How's that religion of Peace working??

[Mick-Boy]

In late August (the 26th) the Taliban beheaded 17 people for dancing at a co-ed party in Helmand province. On the first of this month they detonated a truck bomb in Wardak outside of COP Sayed Abad that killed some ANP and some civilians, destroyed civilian homes and seriously damaged a local mosque.

You don't have to look very far or very hard to find evidence against the whole "religion of peace" story. The treatment of women and children (eg - the weak) is one of the yardsticks I use to measure men. Muslim cultures tend to fall very, very short.

[Great-Kazoo]

In late August (the 26th) the Taliban beheaded 17 people for dancing at a co-ed party in Helmand province. On the first of this month they detonated a truck bomb in Wardak outside of COP Sayed Abad that killed some ANP and some civilians, destroyed civilian homes and seriously damaged a local mosque.

You don't have to look very far or very hard to find evidence against the whole "religion of peace" story. The treatment of women and children (eg - the weak) is one of the yardsticks I use to measure men. Muslim cultures tend to fall very, very short.

The other thing is the reproduction rate of Muslims vs the rest of the world. Like the Chinese what they cannot over run with force will be accomplished by sheer numbers.

[cstone]

Just think what the Chinese could do if they encouraged their citizens to freely reproduce

Ultimate warfare is all about demographics. The society with the most people always wins in the end.

[Ridge]

The Taliban is not a measure of Islam. They are constantly breaking the core tenants of Islam in their political war that they call religious.

[Mick-Boy]

And yet because of their professed beliefs most of the Muslim world considers the war in Afghanistan to be a war against believers. I've been lectured on the topic in the West Bank, Egypt and Kuwait. The Taliban might not be toeing the line, but the rest of the Muslim world considers them part of the tribe...

[HBARleatherneck]

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[Ridge]

And yet because of their professed beliefs most of the Muslim world considers the war in Afghanistan to be a war against believers. I've been lectured on the topic in the West Bank, Egypt and Kuwait. The Taliban might not be toeing the line, but the rest of the Muslim world considers them part of the tribe...

It's almost like the people in that part of the world are 7th century dumbfuck goat farmers, isn't it?

[james_bond_007]

The majority of Scientific breakthroughs that have happened throughout history were from Christians and individuals who believed in the Judeo-Christian God...

I think this is a bit too broad of a statement...
While there are quite a lot of contributions from "Christians and individuals who believed in the Judeo-Christian God", there are also a lot from non-Christians and non-Jews.

Greeks: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Greek_inventions

Romans: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_technology

Egyptians:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient...ian_technology

Chinese: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Chinese_inventions

Arabic (Islamic): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Science_in_medieval_Islam

and others.

[Ranger]

Organised religion is for weak sisters. You do not have to wear your faith on your sleeve to be saved. I truly beleive that organized religion is a major problem in todays so called society.

I would argue that, say, a Catholic (of which I am proud to be) wears their religion on their sleeve far less than a "born-again" - who would qualify under not being one of the "organized religions". I'm going to ignore that you consider me a "weak sister" for my faith and not go on a rant. Let's just agree to disagree.

[Great-Kazoo]

It's almost like the people in that part of the world are 7th century dumbfuck goat farmers, isn't it?

Opium, The product smoked, shot, inhaled round the world. Makes Mexican brown or China White look like frosted flakes and for a lot less up front investment, than any where else