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Klixxer

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Originally posted by: hatim
Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: hatim
Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: hatim
Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: hatim
1. Ill leave than unasnwered

2. Think realistically. Same way; If you are msulim and have (illegal) sex you get fired :p ...Its not a must is it? You can have a wife. Ethics? Morals? That is an islamic moral.

3. You can communicate with GOD? :eek: ...since you talk of having faith in him? Who is he and what does he look like? Beleifs are much more complex than the religion itself and can only be learned after you have entered any religion. Anyways I will not go any deeper into this.

4 never did :/

6. NP :p

Besides Whiile Islamic law is divine law it is still law and must be treated like one. It is NOT beliefs. However I do beleive that this is divine law. But still there is a difference between practices and beleifs. - There is a reason for every law...something perhaps you or me will never be able to understand.

1. Well i suggest if you do not want to comment on that you stop telling him that he is wrong.

2. I have ethics and morals, mine are not based on religion though.

3. No i cannot (not in the way i can communicate with you), that does not mean i cannot have faith. Believe me, i have been a religious man once oupon a time, the hypocracy in ALL religions turned me away from them, i have faith but i do not follow any religion, i am a believer in doing good and following my own ways, my faith has nothing to do with my morals though.

4. "Sultan; No point arguing with an idiot who says he is a muslim" There you supported Sultans views and dismissed Aimsters views as idiotic. Referring to question 1 in my previous post, do you see the hypocracy?


2. Well I guess that answeres your own question.

3. How can you have faith in someone you dont even know?

4. That brings us to point 1. Anyone claiming to follow my religion and then syaing it is crap? Is that justice? Yes I agree with Sultan on that instance. Take another example. Say the US. Someone claims to be a US citizen yet claims the US is all rubbish...And religion seems to be a more serious matter than that don't you think? And I remember Aimster starting a runnish thread about Shiahs. That made me realize what sort o an idiot he is and how much we don't need him. You know that people like him are responsible for 80% of secular killings in my country?....Those that spread hate and who donot follow their own religion themseleves? Not hypocracy. I was staying away from pointing out where he is wrong. Ill do so for your pleasure. Aimster; What are your basic beleives? Answer that! Do you beleive that there is no GOD but there is Allah? And mohammed is his messenger? That makes a muslim. And if you beleive in Mohammed as the messenger of Allah how can you say that all the laws that he imposed are crap? On what do you base your opinions on? that they are crap? why are they crap? just because you think they are crap? And just becuase western civiliations think they are crap? Who are western civilizations to judge? It seems from your posts that you date and all and since you are living in America and become like them - who are you to judge religion? back up your claims! Just becuase you think and the western world thinks or for that matter the whole world thinks something is wrong doesnt make something right ot wrong. It is facts. And opinions dont count for anything in religion. If you learn religion, learn the meanings of religion itslef you will realize the facts. You say your prophet imposed crap laws? Do you even know why they were bought and what those laws mean? Young people seem to get a feeling that America is right in everything just becuase they are dominating the world in everything; like it has never been before. I agree that the US has many good things and many great things, however they are not perfect, nor is everything about them great or good. Then you may question that why God's own religion is so far behind. There are several explainations for that also.The thing is point of view. If you look at things from a western point of view you will get a perspective based on those views. However to understand a religion properly you must first look at things from the point of view of that religion - then question - and then decide. If you do beleive in God Klixxer; do you think he is so irresponsible that he never laid down the basic dos and donts? He mustve dont you think? where? thats for you to find out. For everything there is an explaination. Why you were born where you were and when you were...There must be an explaination for that also..but if we dont understand something we have no right to call it "crap" and I dont speak from a religios perspective only. Thats for everything in life.

Ive tried to be precise so if there is anything missing do correct me or ask me.

2. Not really, you are just running from it.

3. I do not really know if i should ask you to go to hell or just tell you you are ignorant if you need to believe that i cannot know god throug faith and not through religion, i am not even sure you are not joking.

4. Hang on there a second, you think Muslims need people like YOU, who have said that homosexuality is a crime that should be punished by stoning to death and Sultan who would "hope to carrry it out" in regards to stoning his own children but not someone who is compassionate like Aimster?

You are saying that you cannot think for yourself, you have to follow the text of the Koran literally? Eh, Aimster is interpreting it in the way that fits into 2004, he is the ONLY one of the three of you who thinks for himself.

