How can someone say this?

[vraiblonde]

I'm in denial and I like it.

Please don't take this from me.

Sorry. Denial is my least favorite thing, after hypocrisy.

Which is not to say that all Muslims are bad. That's ridiculous and even I am not that much of a bigot.

I fully believe that most Muslims are normal, boring people hanging in there with a live and let live attitude. But the Islamic leadership actively encourages separatism and hatred. It's very similar to the way the NAACP tries to manipulate the black population for their own gain.

The Palestinian leadership actually PAYS families to recruit suicide bombers. And most Palestinians are so poor that they gladly take them up on it.

You don't have to hate all Muslims, nor should you. But don't close your eyes to the very real threat the fundies pose to the Western way of life. And, please - I'm being very serious here - please, do not compare 12th century Christians, with their horses and sabers, to modern Islamic crusaders and their weapons of mass destruction.

 

[Kain99]

How the hell can you see that from Alexandria??

Fairbanks Ave.... Just off Seminary. 7th floor.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Fairbanks Ave.... Just off Seminary. 7th floor.

That's Shirlington. You better have a good pair of binoculars!!

 

[Kain99]

That's Shirlington. You better have a good pair of binoculars!!

Nope... It's Alexandria.

6 miles... 2 as the crow flies.

 

[Mikeinsmd]

Nope... It's Alexandria.

Your mailing addy might be Alex. but you're in Shirlington chick (actually southwest of Shirlington). And every bit of 6 miles (as the crow flies) to the Capital.

 

[Kain99]

Your mailing addy might be Alex. but you're in Shirlington chick (actually southwest of Shirlington). And every bit of 6 miles (as the crow flies) to the Capital.

I'm less than a mile from Alexandria INOVA hospital.... I'll send them the memo that we are actually in Shirlington.

 

[vraiblonde]

I'll send them the memo that we are actually in Shirlington.

Make sure you tell them that Mike says you can't see the buildings you're actually seeing.

 

[residentofcre]

Sort of. I suspect that difference isn't obvious to casual readers of the Bible, people who have little or no religious instruction from church or Sunday school. If Jesus did indeed overturn Jewish law, I wonder why the early Christians didn't redact those sections of the Old Testament. Some corporations do this with their policies or bylaws, showing deleted sections as crossed out.

The Jews didn't believe that Jesus was the Mesiah they were waiting for and that's why they continued to follow the old law... That's also why Paul and some of his cohorts went around killing the Jews... Like the Muslims and the Islamist of today, they saw the Christians as infadels.... afterall... it was pretty dangerous to have these "Christians" saying that the Mesiah had arrived as a poor man, born in a stable when they were expecting a King of earthly wealth and power....

Now that I think about it... It's probably not the Christians that have upset the Muslims and Islamists so much as the people who claim to be christians who really aren't... you know the pew warmers..... They are the infadels who cloak themselves in religion and say that you can go to heaven for "being a good person"... competition to the Muslim and Islamic point system....

 

[residentofcre]

The OT is a history book - the NT is what Christians base their faith on. Jesus was very clear that the OT way of doing things was wrong and that's why God sent him to earth - to straighten everyone out.

Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth;
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
-Matthew 5:37-38

Refers to:

Breach for breach, eye for eye, tooth for tooth: as he hath caused a blemish in a man, so shall it be done to him again.
-Leviticus 24:20

Couldn't agree more... well said

 

[bcp]

So,, I shouldnt have sold my daughter into slavery???

crap, now I gotta give the money back. Ill never get another new boat at this rate.

 

[bdh802]

I think she's a loud-mouthed biatch.

Oh, look. Rosie is actually trying to kiss a man. Oops, never mind, it's Boy George. I'm not sure what he is, but he ain't no man. Looking at both of these freaks kinda makes you wanna

 

[vraiblonde]

So,, I shouldnt have sold my daughter into slavery???

crap, now I gotta give the money back. Ill never get another new boat at this rate.

NEWBIE OF THE YEAR! I don't care what the biased polls say!

