten numbering system? Then, it seems, they started slipping back into the dark ages at the same time Christiandom started coming out of it.

Well... The Arabs did have a golden age but it was nowhere near as intense as the Renaissance which led to Europe ultimately dominating the entire globe for centuries.

Socially speaking however, Islam was always in a Dark Age so to speak, it's just the way the religion is set up compared to Christianity that in my view literally makes it inferior. I think however it might be getting even worse, like dark ages to pitch black ages. The worst example out there are the theocratic governments (governments rules by religious laws) of the Middle East in which people can still be stoned and subject to terrible medieval tortures.

Yeah, there are just WAY too many similarities between contemporary Islam and Medieval Chrsitianity.

#1 The absolute dominance over governments

#2 the absolute dominance over the way of thinking by the populace (religious views > secular views)

#3 The corruption of the religious institution

#4 The terrible and inhumane treatment of non-believers of the dominant religion

It's bad, all I can say at this point.
 
Religion (especially major ones) are, imo, by FAR man's dumbest invention.
 
This is a 'them' problem.........if people in Afruca and half the Middle East want to pretend like it's 1200 years ago......let them have at it........in another 1200 years they will figure it the f""k out and maybe become civilized......although I doubt it
 
This is a 'them' problem.........if people in Afruca and half the Middle East want to pretend like it's 1200 years ago......let them have at it........in another 1200 years they will figure it the f""k out and maybe become civilized......although I doubt it

The problem with that sort of attitude is that the problems in Africa and the ME spill over into the rest of the world. What we're seeing is the ongoing struggle between freedom and slavery. If we want to keep freedom, we need to be willing to be committed to that struggle.
 
The problem with that sort of attitude is that the problems in Africa and the ME spill over into the rest of the world. What we're seeing is the ongoing struggle between freedom and slavery. If we want to keep freedom, we need to be willing to be committed to that struggle.

And often that \struggle' only involves speaking out without fear of retaliation. Nonetheless, as we have seen, that retaliation from Muslims is real.

On an early thread where Ali Hirsi was 'dis-invited to speak' at Brandeis University the debate soon became about Hirsi Ali and not the truth of her words. This diversions are the most common tactic among those who don't want these issues discussed.
 
And often that \struggle' only involves speaking out without fear of retaliation. Nonetheless, as we have seen, that retaliation from Muslims is real.

On an early thread where Ali Hirsi was 'dis-invited to speak' at Brandeis University the debate soon became about Hirsi Ali and not the truth of her words. This diversions are the most common tactic among those who don't want these issues discussed.

I missed that one. It does make you wonder just what the "core values" of Brandeis University really are. They don't appear to be very pro liberty.
 
Hehehe, not sure about American but I sure as hell condoned the amount of kickass the FBI delivered. Unfortunately those whack-jobs ended up burning the place down with women and children inside (but who knows, maybe I'm glad for it because the kids were the next generation of whack-jobs and the women may have been whack-jobs as well, so I dont think any deaths there earn my sympathy), but as long as it was ended whatever.

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Hehehe, not sure about American but I sure as hell condoned the amount of kickass the FBI delivered. Unfortunately those whack-jobs ended up burning the place down with women and children inside (but who knows, maybe I'm glad for it because the kids were the next generation of whack-jobs and the women may have been whack-jobs as well, so I dont think any deaths there earn my sympathy), but as long as it was ended whatever.

You are glad that women and children burned inside a building because you think that they might have grown up to be "whack jobs"?

You need help. Considering your comments above, I think most people would agree that you are in fact a whack job. So you should be careful condemning "whack job"
 
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It's unfortunate, but you should understand that being brainwashed since your an infant to follow these crazy assholes.

The westboro baptist church is another example. Their children are already picketing funerals of American soldiers.

Deal with it, I still have a lack of sympathy for everyone involved in there. The women condoned it, the men started it, and the children were going to be the next step of it.
 
You are glad that women and children burned inside a building because you think that they might have grown up to be "whack jobs"?

You need help. Considering your comments above, I think most people would agree that you are in fact a whack job. So you should be careful condemning "whack job"

Nope, not to mention the fire was apparently started by themselves. The children were beaten and abused, their morals tainted by our standards. If you think carefully about it, who knows whether it would've been better for them to continue on or for their suffering to be ended.

Depends on what you call a whackjob. Is a whackjob a person who thinks what is considered insane or DOES what is considered insane? I'm a very prejudiced young man, but I have never discriminated in my life and work towards bettering it. But who knows, maybe I am still a whack job, because I'm glad these (what I consider whack-jobs?) people are out of society. Next step would be the eradication of the Westboro Baptist church, but unfortunately for me it looks like they aren't going anywhere.
 
Nope, not to mention the fire was apparently started by themselves. The children were beaten and abused, their morals tainted by our standards. If you think carefully about it, who knows whether it would've been better for them to continue on or for their suffering to be ended.

Depends on what you call a whackjob. Is a whackjob a person who thinks what is considered insane or DOES what is considered insane? I'm a very prejudiced young man, but I have never discriminated in my life and work towards bettering it. But who knows, maybe I am still a whack job, because I'm glad these (what I consider whack-jobs?) people are out of society. Next step would be the eradication of the Westboro Baptist church, but unfortunately for me it looks like they aren't going anywhere.

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Nope, not to mention the fire was apparently started by themselves. The children were beaten and abused, their morals tainted by our standards. If you think carefully about it, who knows whether it would've been better for them to continue on or for their suffering to be ended.

Depends on what you call a whackjob. Is a whackjob a person who thinks what is considered insane or DOES what is considered insane? I'm a very prejudiced young man, but I have never discriminated in my life and work towards bettering it. But who knows, maybe I am still a whack job, because I'm glad these (what I consider whack-jobs?) people are out of society. Next step would be the eradication of the Westboro Baptist church, but unfortunately for me it looks like they aren't going anywhere.

YOU! I am considering YOU a whack job. Tell me what these kids did, not their parents, or the adults around them, but specifically what those kids did to deserve death. Hell, other than those who opened fire on the FBI agents, who there deserved death? Again, YOU are a whack job.

Children didn't start the fire. They were killed by the adults.
 
That swath of the world is the greatest argument against evolution known to man. Good gosh, the culture and lack of civilization in that part of the world rivals what you see on the Serengeti.
 
YOU! I am considering YOU a whack job. Tell me what these kids did, not their parents, or the adults around them, but specifically what those kids did to deserve death. Hell, other than those who opened fire on the FBI agents, who there deserved death? Again, YOU are a whack job.

Children didn't start the fire. They were killed by the adults.

Sure, by your standards I am a whack-job. By mine I am not, merely prejudiced.
 
I think my humanities standards, anyone who is pleased by 20 something children burning alive is a whack job.

I guess that was supposed to be "I think BY humaniTY'S standards", so I will respond to that as such.

I think by humanity's standards anyone who actually kills 20 children by burning them alive is a whack job. Anyone who has no care/is pleased (I lean more towards not caring) is just a douchebag.
 
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