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In reply to the discussion: Mob lynches Christian couple Pakistan [View all]hrmjustin
(71,265 posts)70. You call 1 percent stable?
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Islam has yet to undergo the loosening of religion's chokehold on society and government that
Hortensis
Nov 2014
#37
Absurdly ahistorical and betrays a fundamental ignorance of the comparative
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#76
Um, before we criticize 'them' for 'not having an Englightenment,' we could start by putting
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#113
My post wasn't a criticism but a sympathetic observation of the special difficulties people in
Hortensis
Nov 2014
#135
Sigh. You should re-read your history of the Crusades, my friend. Fact is, Christians (Copts
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#75
Well, the topic at hand was 'forced conversions' not 'persecutions'. Even with that
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#78
That is not true. Islam persecuted Christians in the past 1,000 years as well.
hrmjustin
Nov 2014
#79
OK, so we're now into the realm of 'tu quoque' false equivalences. It's been awhile
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#81
No you're not. But I'm sure you have some opinions. So why don't you start? - nt
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#91
How about what happened from 2001-08 or is that also too far back? - nt
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#115
I suppose 2001-08 was too far back for a crowd that despises history. But who could
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#120
You seem to be under the impression that American killers are never discussed here.
Sheldon Cooper
Nov 2014
#12
There was a professor at a Japanese university who translated Rushdie's book
Art_from_Ark
Nov 2014
#90
at least you understand - pakistan is a place where a lot of terrible things are done in the name
samsingh
Nov 2014
#34
I haven't noticed you posting about mob justice in Mexico, Guatemala, West Africa.
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2014
#62
A little more than 50 years ago, 4 little black girls were bombed to death by white Christians. But
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#80
Well, I guess it's all our fault, what ever we done in the past, that the christian couple were
demosincebirth
Nov 2014
#88
well how about uganda and gays and the evangelical blessing from this country
dembotoz
Nov 2014
#129
Sigh. No they haven't unless by 'centuries' you mean the last 100 years, since
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#85
OPs like this become a playground for Islamophobic bigots and Paki-bashers. That's why.
Comrade Grumpy
Nov 2014
#64
The Christian Bush killed way more innocent Muslims than the Christians ISIS
KingCharlemagne
Nov 2014
#103
It is true to say some supporters did think it was approved by God but that is nit what the govermen
hrmjustin
Nov 2014
#123
I cannot convey how much I have come to loathe the Abrahimic religions...all three of them.
Skidmore
Nov 2014
#94
Pakistan’s first woman sentenced to death for blasphemy loses appeal
muriel_volestrangler
Nov 2014
#130
Islam is a problem right now. It may become enlightened in a few centuries, but right now
True Blue Door
Nov 2014
#138