Who created God? How can you believe in a God that you cannot explain, touch, smell, see, feel? A God who set you up with rules to keep you in bondage, unfree to do what you wish to do, unfree to follow what makes you a man?

You can continue to live the rest of your life in bondage under a God who is not mercyful, i will continue to live as a free man under a God who accepts me for who i am, for what he made me to be with all desires and pleasures.

To deny yourself life while you are living is worse than to kill yourself in my opinion.

Firstly I have no need to argue about faith and religion with someeone who is insecure in his faith himself. Besides I was here to discuss Politics not religion. And my faith is strong so I donot need to worrt much.

2. With you your morals and with us ous. You must learn to respect other peoples morals even if you dont agree with them. Who gave you the right to decide who is right and wrong anyways? Only God has that right. So I beleive that Islam is the perfect religion and its laws are devine. Punishments for homosexuality are justice. Who are you or anyone to decide whether the laws are wrong? You thinking that these laws suck won't make them wrong. You cannot base religion on opinion as I said. It is based on facts. And wither something is right or wrong. Nothing is in between.

I dont beleive in opinions as being part of religion. Either be right or be wrong. Thats where learning religion itself comes. Who gave aimster the right to interpret the Quran himself? Who gave anyone the right to interpret the Quran himself. It is only the people of the Quran that can interpret the Quran correctly. There is a meaning for everything mentioned in the Quran. The Quran as it says has everything within. But there maybe 10000s of interpretions for something. Only 1 is correct though. And becuase meaings are based on religion, we must follow the religion first lean about the religion first and then about the facts and meanings.

You mean that the prophet (PBUH) just imposed these law for the sake of it? Thats where the line of prophets part comes in.

What is 2004? Why is it different from 691? There is the same land, same sun, same old people with two eyes and two hands, one head? So why is it different? Just becuase the opinions of the people of the superpower of the time is different? Thats stupid!!! The era of the same prophet means that the law for that whole time will be the same. And in our case this era expands to judgement day.

You can see and touch your God? That makes him like an ordinary mortal doesnt it? Your God is a man??? ...And Im not here to discuss gods also so I will not go into more detail.

I do respect beliefs, but i cannot respect views that condone murder and destruction, if that is what you believe in, then to hell with you and to hell with your religion, stoning people for having sex?

I asked Sultan a question, got no answer from him but do YOU believe in stoning your own children for fornication/adultery? How about if your children are underaged and involved with an underaged man, consenting to sex?

I can't see or touch my God, but i can have faith in him all the same, you don't understand that because you are so caught up in your religion that you have forgotten about your God.

As society evolves so must religion and faith, in 2004 the world has changed a lot, to keep the same beliefs in and laws in a world that has evolved this much is foolish.

You need to respect others interpretations and others beliefs, who are YOU to say that Aimsters interpretations is wrong?

Are you God?


To hell with you...I don't need your opinions. I din't come here to discuss religion, I came here to discuss politics. Fine dont't respect my laws. That just proves that the you are not what you claim to be. You say you are tolerant.

I am not going to stone anyone. It is not my right to kill anyone. However I will be a witness at court no matter who has committed a crime. Im not that unjust and I will even be a witness against my family if1 they have comiitted a crime. To hell with blood relations. Relations of hearts are those that really count.

you actually made me laugh there! Stop talking about God n00b becuase you seem to be lost!!!

Society has evolved??? How? It has devolved in my opinion.

Aimster claims to be a muslims. What is a muslim? One who says There is no god but Allah is present. And mohammed is his messenger. Im just saying he denies Mohammed is a prophet becuase the laws he bought are supposedly crap. So he only claims to be a muslim.

Anyways I dont think there is any point arguing about religion with you - who has very high opinions of himself and his so called society. You can be happy with you life and go fvck your children for all I care.

Just becuase America is superpower doesnot mean that it is always right. To hell with your respect....You speak as though I require it...I only started this becuase I was asked about it by some people. If you people cannot respect my religion and act in a civilized manner then donot request me to tell them to you! Now if you have questions I request you to use PM. Im sick and tired of having to answer quesions from trolls like Rabidmongoose, Canoworms and most recently Klixxer.

hatim

NO, actually you and Sultan are the ones who are mostly caught up in your religion, but you forget about God, you are so hellbent to be right that you forget what is important, which is to do what is right, you do not need to follow a scripture to do that if you CAN think for yourself.

