Posted on 08/20/2007 8:48:40 AM PDT by Abathar
War whore
The old Christians = Taliban argument...
Dear Editor:
I fought in Afghanistan as a Special Forces Team Commander. I am also what you would perceive as a “wacky-right-wing-conservative-religious-person”
So here are the differences between myself and the Taliban.
The Taliban allowed no freedom of expression, no rights for women, no freedom of religion and destroyed anything and everyone that did not abide by their version of Islam. They destroyed the famous Buddhist statues of Bamiyan because the felt they were un-Islamic graven images. The wiped out entire peoples and villages (such as the Hazara) because they were not Islamic enough. They would think nothing of executing an entire village if one family converted to Christianity. They cut the ears, eyes, tongues and noses off people for “infractions against Islam.” They turned schools into horse stables. They planted bombs and mines in children’s play fields. They torched newly built girls schools. They stoned women to death who had been raped for “adultery.” They allowed the training of terrorist groups to export their version of Islam to the world. They looked at the world as two spheres – One that has been conquered by Islam and one that will be conquered by Islam through war. They would think nothing of raping your wife and children and making you a slave or corpse. It is what you and your family, or any non-Islamic person, deserves for being an infidel. They would not allow women (and girls) to go to school, have a job or even leave their home (unless accompanied by a male relative). The Taliban ruled by fear and intimidation. They remind me of the Nazis and Communists.
What do the so called religious conservatives in this country want? Here is the super secret list: Economic Opportunity and Personal Liberty.
Things like: Taxes we can afford; A reverence for the US Constitution as the Founding Fathers wrote it; An appreciation for the values and traditions that made this country the finest in the history of the world; A respect for all opinion, not just what is the PC flavor of the month; An understanding that people should “not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character;” And respect for life (no matter how vulnerable or powerless).
The differences are slight, but there they are. I hope this clears up any misunderstandings.
De Oppresso Libre,
2banana
Hmmmm...now let's see. A huge difference between BattleCry and the Taliban is that if a girl does not wear long dresses at a BattleCry event, she is not arrested, beaten and usually killed as she would be under the Taliban (and in Iran and Saudi Arabia). How's THAT for a difference? Sheesh! Amanpour is a moral relativist idiot.
“Is it possible she is that stupid to equate teenage girls trying to live a modest live are somehow not too different than the Taliban? No it’s not. It’s blatant propaganda.”
Oh cmon lets see. We encourage you to wear modest clothes because its the right thing. OR We encourage you to wear modest clothes or we will rape and kill you.
Seems the same to me.
/sarc
Oh, I think calling her an idiot is way too charitable.
She’s not stumbling clumsily around in the House of Logic.
She’s deliberately attempting to pull it asunder so as to have unimpeded access to spew her biased propaganda.
Perhaps Chistian Ahmawhore should go to Iran and show this movie and perhaps she will see/feel the difference between Chistianity and Islam. Oh yeah, she should wear a short skirt while presenting this tripe.
Pray for W and Our Troops
Hence the ;-). ;-)
There is a huge difference between Christian and Muslim martyrdom. Christian martyrs were willing to suffer or die without hurting others. In fact, they would pray for their tormentors. Martyrdom in the Islamic world means killing as many innocent people as possible by your action. There is nothing noble about this sort of martyrdom.
“Non nobis, non nobis Domine, sed nomini tuo da gloriam. “
Motto of the Knights Templar as they rode off to battle Muslims in the Holy Land. They lived worthwhile lives and died worthy and honorable deaths. Unforunately western Europe betrayed their efforts and we have the problems we are facing today. They are doing it again - and so are we.
Couldn't agree more. I was only referring to Muslim extremos, by taking her quote "out of context".
Here’s the transcript of Amanpour’s interview about “God’s Warriors” with Larry King. It is unbelievable.
http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0708/20/lkl.01.html
Tiny excerpt:
AMANPOUR: Well, you know, I’m going to shy away from words like problem. But, for sure, religion — and I’ve covered this — has been the excuse or the reason for so many of the wars and so many of the ethnic conflicts and so much intolerance in the world. And that’s a shame, because anybody who reads the bible, the Koran or the Torah knows that actually it should be about inclusiveness and tolerance.
Two major religions started in Iran, Zoroasterianism, which influenced Judaism and Christianity, and the Bahai. Did Amanpour tell us what happened to the Persian Zoroasters, when Islam invaded? Did Amanpour tell us what has happened to the Bahai, since Khomeini came to power in '79? Did Amanpour tell us what has happened to Iranian Jews and Christians, since the Islamic Republic was founded?
The only item of interest to Amanpour in her native Iran was the Sunni-Shiite split within Islam, and nothing about what Islam does to other religions. Is that correct?
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