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Evangelical Christians burn down Mad Magazine...

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...No wait...
The offices of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in Paris have been destroyed in a petrol bomb attack.

It comes a day after the publication named the Prophet Muhammad as its "editor-in-chief" for its next issue.

The cover of the magazine carried a caricature of the Prophet making a facetious comment.

French Prime Minister Francois Fillon has described the petrol-bombing as an unjustifiable attack on the freedom of the press.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-15550350

I have a sneaking feeling that any other 'religious extremists' are outnumbered by muslim extremists by FAR.
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see my other post......and try to lose the obsession, it isn't healthy.
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ThunderBunny wrote:I have a sneaking feeling that any other 'religious extremists' are outnumbered by muslim extremists by FAR.
I cannot even count how many times I have disproved this idea. And I cannot count how many times ThunderBunny has completely ignored it. I also cannot count how many times, upon saying this, he has demanded proof.
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callmeslick wrote:see my other post......and try to lose the obsession, it isn't healthy.
we've been telling him that for at least two years now. It's only gotten worse.

I swear, he's doing this just to try and get us to hate a sect of people.
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Ferno wrote:
callmeslick wrote:see my other post......and try to lose the obsession, it isn't healthy.
we've been telling him that for at least two years now. It's only gotten worse.

I swear, he's doing this just to try and get us to hate a sect of people.
Or to keep us aware of what Muslims are capable of. While the Westboro Christians certainly do despicable acts, last I checked they never strapped a bomb to themselves, beheaded anyone, stoned people to death or made death threats to those who disagree with them. I don't think TB wants us to hate Muslims, rather just be aware of what they are doing.

edit for grammer before Slick does :wink:
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Ferno wrote:I swear, he's doing this just to remind us. of a sect of people that hate us.
Fixed it for ya :P

while I don't agree with many of TB's the sky is falling posts. sticking your head in the sand and Ignoring the facts is just destructive
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woodchip wrote:
Or to keep us aware of what Muslims are capable of.
or what HUMANS are capable of.


Anyone can be an extremist. It doesn't matter how they go about it. It doesn't matter if they strap a bomb to themselves, load a van up with ANFO, go to a clocktower and shoot thirty two people... an extremist is an extremist. The religion is irrelevant.


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cuda. they're one of many sects that hate americans.
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an extremist is an extremist. The religion is irrelevant.
Yes, by all means. You should fear an extremist Buddhist...or a Jehova's Witness...or a Falun Gong follower. They may annoy you to death or something.
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Ferno wrote:
woodchip wrote:
Or to keep us aware of what Muslims are capable of.
or what HUMANS are capable of.


Anyone can be an extremist. It doesn't matter how they go about it. It doesn't matter if they strap a bomb to themselves, load a van up with ANFO, go to a clocktower and shoot thirty two people... an extremist is an extremist. The religion is irrelevant.
Except by and large with Islamno-extremists religion is relevant. Last I heard the clock tower/Richard Speck/Timothy McVeigh killers were not shouting "God is Great" while they did their deed.
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woodchip wrote: Except by and large with Islamno-extremists religion is relevant. Last I heard the clock tower/Richard Speck/Timothy McVeigh killers were not shouting "God is Great" while they did their deed.
does it matter? does it really matter what the motivation is? a person has to be insane to do ANY of this stuff. period.

"oh you didn't say anything about allah. you get a pass!"

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One lone assassin is bad enough, a whole group of them is a greater threat.
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More death threats as newspaper escalates Mohamed cartoon row

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world ... 56958.html
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