I obviously hit a nerve, you probably know i am right, you have dismissed Gods will and your will for the will of your imams interpretation of your beliefs, it is sad that your beliefs are not even your own.

I never even mentioned America, so where you pulled that from i have no idea, i have respect for most people, but i do not give respect to people who prove not to deserve it, that is why i actually respect several people like burnedout, Aimster, CaptnKirk and alchemize, people of entirely different opinions but who have come to believe what they believe through true knowledge and free will.

You and Sultan, are both extremists, you do not deserve my respect nor God's respect.

What you deserve is your pathetic lives as slaves under your own religion, without free will of your own and most certainly without a God.
 

Klixxer

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Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Originally posted by: Sultan
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
The barbarian is basically speechless.

I guess he needs more time to stone his neighbor's children.

nef :)

barbaric :disgust:

How many little children have you murdered so far? Any yet?

Don't let the man suck you in, he is worthless, you know that.

*awaits the obligatory post where Sultan says liar or nef*
 

Klixxer

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Originally posted by: Aimster
why haven't I been called something.. :(

Because you are to Sultan and Hatim what i am to Trente, a member of the same faith but with an open mind.

They cannot accept a free mind and free will, if God himself told them otherwise they would never change. For them doing what someone else says comes before the ultimate goal of any religion, which is to live a good life.

They are very sick people, should probably be institutionalized before they crack.

You otoh, give me faith that i am right, there is good in every religion, unfortunantly Hatim and Sultan are both proof that there is bad in every religion.

I would say that , Hatim, Sultan and Sharon are all on the same level (well except Sharons war crimes).
 

0marTheZealot

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so a person who actively avoids practicing his religion is considered a good person while those who tell them to follow the rules of his religion are the bad guys?

im with sultan/hatim. although their language is a bit inflammatory, they are correct in criticizing aimster for not practicing his religion correctly.
 

Klixxer

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Originally posted by: 0marTheZealot
so a person who actively avoids practicing his religion is considered a good person while those who tell them to follow the rules of his religion are the bad guys?

im with sultan/hatim. although their language is a bit inflammatory, they are correct in criticizing aimster for not practicing his religion correctly.

Persons who advocate killing people for their sexual preference or for fornication, even their own children, what are they called.

If that is what Islam is about, the Aimster needs MORE praise for not falling for the idea of a vengeful hating interpretation of his religion.

ANY religion that requires you to kill is sick, DEFINENTLY!

 

Sultan

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Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: 0marTheZealot
so a person who actively avoids practicing his religion is considered a good person while those who tell them to follow the rules of his religion are the bad guys?

im with sultan/hatim. although their language is a bit inflammatory, they are correct in criticizing aimster for not practicing his religion correctly.

Persons who advocate killing people for their sexual preference or for fornication, even their own children, what are they called.

If that is what Islam is about, the Aimster needs MORE praise for not falling for the idea of a vengeful hating interpretation of his religion.

ANY religion that requires you to kill is sick, DEFINENTLY!

Your own faith, Jewism, which you supposedly have chosen not to follow has laws regarding capital punishment, as does Christianity, as does almost every religion, as does almost every common law practiced all over the world.

If you have any knowledge about history, God himself punished the nation of Lot. I do not know the laws concerning homosexuals in Islam are, however, Christianity goes to show that God Himself is - using your term - "vengeful". Do you have a problem with God then?

Every religion requires laws. And it mandates you to follow the laws, else be punished.
 

Sultan

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Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: Aimster
why haven't I been called something.. :(

Because you are to Sultan and Hatim what i am to Trente, a member of the same faith but with an open mind.

They cannot accept a free mind and free will, if God himself told them otherwise they would never change. For them doing what someone else says comes before the ultimate goal of any religion, which is to live a good life.

They are very sick people, should probably be institutionalized before they crack.

You otoh, give me faith that i am right, there is good in every religion, unfortunantly Hatim and Sultan are both proof that there is bad in every religion.

I would say that , Hatim, Sultan and Sharon are all on the same level (well except Sharons war crimes).

