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Islamic State militant 'executes own mother' in Raqqa [View all] oberliner Jan 2016 OP

Animals leftynyc Jan 2016 #1

Shot his own mother in the head in front of hundreds of people oberliner Jan 2016 #8

As if he doesn't already - he's going to have some bigtime mental problems. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #40

I'll go with the "already" trillion Jan 2016 #79

For sure! Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #85

Truly "Worst than animals" Herman4747 Jan 2016 #11

We need to wait for the philosophy killer's proclamations about the truth... FrodosPet Jan 2016 #34

LOL!! Coventina Jan 2016 #35

Nicely done leftynyc Jan 2016 #49

I love your signature pics trillion Jan 2016 #80

Thank you FrodosPet Jan 2016 #113

No animals don't behave that way ButterflyBlood Jan 2016 #96

Dear God in Heaven!! Coventina Jan 2016 #2

Punishment for apostasy is part of the foundation of this theocratic movement. ancianita Jan 2016 #3

Well Islam does mean Elmergantry Jan 2016 #4

Yep. It doesn't matter how that submission happens, either, whether it's by threat, punishment ancianita Jan 2016 #5

Careful Elmergantry Jan 2016 #6

I've no idea who that is. I usually don't need help when free speeching about ISIS. ancianita Jan 2016 #82

true MariaThinks Jan 2016 #16

My heart breaks for the women leftynyc Jan 2016 #28

Well said! May upset many, who have blinders on, but it's the truth. demosincebirth Jan 2016 #67

We could say the same about the GOP. I mean the Fundys. trillion Jan 2016 #81

We could, but we'd look pretty foolish Yupster Jan 2016 #102

No, we wouldn't. Why just attack Islam for something the Christian Fundies do too? trillion Jan 2016 #104

Yup Yupster Jan 2016 #106

You do realize your stance is racist, right? trillion Jan 2016 #107

percentages, tell us where millions and millions of christian fundies live who want a theocracy... snooper2 Jan 2016 #111

Fairly popular in Muslim countries also.. EX500rider Jan 2016 #13

All religion, including Islam, is inherently evil. Oneironaut Jan 2016 #7

Only one religion, Islam, calls for the death penalty for apostasy oberliner Jan 2016 #9

At least some people are willing to tell the truth MariaThinks Jan 2016 #17

+1 iandhr Jan 2016 #33

....x10+ 840high Jan 2016 #36

So does christianity and judiasm killbotfactory Jan 2016 #41

No major Christian denomination calls for legal sanctions against those who apostasize oberliner Jan 2016 #43

Fundamentalists would like that power killbotfactory Jan 2016 #44

No they wouldn't oberliner Jan 2016 #45

Fundamentalist Christians don't support it because we have a secular government jmowreader Jan 2016 #53

This is not true oberliner Jan 2016 #57

here you go killbotfactory Jan 2016 #63

Nothing about apostasy at that link oberliner Jan 2016 #65

He may not be a leader, but he's the father of a presidential candidate killbotfactory Jan 2016 #69

He is definitely a disturbing individual (as is Ted Cruz) oberliner Jan 2016 #70

His beliefs are not similarly the law of Christian countries -- none of which are called ancianita Jan 2016 #84

Not in the US, no jmowreader Jan 2016 #73

I do take your point oberliner Jan 2016 #77

Having debated Catholics who would like nothing better than to live in a Catholic... Humanist_Activist Jan 2016 #55

Have Catholic apostates been imprisoned for that reason anywhere over the last 50 years? oberliner Jan 2016 #59

No, because outside of Vatican City, there are no Catholic Confessional States in existence... Humanist_Activist Jan 2016 #62

Have any recent popes made such a declaration? oberliner Jan 2016 #66

They only have temporal authority within Vatican City, and as far as I'm aware of no... Humanist_Activist Jan 2016 #71

Gotcha oberliner Jan 2016 #72

Yes, I grew up in a religion where they would shun anyone who leaves killbotfactory Jan 2016 #60

So it is OK then? FrodosPet Jan 2016 #76

Are you really going to claim leftynyc Jan 2016 #50

People still worship that ancient book killbotfactory Jan 2016 #56

So what? leftynyc Jan 2016 #58

I am in no way excusing this behavior. ridiculous. nt killbotfactory Jan 2016 #61

