news.bbc.co.uk— Swiss voters go to the polls later to decide on a proposal to ban the building of minarets in their country. A symbol of Islam.
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Europe needs to go back to the drawing board with trying to solve their muslim issue. Banning a couple steeples or the burka is empty symbolism and just makes them look like intolerant asses. That said, I'm conflicted. I'm a hardcore liberal who is against intolerance in all forms - I could care less about racial purity or even language. What I do care about is Western Civilization, and its preservation. When you go to a country, you can bring your culture (adds the melting pot, a good thing) but you are expected to assimilate. Every group but the Muslims does this. They seem to come to a country and remain a seperate entity, all the while continuing to hold to medieval ideas about law and culture. Sharia law goes against everything that democracy stands for. For the record, I'm not a Christian. I think the supposed history and validity of Christianity are preposterous. Once upon a time, Christianity was just as much a danger to democracy and free expression as Islam is now, but today? Except for a few nutjobs on the fringes it's no danger to secular society.
@BabyWookieSo you telling me you've never had a spiritual experience? No deja vu? No dreams that have come true, no feelings about people that turned out to be true? There's something real to spirituality even if religion is an abstraction for common consumption.Billions of religious people aren't stupid, ignorant maybe.
Why wasn't Christianity blamed for McVeigh's actions? Probably because he didn't do it in the name of Christianity, and probably because millions of Christians around the world didn't celebrate his actions, and probably because he wasn't part of a worldwide movement of Christians killing people in the name of Christianity, where he was just a small part of a much bigger movement. But that's just my guess.
...You're joking right? Every country you listed has churches operating in it, ESPECIALLY Palestine (Catholic/Protestant Chruchres), Lebanon (Maronite/Catholic/Orthodox), Jordan (Catholic/Protestant/Orthodox) and Egypt (Coptic/Orthodox/Catholic). Iran has synagogues, as does Lebanon. Algeria has Catholic and Protestant chruches. The UAE allows freedom of worship and contains houses of worship for a number of religions.You are full of s**t buddy, and the sad thing is that you're passing it off as truth.
falconearNov 30, 2009
Europe needs to go back to the drawing board with trying to solve their muslim issue. Banning a couple steeples or the burka is empty symbolism and just makes them look like intolerant asses. That said, I'm conflicted. I'm a hardcore liberal who is against intolerance in all forms - I could care less about racial purity or even language. What I do care about is Western Civilization, and its preservation. When you go to a country, you can bring your culture (adds the melting pot, a good thing) but you are expected to assimilate. Every group but the Muslims does this. They seem to come to a country and remain a seperate entity, all the while continuing to hold to medieval ideas about law and culture. Sharia law goes against everything that democracy stands for. For the record, I'm not a Christian. I think the supposed history and validity of Christianity are preposterous. Once upon a time, Christianity was just as much a danger to democracy and free expression as Islam is now, but today? Except for a few nutjobs on the fringes it's no danger to secular society.
theseventhdawnNov 30, 2009
i dont have to say more .....<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plyS8sIUjmQ" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plyS8sIUjmQ</a>
jlaughDec 1, 2009
@BabyWookieSo you telling me you've never had a spiritual experience? No deja vu? No dreams that have come true, no feelings about people that turned out to be true? There's something real to spirituality even if religion is an abstraction for common consumption.Billions of religious people aren't stupid, ignorant maybe.
vegetablelambDec 1, 2009
now if they'd ban churches as well they'd be making some REAL progress
auburntomDec 1, 2009
Why wasn't Christianity blamed for McVeigh's actions? Probably because he didn't do it in the name of Christianity, and probably because millions of Christians around the world didn't celebrate his actions, and probably because he wasn't part of a worldwide movement of Christians killing people in the name of Christianity, where he was just a small part of a much bigger movement. But that's just my guess.
Closed AccountDec 3, 2009
...You're joking right? Every country you listed has churches operating in it, ESPECIALLY Palestine (Catholic/Protestant Chruchres), Lebanon (Maronite/Catholic/Orthodox), Jordan (Catholic/Protestant/Orthodox) and Egypt (Coptic/Orthodox/Catholic). Iran has synagogues, as does Lebanon. Algeria has Catholic and Protestant chruches. The UAE allows freedom of worship and contains houses of worship for a number of religions.You are full of s**t buddy, and the sad thing is that you're passing it off as truth.
veritasxeDec 4, 2009
Please don't post if you know anythingLook up Air India Flight 182...
secrityDec 6, 2009
"you're with us or we're gonna f**k your s**t up" is also a problem with conservative Christians.