 

[Bustem' Down]

The Jews didn't believe that Jesus was the Mesiah they were waiting for and that's why they continued to follow the old law... That's also why Paul and some of his cohorts went around killing the Jews... Like the Muslims and the Islamist of today, they saw the Christians as infadels.... afterall... it was pretty dangerous to have these "Christians" saying that the Mesiah had arrived as a poor man, born in a stable when they were expecting a King of earthly wealth and power....

Now that I think about it... It's probably not the Christians that have upset the Muslims and Islamists so much as the people who claim to be christians who really aren't... you know the pew warmers..... They are the infadels who cloak themselves in religion and say that you can go to heaven for "being a good person"... competition to the Muslim and Islamic point system....

10 bucks says if Jesus showed up today, we'd kill him or incarcerate him again.

 

[itsbob]

Sorry. Denial is my least favorite thing, after hypocrisy.

Which is not to say that all Muslims are bad. That's ridiculous and even I am not that much of a bigot.

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I'm sorry, until the Muslims publicly start speaking out against terrorism, start publicly denouncing the violent leaders, and Jihad.. then they are all bad and should be watched until further notice.

All we hear from them is "You don't understand us".. "It's not fair to Profile" "You shouldn't be listening into our phone calls"..things that not only do NOT denounce the violence of terrorism but actually help it.

 

[Larry Gude]

Well...

All we hear from them is "You don't understand us".. "It's not fair to Profile" "You shouldn't be listening into our phone calls"..things that not only do NOT denounce the violence of terrorism but actually help it.

...we also hear from them 'WHAT? You say we are violent!? We will kill you for that!"

 

[MMDad]

...we also hear from them 'WHAT? You say we are violent!? We will kill you for that!"

"We shall break the cross and spill the wine ... God will (help) Muslims to conquer Rome ... (May) God enable us to slit their throats, and make their money and descendants the bounty of the mujahideen,"

Nope, not violent. Not violent at all.

 

[Larry Gude]

And this...

Nope, not violent. Not violent at all.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060917/wl_nm/somalia_italian_dc_3

One top Islamist source told Reuters there was "a very high possibility" the attack was linked to controversy over a recent speech by Pope Benedict which angered Muslims who thought it showed their religion to be innately violent.

...angered...showed their religion to be innately violent...

Well, let's look at this word, innate.

1 : existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth : NATIVE, INBORN <innate behavior>
2 : belonging to the essential nature of something : INHERENT
3 : originating in or derived from the mind or the constitution of the intellect rather than from experience


The Pope say "A guy long ago says you guys are like this..."

Some random gunmen blow away a nun and her body guard in retaliation.

A senior Somali cleric interviewed by reporters could not provide any further clues behind the motive for the shooting, but said the Pope's comments cast Islam in the wrong light.

Really?

 

[vraiblonde]

10 bucks says if Jesus showed up today, we'd kill him or incarcerate him again.

If Jesus showed up and we killed or incarcerated him, we'd be fulfilling his purpose and destiny. Had Jesus not been crucified the first time around, there would have been no salvation, which was why he was there in the first place.

When I was in high school, we used to get stoned and discuss these sorts of dilemmas.

 

[vraiblonde]

I'm sorry, until the Muslims publicly start speaking out against terrorism, start publicly denouncing the violent leaders, and Jihad.. then they are all bad and should be watched until further notice.

A few of them are, but it's tough for them to get an audience with the chicken#### media. They speak out, and the nutties declare fatwa on them and the network/paper that gave them some airtime - who needs that stress?

But you're right - they need to buck up and change the negative image of their religion.

 

[Larry Gude]

Isn't that a nice coincidence...

If Jesus showed up and we killed or incarcerated him, we'd be fulfilling his purpose and destiny. Had Jesus not been crucified the first time around, there would have been no salvation, which was why he was there in the first place.

When I was in high school, we used to get stoned and discuss these sorts of dilemmas.

...you can go to any Islamic country and discuss these things...and get stoned.


To death.