A religion is a set of values, laws, and beliefs. You dont need a religion to live a good life. Thats ridiculous. Are you saying atheists lead a bad life? There is no "goal" in religion except to have reward in the life hereafter.

Free will and free mind cannot go against the rules and regulations laid down by God. We can tinker with the constitution of a country, or change common law as per the current prevailing thoughts and conditions. God did not lay down laws stating that a person speeding should be fined $150. However, some laws He did lay down, and they should be followed without question.

That is what Faith is.
 
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Originally posted by: Klixxer
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
Originally posted by: Sultan
Originally posted by: RabidMongoose
The barbarian is basically speechless.

I guess he needs more time to stone his neighbor's children.

nef :)

barbaric :disgust:

How many little children have you murdered so far? Any yet?

Don't let the man suck you in, he is worthless, you know that.

*awaits the obligatory post where Sultan says liar or nef*

Yup, he's worthless. I don't think he can ever suck me in to his world of hate, child abuse, and murder though. :)
 

Robor

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Originally posted by: hatim
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Bye to all

hatim
You'll be missed... Not.

People like you with your intolerance caused by a blind faith in radical beliefs are the source of most of the trouble in this world.

 

0marTheZealot

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Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: hatim
Singing off from the P&N forums.
Bye to all

hatim
You'll be missed... Not.

People like you with your intolerance caused by a blind faith in radical beliefs are the source of most of the trouble in this world.

Actually, most of the problems in the world are caused by a huge density of people competeting for a set amount of resources the world has laid in an asymmeterical fashion. Nice try on the simplification of a majorly complex issue though.
 

Sultan

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Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: hatim
Singing off from the P&N forums.
Bye to all

hatim
You'll be missed... Not.

People like you with your intolerance caused by a blind faith in radical beliefs are the source of most of the trouble in this world.

Islam != radical belief
Hatim == blind faith in Islam.
You == idiot.

By the way, existence of God IS a matter of faith, blind faith, as you can not see, hear or feel His presence, nor prove His existence.
 
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Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: hatim
Singing off from the P&N forums.
Bye to all

hatim
You'll be missed... Not.

People like you with your intolerance caused by a blind faith in radical beliefs are the source of most of the trouble in this world.

:thumbsup:

The less people like Hatim in the world, the better the world would be.
 

Robor

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Originally posted by: Sultan
Originally posted by: Robor
Islam != radical belief
Hatim == blind faith in Islam.
You == idiot.

By the way, existence of God IS a matter of faith, blind faith, as you can not see, hear or feel His presence, nor prove His existence.
Not radical according to who? You? Well, you're not the authority and neither am I. I'm talking about general concensus. Don't believe me? Go ahead and post a poll about your statement regarding being stoned to death for adultry and you being willing to carry out the sentence if your own children were guilty. I think you'll find your views/beliefs are in the minority and would be considered radical.

You = Idiot with radical views and beliefs
 

Robor

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Originally posted by: 0marTheZealot
Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: hatim
Singing off from the P&N forums.
Bye to all

hatim
You'll be missed... Not.

People like you with your intolerance caused by a blind faith in radical beliefs are the source of most of the trouble in this world.

Actually, most of the problems in the world are caused by a huge density of people competeting for a set amount of resources the world has laid in an asymmeterical fashion. Nice try on the simplification of a majorly complex issue though.
Good point but maybe the situation would be better if they spent more time working together rather than trying to kill everyone who doesn't share their views/beliefs. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure bombing and cutting heads off innocent people probably aren't the best way to make people sypathetic to your cause.
 

Sultan

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Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: Sultan
Originally posted by: Robor
Islam != radical belief
Hatim == blind faith in Islam.
You == idiot.

By the way, existence of God IS a matter of faith, blind faith, as you can not see, hear or feel His presence, nor prove His existence.
Not radical according to who? You? Well, you're not the authority and neither am I. I'm talking about general concensus. Don't believe me? Go ahead and post a poll about your statement regarding being stoned to death for adultry and you being willing to carry out the sentence if your own children were guilty. I think you'll find your views/beliefs are in the minority and would be considered radical.

You = Idiot with radical views and beliefs

Not radical according to over 1 billion practitioners of Islam. And since you are not the authority, you terming Islamic beliefs to be radical just show your bias. I certainly am not the authority, and therefore I am not terming any belief as radical.

