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Deputy who killed man after mistaking gun for Taser is an insurance exec who pays to play cop.
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2015-04-14, 05:38 | Link #36302 |
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Violence escalates in east Ukraine ahead of talks
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0N40XD20150414 Ex-Blackwater guards sentenced to prison in Baghdad killings http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0N425320150413 Indonesian Islamic parties seek ban on alcohol consumption http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0N505K20150414
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2015-04-14, 06:07 | Link #36303 | |
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2015-04-14, 08:19 | Link #36304 | |
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Why do they like to see us minority in Indonesia weeping? ;_; |
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2015-04-14, 09:22 | Link #36305 |
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I don't get it. Why should an Islamic party care if non-Muslims drink alcohol? Theologically the whole point of rules for followers is to make yourself different from others. I mean, Jews don't see the point of forcing everyone else to eat kosher. Dietary differences are suppose to make you different from a non-believer, setting you apart. If everyone eat and drink the same things regardless of faith then it loses all meaning.
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2015-04-14, 13:13 | Link #36306 |
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According to this article,
"Lost claims to moral superiority and a lack of ideological difference to secular parties has made it difficult for Islam-oriented parties to compete in Indonesian politics." So I think these two muslim parties just want to make a name for themselves. |
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We do stupid things on a regular basis, yeah. While I do think some religious motive exist, this is probably more political.
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Also, possibly tangential, I suspect it also has something to do with the current Jakarta Governor recently making a statement about alcohol never killing anyone. The guy is also under flak from Parliament for trying to uncover their corruption (lol). It also doesn't help that he's of Chinese ethnicity AND Christian so there are movements to try to de-legitimize him. Well, maybe kind of how some Americans oppose everything Obama says.
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2015-04-14, 16:02 | Link #36308 | |
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For example, alcohol is apparently forbidden to Muslims for moral/behavioral reasons according to this article: http://islam.about.com/od/health/f/alcohol.htm With such kind of interpretation, desiring a universal ban isn't really all that surprising. But either way, a universal ban also removes temptations from the actual followers and not make them feel more restricted. |
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2015-04-14, 20:55 | Link #36309 | |
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Anyway, alcoholic beverages is now a hot topic in South East Asia. Singapore, if I remember, already banned alcoholic consumption in public places over 10pm. Thailand is set to enforce law of banning selling alcoholic beverages over 10pm too. Though those two countries based their reason around drunk drivers... |
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2015-04-14, 23:17 | Link #36311 | |
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Our late old man nailed it why all these people come up with lame ideas.
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2015-04-15, 01:19 | Link #36312 | |
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So it's not a matter of proving your faith or showing self-discipline, but about abstaining from things that could lead you astray/do things that you shouldn't do. |
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2015-04-15, 01:48 | Link #36313 | |
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2015-04-15, 05:42 | Link #36316 | |
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The facts are that banning alcohol by the government just leaves the rich and powerful to enjoy it exclusively. And the less well off just go on holiday elsewhere to get plastered. The argument is simply false. It isn't moral, and it isn't religious. It is nothing.
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2015-04-15, 06:02 | Link #36317 | |
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2015-04-15, 06:49 | Link #36318 |
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EU charges Google in Internet search anti-trust case
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0N610E20150415 Congress approves formula fixing Medicare doctors pay http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/...0N523O20150415 How the U.S. criminal justice system became an unforgiving machine http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debat...ial-profiling/
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