Four bloggers are hacked to death for criticizing Islam

[madoka]

http://news.yahoo.com/murders-test-bangladesh-claims-radical-islam-control-100722258.html

In February, when cleaver-wielding attackers killed an atheist writer and blogger, U.S. citizen Avijit Roy, authorities called it a random, isolated incident executed by religious fanatics.

Then it happened again. And again. And again.

In total, four bloggers and online activists — all critics of radical Islam — have been hacked to death with meat cleavers in daytime attacks. A hit list of 84 bloggers including many living in Europe and the United States has appeared online, allegedly posted by the Ansarullah Bangla Team — the same banned militant group that claimed responsibility or involvement in killing the bloggers.

I guess it's clear the only common sense solution is to ban meat cleavers. No one needs such a deadly knife. Only licensed butchers in regulated situations should be allowed to use meat cleavers after passing a rigorous background check. We peasants can't be trusted otherwise.

 

[MajinCry]

People that follow what the religion commands them to do, are doing what their religion commands them to do!

For reference:

2:191 - "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers."

Who'd have thought it?

 

[MomentsofSanity]

People that follow what the religion commands them to do, are doing what their religion commands them to do!

For reference:

2:191 - "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers."

Who'd have thought it?

Hmmmm. Almost makes you wonder what 2:190 says. The verse that precedes this one. That almost reads like a defensive justification to war of attacked.

Nah. I'm sure there's no attempt to take things out of context here.

 

[Moonbeam]

People that follow what the religion commands them to do, are doing what their religion commands them to do!

For reference:

2:191 - "And slay them wherever ye find them, and drive them out of the places whence they drove you out, for persecution is worse than slaughter. And fight not with them at the Inviolable Place of Worship until they first attack you there, but if they attack you (there) then slay them. Such is the reward of disbelievers."

Who'd have thought it?

I certainly would have. If you bring violence to me, I will destroy you if I can, right up to the point where you surrender, mercilessly and without compromise. I prefer the slaughter of the evil over the persecution of the innocent.

All that is required for evil to thrive is for good people to do nothing.

Even monkeys know when things aren't fair. He who has empathy knows the difference between evil and justice. It is the will of God that we seek justice and work against evil. You can't stamp this inner sense of justice out of people.

Perhaps you can turn the other cheek and allow evil to kill your children, but that is too much to ask of me. I will resist.

All the evil done in the world is the result of good intentions, but evil is still very real.

 

[MajinCry]

Hmmmm. Almost makes you wonder what 2:190 says. The verse that precedes this one. That almost reads like a defensive justification to war of attacked.

Nah. I'm sure there's no attempt to take things out of context here.

"Fight in the way of Allah those who fight you but do not transgress. Indeed. Allah does not like transgressors." - 2:190

And if you read 2:192, you'd find that this concerns non-muslims entirely, aggressive or otherwise.

"Fight them until there is no [more] fitnah and [until] worship is [acknowledged to be] for Allah. But if they cease, then there is to be no aggression except against the oppressors." - 2:192

So it's verse 2:192 I wanted to post, not 2:191. My bad.

 

[Sonikku]

Bloggers: The hard liner Islam fanatics are a bunch of murderers!
Islam hard liners: We'll teach those bastards not to accuse us of being murderers!

 

[justoh]

We don't know that this has anything to do with islam. They could very well have just been anti-blog.

 

[peonyu]

Europe can thank Angela Merkel for importing this stuff into Europe on a grand scale and "enriching" the culture of Europe...

 

[Newell Steamer]

Just 4?

2.6 billion should be able to kill more than just 4.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Lets not go overboard fellas, there's no reason to draw judgement on a religion based on the actions of thousands.