Blasphemous Balls anger Afghans

[Hayabusa Rider]

I resist because people don't like to go "there", and will often have news or political discussions at a lower angst level on OT. Once it goes past a certain level I or someone else will move it, and then The Guardian of Hell's Gate (me) will feast on their souls. Or something.

 

[FoBoT]

so which was it, the round or the oval? i am still

 

[konakona]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
so which was it, the round or the oval? i am still

pretty sure it was round.

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
so which was it, the round or the oval? i am still

Spherical. It's the BBC. They don't call American football football, they call it American football. (Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo)

Not to mention if we dropped American footballs they'd be complaining about other things.
1. Trying to Americanize them
2. The whole dead pig thing... aren't Muslims prohibited from touching a dead pig?

 

[andylawcc]

Originally posted by: Kadarin

Originally posted by: andylawcc

Originally posted by: sygyzy
It's amazing how the #1 country in the world, a military budget of billions, the best religious and ethnic experts in the world, can continue to make these types of mistakes. I believe Judaism has something similar (can't throw a piece of paper away that has the name of God on it. You have to burn it). It's a similar concept of a "holy word."

yup, and the lack of cultural understanding in this forum is equally unsettling too...

By contrast, the Islamic world is world renowned for its cultural understanding and tolerance.

if a savage pitbull mauls your family members to death and feast on the corpes, would you retaliate by doing exactly the same?

 

[TallBill]

Originally posted by: Hayabusa Rider
I resist because people don't like to go "there", and will often have news or political discussions at a lower angst level on OT. Once it goes past a certain level I or someone else will move it, and then The Guardian of Hell's Gate (me) will feast on their souls. Or something.

rofl

 

[Vonkhan]

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: sygyzy
It's amazing how the #1 country in the world, a military budget of billions, the best religious and ethnic experts in the world, can continue to make these types of mistakes. I believe Judaism has something similar (can't throw a piece of paper away that has the name of God on it. You have to burn it). It's a similar concept of a "holy word."

Mistake? Muslims are insulted by nonmuslims' existence. And if we were to cease to exist, that would insult them as well. They're animals.

I'm not saying we haven't made huge mistakes (like going to war there) but soccer balls isn't one of them.

... what a nice thing to say :roll:

 

[palehorse]

chalk this one up to "WOOPS!" and move on people...

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: sygyzy
It's amazing how the #1 country in the world, a military budget of billions, the best religious and ethnic experts in the world, can continue to make these types of mistakes. I believe Judaism has something similar (can't throw a piece of paper away that has the name of God on it. You have to burn it). It's a similar concept of a "holy word."

Mistake? Muslims are insulted by nonmuslims' existence. And if we were to cease to exist, that would insult them as well. They're animals.

I'm not saying we haven't made huge mistakes (like going to war there) but soccer balls isn't one of them.

... what a nice thing to say :roll:

What a thought out response

I'll clarify - the religious, in general, tend toward the crazy. I mean, we're talking about believing in a big guy in the sky. When people believe in a different big guy in the sky, you go to war and either kill them or die trying. When someone believes in a big guy that no one else believes in, he's labelled crazy and locked up in an asylum.

But muslims go the extra few steps. Their religion doesn't preach peace but rather war and murder, and they follow it fanatically. Christians, aside from a crazy miniscule minority, aren't known for suicide bombing, nor hatred of certain races or countries. While the US has done a lot to piss off the muslims, lashing out is not the answer.

But I guess this post is an insult to islam, eh? I'll be sure to keep an eye out for the jihadists...

 

[Ruptga]

Originally posted by: Vonkhan

Originally posted by: CKent

Originally posted by: sygyzy
It's amazing how the #1 country in the world, a military budget of billions, the best religious and ethnic experts in the world, can continue to make these types of mistakes. I believe Judaism has something similar (can't throw a piece of paper away that has the name of God on it. You have to burn it). It's a similar concept of a "holy word."

Mistake? Muslims are insulted by nonmuslims' existence. And if we were to cease to exist, that would insult them as well. They're animals.

I'm not saying we haven't made huge mistakes (like going to war there) but soccer balls isn't one of them.

... what a nice thing to say :roll:

Get over it, you unenlightened drivelling moron, can't you recognize superiority when you see it?

/sarcasm

 

[bamacre]

"To have a verse of the Koran on something you kick with your foot would be an insult in any Muslim country around the world."

I wonder if they make these for Saudi Arabia...
http://img220.imageshack.us/im.../3599/colorplug9bp.jpg

:Q

 

[Jaskalas]

Originally posted by: Throckmorton
I'm amazed that so many people on this forum don't realize that a football is a soccer ball...


I wonder who is more easily offended... Muslim or Christian fundamentalist nutjobs

Can measure that in the death toll.

 

[imported_Tango]

Considering the budget of the Pentagon, can't they get a couple of consultants to avoid this crap all the time? Several private companies with facilities or business relations in different parts of the world do hire consultants for this, and usually with extremely good results...

 

[piasabird]

No matter what the US does it is an insult to some form of religion. I find it an insult to my religion that stores are open on Sunday. I demand an apology.

 

[Sinsear]

Originally posted by: Kadarin
Is there ANYTHING that doesn't offend Muslims?

I'm beginning to wonder.

 

[feralkid]

Originally posted by: rise

Originally posted by: Kadarin
Is there ANYTHING that doesn't offend Muslims?

yeah, but the army couldn't see this coming? why are there flags all over the football anyway? just drop a bunch of plain wilsons, still a fine gift. they can paint jebus on it and kick it.

Why would they do that?

You do know that Muslims believe that Jesus Christ was one of their most important prophets?

They just don't believe he was the son of God.

 

[marincounty]

Originally posted by: Tango
Considering the budget of the Pentagon, can't they get a couple of consultants to avoid this crap all the time? Several private companies with facilities or business relations in different parts of the world do hire consultants for this, and usually with extremely good results...

Because this administration always hires incompetent cronies? Karen Hughes is supposed to be polishing our image abroad ( Bush crony).

 

[babylon5]

Originally posted by: Sinsear

Originally posted by: Kadarin
Is there ANYTHING that doesn't offend Muslims?

I'm beginning to wonder.

ice cubes? paper clip? The planet Mars? Toyota 4 wheel drive? Donald Trump?

 

[CKent]

Originally posted by: babylon5

Originally posted by: Sinsear

Originally posted by: Kadarin
Is there ANYTHING that doesn't offend Muslims?

I'm beginning to wonder.

ice cubes? paper clip? The planet Mars? Toyota 4 wheel drive? Donald Trump?

Ice cubes are an affront to muslims, who by and large live in hot climates. Only the weak need ice cubes. Are you calling Islam weak?!?!? JIHAD!

Edit: Worse yet, Ice Cube is an American rap artist. That's a no-no.

Paper clips were invented in the west. 'nuff said.

Mars was a Greek god. The greeks are not muslim, thus they're godless infidels. JIHAD!

Toyota is a symbol of the godless imperialism we spread to Japan

Donald Trump... no-brainer.

 

[kmmatney]

Ummm - so we dropped soccer balls from a helicopter. The Soccer balls had flags from lots of nations on them, including Saudi Arabia. And the problem is....If the words on the Saudi Arabian flag are so offensive, maybe Saudi Arabia should change their flag.