2010-09-12, 04:06 | Link #9003 |
Rawrrr!
Join Date: Mar 2008
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Interestingly, in the same time the inhabitants of the Algerian village of Aghribs proceed to level the construction site of a much controversial new mosque, amid concerns of salafism encroaching over their traditions.
This was apparently, and unsurprisingly, followed by a call to jihad. (sorry but all the news sources I could find were in French)
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2010-09-12, 04:43 | Link #9004 | |
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the differences between the teachings of the individual religions has a considerable effect an increase in fundamentalist Jainism wouldn't result in more violence
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2010-09-12, 04:59 | Link #9005 |
Komrades of Kitamura Kou
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And speaking of Jainism, having visited a few Jain temples on my visit to western India and learning a bit about their beliefs, I do have a tremendous amount of respect for their beliefs regarding life and existence, despite how absolutist some of those teachings are.
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2010-09-12, 12:18 | Link #9006 |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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I'm always real tempted to confine my acidic remarks to the J-C-I branches, which seem rather superlative in their violent tendencies. But that wouldn't be utterly true.
Probably the most bothersome thing about Islam to me is its affect on existing cultures it encroaches on (somewhat like the Christian steamroller effect over the last thousand years on many cultures).
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2010-09-12, 13:13 | Link #9007 | |
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
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Abrahamic religions has somehow bred a yangire obession over the centuries, from the Crusades to the Age of Exploration, then to today (and not forgetting World War II). The Saracens (or Muslims in Crusade times) conquered their enemies and enslaved them, and only released them on the account that the slaves and prisoners convert or teach ten Muslims children to read and write. It is obvious that this is a false choice because the children have to be taught in Arabic from the Koran. The Christians are no better. They do the same, except that they are more straightforward (hold a sword to the prisoner's head, and say "Convert or else!"). Then came the segregation in parts : the Christians started sects and cults which offshoot into stuff like Anglican, Protestant, Catholic, Jehovah Witness, etc while the Muslims did the same - into Sunni, Shi'ite, Bah'ai, etc, mainly because of the New Testament. The Judaists decide to "screw the New Testament, let's stick with the old" and received flak from the other two Abrahamic sects. In short, they are all fighting with and amongst their own people, be it Semetism, Islamophobia or Christian Imperialism. Any guy who espouses his own religion over others as superior (save for Horo-ism and Haruhiism) can't be very smart with all those cop-outs drilled into his head.
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2010-09-13, 19:00 | Link #9011 |
Sensei, aishite imasu
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It seems that it's not just Ground Zero where it's not Kosher to build new mosques.
This really seriously puts into question how much of this recent rage against the New York mosque has to actually to do with respect for the site, and more to do with a more general mad on. |
2010-09-13, 19:08 | Link #9012 | |
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Everyone knows the True Church is the Church of the Flying Spaghetti Monster. All hail the Meatball, 4-cheese over cheddar.
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2010-09-13, 23:16 | Link #9014 | |
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Here is an interesting story;
California Sheriffs Issue 'Pedo Bear' Warning Quote:
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2010-09-13, 23:59 | Link #9015 | |
NYAAAAHAAANNNNN~
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It has begin to dawn on me how idiots are beginning to dominate sales departments of big companies.
eBay pwns Tiffany in counterfeit jewelry suit Pun unintended. Quote:
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2010-09-14, 00:33 | Link #9016 | |
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
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2010-09-14, 19:54 | Link #9018 |
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Is this for real???
http://www.youtube.com/v/fqXSUk8Iuzs A look at one of Imam's close associates. http://www.youtube.com/v/jpAwz5-LsYk |
2010-09-14, 20:56 | Link #9019 | |
Kuu-chan is hungry
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It's like Jeremiah Wright all over again. Of course, since Glen Beck is a crazy radical and all the Fox News people associate with him, then they must all be crazy radicals too. |
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2010-09-15, 10:24 | Link #9020 | |
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Personally, they should've done better research understanding about *chan memes.
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