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ThunderBunny wrote:--Islam (online) Q & A
Aw, c'mon! If you're gonna try show us that Islam sucks, you should quote a legitimate part of basic Islam religion, and not just some website!
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I would concur that most Islamophobia is fueled by alarmist and/or fundamentalist Christians - many of whom have published books about the subject - but I am sceptical myself as to whether their claims hold any truth. If you bend things enough you can claim that Christians should be genocidal as well, while those with actual reason can work out that they shouldn't be.

I do hold out hope that Islam has similar potential somewhere, although I am not familiar enough with it to know for sure. There are at least enough (i.e. overwhelming majority) moderate Muslims to make it seem fairly likely that Islam can co-exist with the rest of the world without trying to annex it.
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Havent read the thread, but my predictions, due to it being a thunderbunny thread:

Thunderbunny spews copied stuff against Islam, acting as if Islam caused all the problems in the world, and the damage other religions have done.

Roid or TigerAssault, or other Canadians or Australians make remarks about islam, writing it off as nothing. They ignore the fact that islam does say to kill non-believers, and other fun stuff.

Bettina will make a few appearances, also saying islam is the cause of everything, and will most likely bring up women, yet ignoring the hateful things christianity says, as well as saying nothing about the peaceful muslims.

Roid and Tigerassault, etc, begin to, for a lack of a better word, rape her, writing her off as well.

This thread eventually goes away, because there is no argument, just a rabble about Bettina and Thunderbunny shouting \"ISLAM SUCKS!\" while Roid and Tigerassault shouting \"HATERS!\".

The end, I'll check back in a few hours to see if I am right.
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Actually Dak, we're attacking TB because of his extremist views. and if that's wrong then i don't want to be right.

sure if someone says one hateful thing, i'd go after that thing. but if someone shows a pattern of hateful views, then ya, i'll go after the person.
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I disagree that Christianity says hateful things, but you could certainly portray it that way. (Even including homosexuality; \"despise the sin, love the sinner\")

I suspect the same thing may have happened to Islam.
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we can say all we want about Islam, but only Ferno has seen the movie.
oh wait wrong thread.
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I'm glad that TechPro posted what he did considering that it reiterates what I said, and perhaps it needs repeating.

Just because they follow Islam does not mean that they want to kill us all. Sorry, but unless you can meet every Muslim face to face and ask them, you have no business saying that, sorry...but its true. Sure you can quote passages from an internet web page (because we all know how accurate they can be) and say that its proof, but I'd prefer it if I could goto a libary and look it up. Or maybe the address of somebody I could mail (smail mail mind you) to ask about things. But as with any religion, some groups may choose to read the Koran as saying that they should kill all non-belivers, and other groups who \"glaze\" over that part. Its all a matter of interepretation of their holy book. And you cannot possibly tell me that because their Muslims that they don't do that, because it'll be a load of hogwash.
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MD-2389 wrote:… You're about as ignorant and uneducated as they come.
:roll: Instead of "playing the fiddle", try reading some of the Quaran to get an idea before you come here and call someone else ignorant. It makes you look uneducated.
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Sirius wrote:Dictionary, sir.
I did. Not that it helped much.
If you can't see your spelling errors after someone points them out to you, “then” you are too stupid to correct someone else’s. And, since you think you have the right to grammar correct me when I asked you not to, then I would suggest you stop trying to act like a man and go back to being the arrogant little boy that you are. I’m being blunt because you’re a really thick jerk.
Cuda68 wrote:Religion is only good for starting wars and turning friends against each other. Look at this thread. It's turning into a disgusting free for all. Organized religion should be outlawed.
That’s because they weren’t friends to begin with.
roid wrote:As for Bett, she's just having trouble handling her dualistic life and is overcompensating with anti-muslim hate coz it makes her feel more that she fits in with her Christian peers. Coz nothing says "i love Jesus" more than "I hate Allah". So yeah, religion is indirectly to blame on both accounts.
Show me where I ever said I hated Muslims.
Dakatsu wrote:Bettina will make a few appearances, also saying Islam is the cause of everything, and will most likely bring up women, yet ignoring the hateful things christianity says, as well as saying nothing about the peaceful muslims.
:) Almost Dak... I never ignore the murders that were caused by Christianity but the topic, and danger today, is Islam. It is far more dangerous and deadly.

