Anger Over Mohammed Cartoon

[xoxoxoBruce]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

Just a fact

In fact it's not a fact. It's an opinion shared by you and uncited sources.

for some here who seem to think that Christianity or Christian society is in any way going to 'teach Muslims a lesson' or 'force them to grow up', or any of the other suggestions made here in this thread;

Opinions, like your own statements.

In case you're not aware, Islam is the fastest growing religion in the world and already makes Christianity a minority (even Buddists and Hindus outnumber Christians),

Opinion? Wild ass guess? Source?

so while you're sitting there with all your wealth, ask yourself how much good it'll do you if you continue to antagonize the majority.

Besides buying a military presence that can turn the world into a sheet of glass?
While I'm of the mind that it's not a good idea to go into the lions cage and twist his tail, I'll be damned if I'll alow him to dictate what I do in my cage.
I'm also of the opinion that the people in the news, self described islamic faithful, that riot, loot, murder over insults to their faith (real or imagined) are nothing but common criminals. I've no proof that they are even in fact, muslims, other than their claims quoted by the press, but I don't care one way or the other. The only thing I care about is their public behavior which is unacceptable.

[Undertoad]

via adherents

[xoxoxoBruce]

ask yourself how much good it'll do you if you continue to antagonize the majority

Are you serious? Thats one of the cornerstones of the American Way(tm).

The antics of JC's followers in 2005, a round up from Harper's Magazine:

2005 Jan 11 It was announced that no one may carry a cross along the 2005 inaugural parade route.[The News-Herald]»

Jan 21 A cartoonist was sentenced by a Greek court to six months in prison for depicting Jesus as a pot-smoking hippie.»[Ananova]

Feb 14 The last witness to the miraculous appearance of the Virgin Mary at Fatima died, and[The Daily Telegraph]»

Mar 20 Seventy-eight percent of Americans believe that Christ rose from the dead.[Newsweek]»

Apr 17 One-foot-tall talking Jesus, David, Mary, and Moses dolls will be sold in June.[Messengers of Faith]»

Apr 22 A Fresno, California, man was standing trial for killing nine of his children, seven of whom he fathered with his own daughters and nieces. “Jesus was a womanizer,” he explained.[CourtTV.com]»

Jun 18 A nun in Romania, undergoing exorcism, died after she was tied to a cross, gagged, and left alone for three days in a cold room. “I don't understand why journalists are making such a fuss about this,” said the priest who organized the exorcism.[BBC News]»

Aug 9 In Jerusalem the biblical Pool of Siloam, where Jesus cured a blind man, was discovered by sewer workers.[Post-Gazette.com]»

Oct 6 The Catholic Church of Scotland published a guide to the Bible stating that the account of creation in the book of Genesis is “symbolic.” The virgin birth of Jesus, however, is still considered to be fact.[The Scotsman]»

Dec 6 A Funyun shaped like the Virgin Mary cradling the baby Jesus sold online for $609.[The Miami Herald]»

Dec 19 For the second time this year, someone stole the life-sized Jesus from a nativity scene in Cincinnati, Ohio, although this time they left behind baby Jesus's leg.[The Canton Rep]»

At least Christian Fundamentalists haven't burned down a foreign embassy - yet! Oh, except for the ones in Baghdad at the beginning of the war and those don't count. The Bible tells me so.

[Aliantha]

From your link UT:

Many Muslims (and some non-Muslim) observers claim that there are more practicing Muslims than practicing Christians in the world. Adherents.com has no reason to dispute this. It seems likely, but we would point out that there are different opinions on the matter, and a Muslim may define "practicing" differently than a Christian. In any case, the primary criterion for the rankings on this page is self-identification, which has nothing to do with practice.

The highest figure we've seen for Hinduism (1.4 billion, Clarke, Peter B., editor), The Religions of the World: Understanding the Living Faiths, Marshall Editions Limited: USA (1993); pg. 125.) is actually higher than the highest figure we've seen for Islam. But this is an abberation. World Hinduism adherent figures are usually between 850 million and one billion.

[Undertoad]

So what if those Christians aren't practicing. Neither are the Danish cartoonists I'll wager.

[Aliantha]

Whether they're practicing or not is moot don't you think? The only point I was trying to make is that Christianity is not the religion of the world. It doesn't even have the largest following according to some sources.

[Undertoad]

Freedom of speech is not a Christian notion.

[Aliantha]

No it's not. What's your point?

[Undertoad]

My point is that your original post #87 was wrong in almost every way.

[Aliantha]

So far you've questioned one point which still seems to be up for debate and possibly always will be. What else would you like to argue?

[Guyute]

Ever notice that these tough guys in Arab dress always have hoods covering their faces (and often their entire head)? If they are so tough, why not take off the rag so that the world can see their faces...

[keryx]

Originally Posted by Guyute

Ever notice that these tough guys in Arab dress always have hoods covering their faces (and often their entire head)? If they are so tough, why not take off the rag so that the world can see their faces...

If there's no shame in what they do, surely they'd display their faces with pride! After all, their God fully endorses what they do! Who cares what infidels think?

[jaguar]

So Aliantha, got your burqua on yet? Better get yourself down to the local mosque for a good caning, you wouldn't want to antagonise them.

[Beestie]

Originally Posted by jaguar

So Aliantha, got your burqua on yet? Better get yourself down to the local mosque for a good caning, you wouldn't want to antagonise them.

That's not very fair, jag. How is she supposed to get to the local mosque when she is not allowed to drive? And don't forget that she has to turn in all her diplomas and go through memory cleansing since no woman is allowed to be smarter than the dumbest man.