"Moderate" UK Mosques

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by Sava
It's this new thing called reading.

Letters put together to form words... words into sentences... then left to right... top to bottom... punctuation... all that fun stuff.

I bet you probably count with Arabic numerals, too.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by aneeshm


and they even blame Hinduism for terrorism.

What, you mean like those Hindu Tamil suicide bombers and terrorists in Sri Lanka ?

The ones who killed Rajiv Gandhi ?


And wasn't it a Hindu Brahmin who killed Mohandas K. Gandhi ?


And who comprises the support for the militaristic Ranvir Sena which terrorises and kills Dalits and tribal people ?

[Thorgal]

Originally posted by Sava


Many people who believe in Sufism do not consider themselves Muslim at all. They consider themselves to be Sufi, not Muslim.

And Sufism and Sunni Islam are two different things.

Of course are two different things. Indeed they are apples and oranges.. Suffism is a mystic esoteric tradition of the islam while sunni is a main branch of the islam distinct and ofen opposed to the other two main branches. Many muslims (in some countries MOST muslims) practice sufism and/or are inscribed into a sufi broterhood since childs. Of course they are sunnis (or shiites) too since sufism doesnt replace it.

Even though most people think of Islam as being Shi'ite and Sunni, there is much more distinction than just those two divisions. There are six major tendencies of Islam... and within these tendencies, many different typologies of jurisprudence that is followed.

It is accepted that there are only three major branches in the islam. Sunni, Shia and Kharijites (almost extint, currently only represented by the ibadis). Of course inside these main branches you can find lots of variations and sects.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by molly bloom
What, you mean like those Hindu Tamil suicide bombers and terrorists in Sri Lanka ?

The ones who killed Rajiv Gandhi ?

This one was used in aneeshm's last muslim-ranting thread. Be more creative.

[molly bloom]

Originally posted by Lorizael


This one was used in aneeshm's last muslim-ranting thread. Be more creative.

Now, I'm sure I didn't use the same wording. And I know I didn't mention the Ranvir Sena...


But still, it is interesting to see how despite the existence of Tamil Hindu terrorism, ETA Basque terrorists, Irish Republican and Unionist terrorism, Sinhalese Buddhist terrorism, and the use of state terror around the world, only Muslims are terrorists.


They must be damned good at the ol' quick change act and converting to other religions and back to Islam again.

[Lorizael]

Originally posted by molly bloom
Now, I'm sure I didn't use the same wording. And I know I didn't mention the Ranvir Sena...


But still, it is interesting to see how despite the existence of Tamil Hindu terrorism, ETA Basque terrorists, Irish Republican and Unionist terrorism, Sinhalese Buddhist terrorism, and the use of state terror around the world, only Muslims are terrorists.


They must be damned good at the ol' quick change act and converting to other religions and back to Islam again.

It wasn't you; it was Sava.

And yes, that is a pretty interesting little factoid. Currently, Arabs, Islam, and Terrorism all seemed to be clumped together.

But there are exceptions. I'm pretty sure ETA is labeled a terrorist organization, for one, and the American citizens that blow **** up are called "domestic terrorists."

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by notyoueither


Harrison, Whaleboy, are you listening to this?

I've never argued any of those points. Just that they are a bit simple for falling for an ancient fairytale

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Lorizael
I really hate the fact that, in the standard American-fare restuarants where I live, it's nearly impossible to get anything cooked medium rare. Health risk, they say. Don't want to get sued. Give me my food red. I'll sign a waiver if you want. I ain't gonna die. I ain't gonna sue.

You are winding me up, right? That is just out of control...

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by Provost Harrison


You are winding me up, right?

[Lorizael]

Uh, sure.

What?

[LordShiva]

WTF is up with Provost being wound up by his own post about whether Lori is winding him up?