And we come to this..."Citation required" and "You're a bigot".
The last words of someone out of ideas and arguments.
Here is reality. Dispute it at your own risk (but by all means test it!)
1. Islam, as practiced in the Middle East and other parts of the world, is an inherently violent religion that officially encourages and sanctions murder under the guise of the religion self. 2. Islam is more prone to have extremists who commit violence in "defense" of Islam. 3. To the extent that Christians have perpetrated violent acts, they have been few, isolated and in no way sanctioned by anyone in the Church hierarchy.
No need for scholarly papers or studies or otherwise paying homage to the Gods of Academia. All you have to do is open your eyes and pay attention to what's going on around you.
I'm laying 50=50 odds that Iran lights off a nuke on someone. And that they are annihilated in return.
Muslims killing other Muslims is not relevant to my statement. Actually, it could be because it was inter-sect violence. So forget not believing in Mohammad, all you really have to do is believe in him in the wrong way apparently.
All you offer is paltry singleton examples of tenuous links of nut jobs to Christianity. Where are your links to major Christian clerics advocating murder? Where are your links to entire Christian (if you can find any) nations being dedicated to the destruction on non Muslim nations?
And the Crusades? Please. Even if you wanted to say that something that happened in the 12th Century is relevant, those were regional power struggles under the guise of religion.
You want Evidence? Just ask why Iran wants to erase Israel from the earth? Hint, it's not because they don't like Kosher. The evidence that Islam is violent and dangerous is all around you. You just have to open your eyes and take a look.
My original premise is largely true. I encourage you to test it as I mentioned previously. Let us know how it turns out.
" though he is critical of the Catholic and Protestant churches"
So...he's a Christian that disagrees with the two largest representative organizations of Christianity (Russian Orthodox being the next largest).
Oh..there's also the fact that he's a nut job. When you get a few thousand or so like this guy, rioting and killing because someone threw a Bible away, then you may be on to something.
When you can offer an example of 3000 instances (to start with) then people might pay attention.
So far you have offered nothing that can't be explained by a random nut jobs.
If you go to the middle east and offend a Muslim (that is, engage in Blasphemy) you will most likely get your throat cut. Your odds are even higher that you may get your head cut off courtesy of the State. Go ahead and travel to Saudi Arabia and engage in conduct such as adultery or something as simple as tearing up the Koran. If you are really brave, take a dump on it. I wouldn't bet anything on your survival, let alone getting out of the country. Hell, Obama effectively put someone in jail for making an anti-muslim film.
Now, do that same thing in the Vatican (a place which is home to the historically most violent of Christian sects). I suspect that at most you would be rudely ejected from the premises. Who knows, maybe some citizen would beat you up. Worst, you might have to put up with the Italian legal system.
My statement is true. Offending a Muslim is manifestly more risky than offending a Christian. All your prattle about goalposts and whimsical dialogues doesn't change that fact.
So if I read the article correctly, most Christians mentioned opposed it and 3 agreed with it. And nowhere did it mention that the Bill was driven by Christian doctrine.
I'm pretty sure that was an analogy for the most part. But by all means, you should go around hitting people exiting the church on Sunday morning. Let us know how that works out for ya.
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And we come to this..."Citation required" and "You're a bigot".
The last words of someone out of ideas and arguments.
Here is reality. Dispute it at your own risk (but by all means test it!)
1. Islam, as practiced in the Middle East and other parts of the world, is an inherently violent religion that officially encourages and sanctions murder under the guise of the religion self.
2. Islam is more prone to have extremists who commit violence in "defense" of Islam.
3. To the extent that Christians have perpetrated violent acts, they have been few, isolated and in no way sanctioned by anyone in the Church hierarchy.
No need for scholarly papers or studies or otherwise paying homage to the Gods of Academia. All you have to do is open your eyes and pay attention to what's going on around you.
We'll see what happens with Iran.
I'm laying 50=50 odds that Iran lights off a nuke on someone. And that they are annihilated in return.
Muslims killing other Muslims is not relevant to my statement. Actually, it could be because it was inter-sect violence. So forget not believing in Mohammad, all you really have to do is believe in him in the wrong way apparently.
All you offer is paltry singleton examples of tenuous links of nut jobs to Christianity. Where are your links to major Christian clerics advocating murder? Where are your links to entire Christian (if you can find any) nations being dedicated to the destruction on non Muslim nations?
And the Crusades? Please. Even if you wanted to say that something that happened in the 12th Century is relevant, those were regional power struggles under the guise of religion.
You want Evidence? Just ask why Iran wants to erase Israel from the earth? Hint, it's not because they don't like Kosher.
The evidence that Islam is violent and dangerous is all around you. You just have to open your eyes and take a look.
My original premise is largely true. I encourage you to test it as I mentioned previously. Let us know how it turns out.
Yeah...we're all waiting.
" though he is critical of the Catholic and Protestant churches"
So...he's a Christian that disagrees with the two largest representative organizations of Christianity (Russian Orthodox being the next largest).
Oh..there's also the fact that he's a nut job. When you get a few thousand or so like this guy, rioting and killing because someone threw a Bible away, then you may be on to something.
My generalizations are derived from empirical data...lets start with 9/11.
You obviously are living in the past.
When you can offer an example of 3000 instances (to start with) then people might pay attention.
So far you have offered nothing that can't be explained by a random nut jobs.
If you go to the middle east and offend a Muslim (that is, engage in Blasphemy) you will most likely get your throat cut. Your odds are even higher that you may get your head cut off courtesy of the State. Go ahead and travel to Saudi Arabia and engage in conduct such as adultery or something as simple as tearing up the Koran. If you are really brave, take a dump on it. I wouldn't bet anything on your survival, let alone getting out of the country. Hell, Obama effectively put someone in jail for making an anti-muslim film.
Now, do that same thing in the Vatican (a place which is home to the historically most violent of Christian sects). I suspect that at most you would be rudely ejected from the premises. Who knows, maybe some citizen would beat you up. Worst, you might have to put up with the Italian legal system.
My statement is true. Offending a Muslim is manifestly more risky than offending a Christian. All your prattle about goalposts and whimsical dialogues doesn't change that fact.
So if I read the article correctly, most Christians mentioned opposed it and 3 agreed with it. And nowhere did it mention that the Bill was driven by Christian doctrine.
Fail on your part.
I'm pretty sure that was an analogy for the most part. But by all means, you should go around hitting people exiting the church on Sunday morning. Let us know how that works out for ya.
One nut job vs. a few million nut jobs.
Crusades? Did we suddenly get transported back to the 12th Century?
Stay focused here eh?
You mean like this?
Two very tenuous and strained attempts to link violence and Christianity.
Wade through this if you have enough time.
Good pivot there.
Because you are intimately familiar with almost all southern Republican politicians.
How's the weather up there on your High Horse?
At least he won't cut your throat.
If it made sense, everyone would be doing it.
Pensions are caps on the lifespan of an organization.
You can't promise to pay someone 80% of their salary until they die AND let them retire at 50.
Just ask all those CA cities choking on Pension plans.
I have a high deductible healthcare plan that costs me $12 per paycheck twice a month ($24/mo), the cheapest option,
You can kiss that goodby in 2014. Welcome to the $2500 minimum world.
No Job = Biggest Cut.
The News reports indicated that the firm that owns everything expects not not get any of its investment back.
That's how it works...sometime you win (Staples) and sometimes you lose (Hostess)
Or Romney
Financial reality is not influenced by how competent someone is or is not.
If the Teamsters accountants say the company will die if the strike continues, then you have to know it's on its last legs.
Crap, now the Environmentalists are going to get involved. It will never be built now.