You == idiot :roll:
 

Sultan

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Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: 0marTheZealot
Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: hatim
Singing off from the P&N forums.
Bye to all

hatim
You'll be missed... Not.

People like you with your intolerance caused by a blind faith in radical beliefs are the source of most of the trouble in this world.

Actually, most of the problems in the world are caused by a huge density of people competeting for a set amount of resources the world has laid in an asymmeterical fashion. Nice try on the simplification of a majorly complex issue though.
Good point but maybe the situation would be better if they spent more time working together rather than trying to kill everyone who doesn't share their views/beliefs. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure bombing and cutting heads off innocent people probably aren't the best way to make people sypathetic to your cause.

Yeah, I agree that working together would solve a lot of the world's problems. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure invading countries killing over 10000 civilians in one country and carrying out a massacre of 7000 civilians in Srebrenica is not the best way to work towards a solution.
 
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Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: Sultan
Originally posted by: Robor
Islam != radical belief
Hatim == blind faith in Islam.
You == idiot.

By the way, existence of God IS a matter of faith, blind faith, as you can not see, hear or feel His presence, nor prove His existence.
Not radical according to who? You? Well, you're not the authority and neither am I. I'm talking about general concensus. Don't believe me? Go ahead and post a poll about your statement regarding being stoned to death for adultry and you being willing to carry out the sentence if your own children were guilty. I think you'll find your views/beliefs are in the minority and would be considered radical.

You = Idiot with radical views and beliefs

:thumbsup:
 

Robor

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Originally posted by: Sultan
Not radical according to over 1 billion practitioners of Islam. And since you are not the authority, you terming Islamic beliefs to be radical just show your bias. I certainly am not the authority, and therefore I am not terming any belief as radical.

You == idiot :roll:
Um, you call me biased then use practitioners of Islam to back up your argument? I speak from the POV of a person who finds the idea of stoning an adulterer to death radical and extreme and I still think I'm in the majority. Disagree? Well, go ahead and prove me wrong... Post the poll idiot.

 

Robor

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Originally posted by: Sultan
Yeah, I agree that working together would solve a lot of the world's problems. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure invading countries killing over 10000 civilians in one country and carrying out a massacre of 7000 civilians in Srebrenica is not the best way to work towards a solution.
Do you think the US would be in Iraq if the 9/11 terrorist attack didn't happen? Of those alleged 10,000 civilians killed how many were killed on purpose? Civilians die in war, it's unfortunate but it's going to happen. And I'm not in the military but from what I've been told by those I know who've been to Iraq they go out of their way to prevent civilian deaths. Now go back to the guys (all Islamic) who flew planes into buildings killing 3,000 people - all on purpose. Why did they fly those planes into the buildings again...?

 

Sultan

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Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: Sultan
Yeah, I agree that working together would solve a lot of the world's problems. I'm no expert but I'm pretty sure invading countries killing over 10000 civilians in one country and carrying out a massacre of 7000 civilians in Srebrenica is not the best way to work towards a solution.
Do you think the US would be in Iraq if the 9/11 terrorist attack didn't happen? Of those alleged 10,000 civilians killed how many were killed on purpose? Civilians die in war, it's unfortunate but it's going to happen. And I'm not in the military but from what I've been told by those I know who've been to Iraq they go out of their way to prevent civilian deaths. Now go back to the guys (all Islamic) who flew planes into buildings killing 3,000 people - all on purpose. Why did they fly those planes into the buildings again...?

Yes, I believe the US would be in Iraq one way or the other. The PNAC (Project for New American Century) which lists Mr. Wolfowitz, Rumsfiled and Ms. Rice as among its members already had plans drawn in 1997. The 9/11 incident gave this administration a convenient excuse... however, most of the world was not convinced about the so-called 'proofs' that the administration was providing the UN and the rest of the world.

It is easy to dismiss 10000 dead as "civilians who die in war". Come on dude, these are humans, same as the ones who died on 9/11. Iraq was NOT involved in 9/11, so spare me that load of crap. Saddam didnt have WMD, more than half of the US knew it, so spare me THAT load of crap.

Now back to the guys who flew planes into buildings - they were 19 very disturbed individuals who neither represent Islam, nor speak for 1.2 billion Muslims. If I remember correctly, Osama's primary aim was to rid Saudi Arabia of American military presence which in no way is a religious motivation.

