Posted on 12/28/2006 8:21:02 PM PST by jdm
Jihad is also a command to convert the world to Islamic rule by military means and by the maginalization of Christian and Jewish peoples. That has been the history of Islam from the beginning.
Brilliant. Any chance of them being sensitive to my preferences? No? Why am I not surprised?
BTTT for your comments.
Un-freaking-believable.
I totally agree. Better to err on the side of caution. If I see them praying before going on a fligh twith me all hell is going to break loose.
The people murdered in the WTC, the Pentagon and Flight 93 no longer have sensitivities.
Christians also read and follow the biblical texts. The biblical texts make no bones about killing all Caananites, but most Christians understand the context and do not currently go out of their way to follow what was to be applied under specific circumstances at a specific time. I prefer to accord the same understanding of context to most of our Muslim neighbors.
If our Constitution does not prohibit the practice of the Muslim religion, then who are we to seek force of law unreasonably in cases where others practice religion differently from ourselves?
I hardly want to minimize your concern and alarm, since it is Muslim extremists alone who have recently taken to attacking us. I am as anxious as anyone to see justice prevail where innocent people are killed. Only let us take a deep breath and consider the latitude we grant in this land to people who believe and practice religion in different ways. It's what makes us different from "them."
No ... but how to prepare lawsuits were
This prayer does not sound much different from some supposedly Christian prayers, except it's all about he person praying. "I . . . I . . . I . . . ." The Psalms also use the first person singular, but Christians attribute any and all righteousness not to themselves but to Christ Jesus who is God incarnate acting on their behalf. FWIW.
To be perfectly correct, my Irish ancestors (male) did invade northern England. It was inhabited by Celtic Picts at the time. However, when the Irish Dal Riada left the island of Ireland, a famous Irish king stated, 'let them go, but may no one call them Gaelic again'. I think that means we were no longer considered Irish once we left. As what would later be called Scotland was settled and fought over by the Dal Riada, Christianity entered from Ireland and the pagan Dal Riada mostly converted to Christianity for the first time.
At any rate, I refuse to fly anymore until the Feds get their heads out of their rear ends. Have personally already given up quite a few free flying offers. And if Irish Catholics had declared holy war against the US and had blown up and hijacked some of our planes, I would have no problem with giving them extra scrutiny.
That is only true as long as 'we' are still alive. 'We' may watch France and Russia 'die' during our life times. Islam is a dark ages cult that is in desperate need of a reformation. It should not be considered a religion in modern times until that reformation occurs. It is contradictory to the modern enlightenment (in the political sense) that occurred after the dark ages.
Weren't all the hijackers praying at the moment that the planes hit their targets, or the ground? Wasn't the Egyptian pilot praying when his plane slammed into the ocean?
What does praying have to do with anything regarding security?
-PJ
Hell. The last 10 times Ive been to the airport TSA has BEEN Muslim
Please don't lie about what you've witnessed before boarding a flight. There are many cameras in airports. Your claims will be checked against what was recorded by those cameras. YOU will be regarded as a person of interest if your claims don't match what the cameras recorded. Spare yourselves and your fellow passengers the delay and aggravation. Stick to the truth.
No doubt many Muslims do regard "jihad" as an "internal struggle against sin". However, it's certainly not safe to be instructing security screeners to assume that this view is held by every Muslim they encounter, since plenty have demonstrated and/or declared otherwise. On the other hand, assuming that all Muslims are wannabe bomber-jihadists is equally unwise, as it tends to infuriate and radicalize the many who are not.
The best news terrorist have gotten since 911 . Why don't we just allow them to pilot the flights ?? , or just allow them only one carry on bomb per person . UNBLIEVABLE !!!!
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