Originally posted by sonhouseLike I said before, I oppose capital punishment and I condemn any laws or states that punish citizens for reasons of religious affiliation or 'religious crimes'.
What if it is Shiria law and they call on people to stone a woman for apostasy or adultery? That would be legal then.
Originally posted by FMFTrue. However, I don't see why saying you condemn the acts that the religion of Islam commands Muslims to do and not condemning the religion and the Muslims that perform those acts makes you any less of a hypocrite.
Not so. If I urged you to "condemn Muslims or the religion of Islam" and then didn't "condemn Muslims or the religion of Islam" myself, then THAT would make me a "hypocrite".
05 Jun 14
Originally posted by RJHindsDo I once more have to remind about anti-balaka and the horrors they commit in the name of the christian god, the god you believe in? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-balaka
True. However, I don't see why saying you condemn the acts that the religion of Islam commands Muslims to do and not condemning the religion and the Muslims that perform those acts makes you any less of a hypocrite.
Remember that this has nothing to do with religion, it has to do with fundamentalism. One of you. So when you criticize fundamentalists, in any religion, then the critics strikes back to yourself.
05 Jun 14
Originally posted by FabianFnasI make no claim to fundamentalism. I claim to be a Christian only.
Do I once more have to remind about anti-balaka and the horrors they commit in the name of the christian god, the god you believe in? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-balaka
Remember that this has nothing to do with religion, it has to do with fundamentalism. One of you. So when you criticize fundamentalists, in any religion, then the critics strikes back to yourself.
Originally posted by RJHindsWell, I will take my cue, not from your interpretation of Islamic teachings or the interpretations of criminals and terrorists, but from my Muslim neighbours and the community I live in. In a sense, living ~ as I do ~ in the world's largest Muslim population country, I live in the very heart of the Muslim world and it is clear that Islam is not "perpetrating murder and torture and rape and slavery and kidnapping on a global scale" as Dasa claims.
True. However, I don't see why saying you condemn the acts that the religion of Islam commands Muslims to do and not condemning the religion and the Muslims that perform those acts makes you any less of a hypocrite.
Originally posted by FMFDo you condemn the USA's death penalty laws? I certainly do.
Well, I will take my cue, not from your interpretation of Islamic teachings or the interpretations of criminals and terrorists, but from my Muslim neighbours and the community I live in. In a sense, living ~ as I do ~ in the world's largest Muslim population country, I live in the very heart of the Muslim world and it is clear that Islam is not "perpetrating murder and torture and rape and slavery and kidnapping on a global scale" as Dasa claims.