Why dont you tell me what the motivation of the "Christians" were when they massacred 7000 Muslims in Srebrenica?
 

Sultan

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Originally posted by: Robor
Originally posted by: Sultan
Not radical according to over 1 billion practitioners of Islam. And since you are not the authority, you terming Islamic beliefs to be radical just show your bias. I certainly am not the authority, and therefore I am not terming any belief as radical.

You == idiot :roll:
Um, you call me biased then use practitioners of Islam to back up your argument? I speak from the POV of a person who finds the idea of stoning an adulterer to death radical and extreme and I still think I'm in the majority. Disagree? Well, go ahead and prove me wrong... Post the poll idiot.

Hey, you know what, I think its radical and extreme that most teenagers have had a sexual experience. I also think its radical that 13 year olds have BJ parties (which was shown on Oprah). But hey, you dont see me labelling as the entire Christian faith as having radical or extreme beliefs.

Let me think... IIRC, Bible has a quote something like "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother...he cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:26)

OMG :shocked: Am I to say all Christians are radical because their own religion teaches them to hate their father and mother? Or am I to say they are radical and extreme because they have absolutely no idea what their religion actually teaches?
 

Robor

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Originally posted by: Sultan
Yes, I believe the US would be in Iraq one way or the other. The PNAC (Project for New American Century) which lists Mr. Wolfowitz, Rumsfiled and Ms. Rice as among its members already had plans drawn in 1997. The 9/11 incident gave this administration a convenient excuse... however, most of the world was not convinced about the so-called 'proofs' that the administration was providing the UN and the rest of the world.

It is easy to dismiss 10000 dead as "civilians who die in war". Come on dude, these are humans, same as the ones who died on 9/11. Iraq was NOT involved in 9/11, so spare me that load of crap. Saddam didnt have WMD, more than half of the US knew it, so spare me THAT load of crap.

Now back to the guys who flew planes into buildings - they were 19 very disturbed individuals who neither represent Islam, nor speak for 1.2 billion Muslims. If I remember correctly, Osama's primary aim was to rid Saudi Arabia of American military presence which in no way is a religious motivation.

Why dont you tell me what the motivation of the "Christians" were when they massacred 7000 Muslims in Srebrenica?
Sorry, but I seriously doubt the US would've launched a full scale invasion of Iraq were it not for the 9/11 terrorist attack. There's no way the people or Bush's critics would've given him the authority. And please provide proof to the statements "more than half of the US knew it" when talking about WMD in Iraq and their involvement in 9/11. I'm not privy to the intelligence (or lack thereof) used to justify the invasion and I doubt you are either.

As far as the 10K who died, I'm not saying it's not a tragedy. All I'm saying is what do you expect to happen when a country is invaded? The bad guys are hiding among the innocent - they even use mosques as cover. It's sad but it's going to happen in any war.

Those 19 very disturbed individuals all had at least one thing in common - they were all Muslim. And it's well known that many of the terrorists use the word jihad in reference to their motivation.

Don't ask me about the actions of Christians as I don't count myself among them and I don't know what their motivation was for the slaughter you're talking about. I can tell you I'm against the killing of anyone based on their nationality, color, race, sexual preference, etc, etc. I hate plenty of people, not because of what they are but because of who they are.

 

Robor

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Originally posted by: Sultan
Hey, you know what, I think its radical and extreme that most teenagers have had a sexual experience. I also think its radical that 13 year olds have BJ parties (which was shown on Oprah). But hey, you dont see me labelling as the entire Christian faith as having radical or extreme beliefs.

Let me think... IIRC, Bible has a quote something like "If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother...he cannot be my disciple." (Luke 14:26)

OMG :shocked: Am I to say all Christians are radical because their own religion teaches them to hate their father and mother? Or am I to say they are radical and extreme because they have absolutely no idea what their religion actually teaches?
That argument doesn't fly. Not all teenagers who have had a sexual experience or attended a BJ party are Christian. However, all 19 of the terrorists who participated in 9/11 and the beheadings have been carried out by those of Islamic faith. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying all of those who follow Islam are terrorists. I'm just saying I find some of the things mentioned in this thread radical and even barbaric and the fact that they are being defended even more frightening.

Again, I'm not a Christian and I don't live my life by the book. In fact, most of the alleged good Christians I know are hypocrites.