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Duper wrote:MD, I don't think she means the individuals, but the religion and what it teaches itself.

I worked with a gal from Iran and we talked quite a bit. There is an extreme faction of Islam that is dangerous and is being largely taught in Terran, their capital. She said that it represents about 1/3 of Islam and it scared her to death. One of the reasons she and her family came to the USA.
Thank you sir for proving my point exactly.
Bet51987 wrote::roll: Instead of "playing the fiddle", try reading some of the Quaran to get an idea before you come here and call someone else ignorant. It makes you look uneducated.
Nice dodge. :roll: How about you actually back up your claims. You claim they're all evil people waiting for an excuse to stone and rape women. PROVE IT! Where is your evidence? Your posts are weak as hell Bet. I could easily twist your claims so that they would apply to damn near any ethic group or religion.

And for that matter, I could easily quote verses from the bible that would make christianity look just as "evil". Maybe you should read Exodus 21:7 and then come back to me about how "evil" muslims are to women. :roll: Then theres "Lev. 25:44" which allows the ownage of slaves. Then theres "Exodus 35:2" which says that anyone working on the sabbath (Sunday) should be put to death. Wear glasses or contacts? Don't bother going to church then, because you're forbidden to according to "Lev. 21:20". Shall I go on?

I await your next attempt to dodge. :)
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MD-2389 wrote:
Duper wrote:MD, I don't think she means the individuals, but the religion and what it teaches itself.

I worked with a gal from Iran and we talked quite a bit. There is an extreme faction of Islam that is dangerous and is being largely taught in Terran, their capital. She said that it represents about 1/3 of Islam and it scared her to death. One of the reasons she and her family came to the USA.
Thank you sir for proving my point exactly.
Bet51987 wrote::roll: Instead of "playing the fiddle", try reading some of the Quaran to get an idea before you come here and call someone else ignorant. It makes you look uneducated.
Nice dodge. :roll: How about you actually back up your claims. You claim they're all evil people waiting for an excuse to stone and rape women. PROVE IT! Where is your evidence? Your posts are weak as hell Bet. I could easily twist your claims so that they would apply to damn near any ethic group or religion.

And for that matter, I could easily quote verses from the bible that would make christianity look just as "evil". Maybe you should read Exodus 21:7 and then come back to me about how "evil" muslims are to women. :roll: Then theres "Lev. 25:44" which allows the ownage of slaves. Then theres "Exodus 35:2" which says that anyone working on the sabbath (Sunday) should be put to death. Wear glasses or contacts? Don't bother going to church then, because you're forbidden to according to "Lev. 21:20". Shall I go on?

I await your next attempt to dodge. :)
MD, thanks for proving how dumb you really are. If you go back and look at my earlier posts, you will find that I have referred to God as an evil entity and the bible as a fiction book… both invented by man. I’ve never hidden that fact here. As far as bible quotes go, I can show you a lot more bible hate than you produced here so “your” really speaking to the choir. You do know I’m atheist right? Maybe not, since I only said it a hundred times.

The big difference is that I can carry a picture of Jesus pretty much anywhere in the civilized world without fear but I can’t carry a picture of Allah anywhere in the entire Middle East and elsewhere without risking jail, stoning or execution. I don’t expect you to believe that no matter who tells you.

Oh, and save the smileys, it makes you look transparent.