Then why do you want leftynyc Jan 2016 #64

Look, if you take the bible and tell people it's the word of God killbotfactory Jan 2016 #74

Stop with the deflection bullshit leftynyc Jan 2016 #75

Do you realize the fundamentalist islamic states that exist today were cultivated by the west? killbotfactory Jan 2016 #93

So what? leftynyc Jan 2016 #108

Here's the key difference between religions' fundamentalisms: translation. Literal translation is ancianita Jan 2016 #92

If you go to Israel, and you have christx30 Jan 2016 #99

Saudi Arabia uses their brand Islam to protect and expand their political power in the region killbotfactory Jan 2016 #100

But the point is that it's not other religions that christx30 Jan 2016 #101

Not recently. killbotfactory Jan 2016 #105

Not quite true; only (some) Muslim countries impose it at state level... LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #88

Some religions don't proselytize. Coventina Jan 2016 #10

Jews don't proselytize either leftynyc Jan 2016 #23

... And they have to study pretty rigorously. JudyM Jan 2016 #29

You gotta really want leftynyc Jan 2016 #30

True; and non-theist ideologies can also be abused if they become props for authoritarian rulers LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #89

Totally agree, and was why I made sure to mention that any religion can be abusive. Coventina Jan 2016 #90

Shintoism was misued in Imperial Japan Art_from_Ark Jan 2016 #109

Fair to say that religious *extremists* of any religion are flirting with evil. Nt JudyM Jan 2016 #14

No it isn't MariaThinks Jan 2016 #18

So there are some 'good' religious extremists? ck4829 Jan 2016 #19

That really depends on how you leftynyc Jan 2016 #24

No more and no less than there are some 'good' political extremists LanternWaste Jan 2016 #38

the ones who kill others are worse than the ones that don't talk to you because of their belief MariaThinks Jan 2016 #52

You disagreed above that religious extremists in general are flirting with evil. JudyM Jan 2016 #78

If you're an extreme Yupster Jan 2016 #103

There is no such thing as evil. Just humans. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #51

I am only aware of one religion that in modern times Elmergantry Jan 2016 #15

Correction: -Humans- are inherently evil. kentauros Jan 2016 #20

Agreed. nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #32

-1000 All Religion? What a pant-load. Good job throwing the baby out with the bathwater...nt jonno99 Jan 2016 #31

I agree. rockfordfile Jan 2016 #83

nice wide category 'apostasy' - can be used to kill just about anyone. MariaThinks Jan 2016 #12

Trump Foot Soldiers in five years Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #21

Bullshit leftynyc Jan 2016 #25

See #21 Katashi_itto Jan 2016 #39

#21 is YOUR comment leftynyc Jan 2016 #47

Oh boy.... nt retrowire Jan 2016 #22

The best that can happen: he comes to regret it & tells the story as a cautionary tale to discourage JudyM Jan 2016 #26

The best that can happen: He spends the rest of his life in a shitty prison FrodosPet Jan 2016 #48

Apostasy? Religion's got nothing to do with that! whatthehey Jan 2016 #27

You Bet ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #37

So executions for apostasy are not ISIS' beliefs, but the population's? whatthehey Jan 2016 #42

Yes ProfessorGAC Jan 2016 #95

My're failure to do what? whatthehey Jan 2016 #97

Do you think it would have happened to the father? Helen Borg Jan 2016 #46

Well, not now, anyway. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2016 #54

As I posted earlier religion doesn't kill ppl., ppl. kill ppl. juxtaposed Jan 2016 #68

All religion is a sickness LiberalLovinLug Jan 2016 #86

Wow. ISIS are an insane cult, and unfortunately one with power in some places LeftishBrit Jan 2016 #87

Savage. romanic Jan 2016 #91

All religions are fucked, but one religion really is worse than all the others. Quantess Jan 2016 #94

That's love for you, love for death misery and wholesale slaughter of innocent people. Rex Jan 2016 #98

Religion is a crime to humanity. JRLeft Jan 2016 #110

Some religions are quite benign oberliner Jan 2016 #112