guardian.co.uk — A young couple who tried to elope in one of the most lawless and conservative parts of Afghanistan have been publicly executed by Taliban gunmen after their parents handed them over to be tried by insurgents.
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monkeywithgunApr 15, 2009
"I say f**k them. Someone people in this world just don't deserve to live."On that basis I say we nuke the whole damn planet from orbit just to be sure."Deserve" You sound just like the fools in the story.
yowhatdafuxupApr 16, 2009
religion can be used in a GOOD way and used to help people...for instance i have a cousin in Kenya who works for a christian organization that helps kids get off glue and other drugs.. apparantley there's a huge epidemic of huffing glue in central Africa<a class="user" href="http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1743764.ece">http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article1 ...</a>
djpray2kApr 16, 2009
A little off topic but am I right in saying that these people don't get to play violent video games like GTA4 or watch violent Hollywood action movies? Now look how violent they are and messed up. I rest my case.
midtownerApr 16, 2009
No one is justifying anything. I'm simply pointing out that ANY religion can have radicals who are pushed to do absolutely vile and heinous acts. As mentioned above, we will always have the one or two people (or more) in every congregation who are a bit over the top in their faith. It's when church and state collide and religious extremism becomes the norm that you start to see some real problems. The current state of fairs in the Middle East is one example. John Calvin's rule in Geneva would be another, where amongst other religious atrocities, a fine example stands out -- he had a teenager executed for talking back to his parents. The Christian witch hunts in New England and Western Europe are worth mentioning. So are the Spanish Inquisition, the various crusades, etc. There are too many atrocities committed by the ancient Jews (cataloged as glorious conquests where they slaughtered entire cities) mentioned in the Old Testament to count. That's why people should really pay heed to the title given to some on the religious right of the political spectrum -- the "Christian Taliban." Those folks have more in common with the Taliban than they have differences.Religion is fine. Christianity is just fine. So is Islam. So is Judaism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Hinduism, Animism, Hari Krishna, etc. Radicalized? They are all dangerous tools of manipulation which allow those pulling the strings to command their followers to do horrible things.-- not on the above list is Scientology, which is always bad.
Closed AccountApr 16, 2009
I guess you haven't read the Koran either...
theg90Apr 16, 2009
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yan89Apr 17, 2009
It's not necessarily the violence (some) Muslims spread. Many people have a problem with them not assimilating when they come to a new country.They just live on in their bigot, patriarchic ways and stay among their own while at the same time telling their children not to play with white kids.
royalecraigApr 25, 2009
Coming soon to a country near you unless you start protecting Your / Our way of life<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd1h4XYA-bM">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cd1h4XYA-bM</a><a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1HwTDjL4FE">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1HwTDjL4FE</a>
johnnysoftwareJul 21, 2009
What two people dead wasn't enough for you?