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Bet51987 wrote:MD, thanks for proving how dumb you really are. If you go back and look at my earlier posts, you will find that I have referred to God as an evil entity and the bible as a fiction book… both invented by man. I’ve never hidden that fact here. As far as bible quotes go, I can show you a lot more bible hate than you produced here so “your” really speaking to the choir. You do know I’m atheist right? Maybe not, since I only said it a hundred times.
No, you've flip-flopped between being a christian and an athiest. Try again.
The big difference is that I can carry a picture of Jesus pretty much anywhere in the civilized world without fear but I can’t carry a picture of Allah anywhere in the entire Middle East and elsewhere without risking jail, stoning or execution. I don’t expect you to believe that no matter who tells you.
So your justification for your hatred of muslims is that you can't carry a picture? How pathetic. :roll:

By the way, I'm still waiting for an answer. Its time to put up or shut up Bet.
Oh, and save the smileys, it makes you look transparent.
Maybe you should practice what you preach. :roll:
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MD-2389 wrote:
Bet51987 wrote:MD, thanks for proving how dumb you really are. If you go back and look at my earlier posts, you will find that I have referred to God as an evil entity and the bible as a fiction book… both invented by man. I’ve never hidden that fact here. As far as bible quotes go, I can show you a lot more bible hate than you produced here so “your” really speaking to the choir. You do know I’m atheist right? Maybe not, since I only said it a hundred times.
No, you've flip-flopped between being a christian and an athiest. Try again.
The big difference is that I can carry a picture of Jesus pretty much anywhere in the civilized world without fear but I can’t carry a picture of Allah anywhere in the entire Middle East and elsewhere without risking jail, stoning or execution. I don’t expect you to believe that no matter who tells you.
So your justification for your hatred of muslims is that you can't carry a picture? How pathetic. :roll:

By the way, I'm still waiting for an answer. Its time to put up or shut up Bet.
Oh, and save the smileys, it makes you look transparent.
Maybe you should practice what you preach. :roll:
I do not hate Muslims and I can't answer your question until you show me where I said I hate them. Your getting boring and more stupid.

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And after reading this thread, I am correct!
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heh.

this thread's turned into a joke.
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Ferno wrote:heh.

this thread's turned into a joke.

lol, "turned into"
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Post by Ferno »

sad at first, got fun when the beatings started and now it's a buzzkill. :D

least we got some more lulz out of it with this beauty: \"Your getting boring and more stupid.\"

Bring out the gimp!
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Bet51987 wrote:It makes you look uneducated.
go back to being the arrogant little boy that you are.
I’m being blunt because you’re a really thick jerk.
MD, thanks for proving how dumb you really are.
Your getting boring and more stupid.
Gee, you really are a pleasant person, aren't you.
Bet51987 wrote:If you can't see your spelling errors after someone points them out to you, “then” you are too stupid to correct someone else’s.
Oh. Good thing I did see them then, as notable by how I asked for the correct spelling. I really don't know where you got the impression that I couldn't see them.
Bet51987 wrote:If you go back and look at my earlier posts, you will find that I have referred to God as an evil entity and the bible as a fiction book… both invented by man. I’ve never hidden that fact here. As far as bible quotes go, I can show you a lot more bible hate than you produced here so “your” really speaking to the choir.
Yet you go ravaging about how evil Islam is, but you rarely mention how evil Christianity is. Why is that, if you're truly unbiased?
Bet51987 wrote:The big difference is that I can carry a picture of Jesus pretty much anywhere in the civilized world without fear but I can’t carry a picture of Allah anywhere in the entire Middle East and elsewhere without risking jail, stoning or execution. I don’t expect you to believe that no matter who tells you.
Wait, you think that's "a big difference"?
Bet51987 wrote:I do not hate Muslims and I can't answer your question until you show me where I said I hate them.
See, the problem here is that nobody believes you when you say that. Mainly because, in just aboutt every thread like this, you say what terrible things Muslims would do if you did something they didn't like. We don't mean 'all Muslims' or 'Muslims in general', we mean Muslims.
Also, Islam is, for a lack of better words, a series of ideas. They can't do a bit of damage at all, only the people that follow it can.
Bet51987 wrote:Your
Oh for the love of...
Here: your, you're, there, their, and they're.
DON'T mix them up!
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If you want to continue this discussion, do it in a new thread, without calling each other names, criticizing each other's grammar, insulting each other's intelligence, etc.

Thanks.

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