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    Jihad on Burger King

    News | The Scotsman
    http://news.scotsman.com/uk.cfm?id=1951292005
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    Burger King recalls 'sacrilegious' desserts

    JOHN INNES


    THE fast-food chain, Burger King, is withdrawing its ice-cream cones after the lid of the dessert offended a Muslim.

    The man claimed the design resembled the Arabic inscription for Allah, and branded it sacrilegious, threatening a "jihad".



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    I need a foot massage
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  • #2
    Wouldn't it be easier to just kill the muslim?
    I'm consitently stupid- Japher
    I think that opinion in the United States is decidedly different from the rest of the world because we have a free press -- by free, I mean a virgorously presented right wing point of view on the air and available to all.- Ned

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    • #3
      inshallah
      We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution. - Abraham Lincoln

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      • #4
        Wouldn't it be best if he just crossed the Channel and went to Beurger King?

        French fast food caters to a new audience: Muslims
        http://www.csmonitor.com/2005/0908/p04s02-woeu.html
        Beholding the two steaming hamburgers before her, Marika Karboia's eyes gleam with joy beneath her head scarf. "You can't imagine ho
        "I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George Carlin

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        • #5
          "And if you don't let me join, I'll put a jihad on you too."
          “As a lifelong member of the Columbia Business School community, I adhere to the principles of truth, integrity, and respect. I will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do.”
          "Capitalism ho!"

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          • #6
            Originally posted by Theben
            Wouldn't it be easier to just kill the muslim?
            Doing so would improve the world too.
            Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.

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            • #7
              Originally posted by Oerdin
              Doing so would improve the world too.
              It wasn't a random lunatic.

              The British Council of Muslims agreed with him that the cone was offensive, and supported Burger King in changing the logo (I don't expect the Council to be full of bloodthirsty barbarians).

              The man didn't threaten to bomb Burger Kings. His "jihad" was a boycott, as stated in the article. I find nothing wrong with a consumer boycotting companies for whatever reason he wants.
              "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
              "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
              "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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              • #8
                Originally posted by Spiffor

                The man didn't threaten to bomb Burger Kings. His "jihad" was a boycott, as stated in the article. I find nothing wrong with a consumer boycotting companies for whatever reason he wants.
                Me neither, but I do see a problem with labelling a boycott as a "jihad".
                Why can't you be a non-conformist just like everybody else?

                It's no good (from an evolutionary point of view) to have the physique of Tarzan if you have the sex drive of a philosopher. -- Michael Ruse
                The Nedaverse I can accept, but not the Berzaverse. There can only be so many alternate realities. -- Elok

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                • #9
                  Originally posted by Spiffor

                  It wasn't a random lunatic.
                  from the article:
                  He was not satisfied by the decision to withdraw the cones and has called on Muslims to boycott Burger King. He said: "This is my jihad. How can you say it is a spinning swirl? If you spin it one way to the right you are offending Muslims."

                  (bolding mine)

                  So, he started (or continued) his 'jihad' even after the offending lid was withdrawn...
                  "post reported"Winston, on the barricades for freedom of speech
                  "I don't like laws all over the world. Doesn't mean I am going to do anything but post about it."Jon Miller

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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by Last Conformist
                    Me neither, but I do see a problem with labelling a boycott as a "jihad".
                    Jihad (jihād جهاد ) is an Islamic term, from the Arabic root jhd ("to exert utmost effort, to strive, struggle"), which connotes a wide range of meanings: anything from an inward spiritual struggle to attain perfect faith to a political or military struggle to further the Islamic cause.


                    A person who engages in any form of jihad is called a "mujahid", meaning "striver" or "struggler", though this Islamic term is most often used to mean a person who engages in fighting. It is not limited to fighting or warfare however, a Muslim struggling to memorize the Qur'an is a mujahid, for example.


                    Wikipedia bYnw
                    "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
                    "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
                    "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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                    • #11
                      Spiffor:

                      Both your examples seem to have little relevence to a boycott.
                      "post reported"Winston, on the barricades for freedom of speech
                      "I don't like laws all over the world. Doesn't mean I am going to do anything but post about it."Jon Miller

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                      • #12
                        Originally posted by germanos
                        Spiffor:

                        Both your examples seem to have little relevence to a boycott.
                        The offended Muslim is saying his boycott is his 'struggle'.

                        Frankly, I think he's being just a tad over-sensitive. Whatever next ?

                        Should Burger King ban pigs from eating or serving in its outlets ?


                        Stop topless waitresses and stripograms from entertaining customers ?


                        Cut down on the witch burnings ?
                        Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.

                        ...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915

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                        • #13
                          Burger King has topless waitresses?
                          I've allways wanted to play "Russ Meyer's Civilization"

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                          • #14
                            Originally posted by Tattila the Hun
                            Burger King has topless waitresses?

                            No, sorry, I was confused with the less well known chain, 'Burger Me Senseless'.
                            Vive la liberte. Noor Inayat Khan, Dachau.

                            ...patriotism is not enough. I must have no hatred or bitterness towards anyone. Edith Cavell, 1915

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                            • #15
                              Originally posted by molly bloom


                              The offended Muslim is saying his boycott is his 'struggle'.

                              Frankly, I think he's being just a tad over-sensitive. Whatever next ?

                              Should Burger King ban pigs from eating or serving in its outlets ?


                              Stop topless waitresses and stripograms from entertaining customers ?


                              Cut down on the witch burnings ?
                              "I have been reading up on the universe and have come to the conclusion that the universe is a good thing." -- Dissident
                              "I never had the need to have a boner." -- Dissident
                              "I have never cut off my penis when I was upset over a girl." -- Dis

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