http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/fanatics/ en-us Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:02:44 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993087/posts Feelings about Nancy Grace aside, this story of how an 11-year-old Wisconsin girl slipped into a diabetic coma and died because her parents sat around praying rather than seeking medical attention for her--as relatives had been begging them to do for weeks--is horrifying. Though the parents insist they don't regard themselves as religious, they also note that laying on of hands is their preferred method of healing in general. With apologies to similar believers everywhere, my first reaction to this is, Wow, these people are some kind of crazy. My second reaction: time to consider a little court-negotiated sterilization. Seriously.... The New Republic http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1993087/posts#comment Fri, 28 Mar 2008 14:02:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980951/posts Muslim extremists should be banned from handing out literature and prevented from sitting on public bodies, David Cameron has said. The Conservative leader has also accused ministers and councils of allowing fanatics to benefit from public grants to Muslim bodies. "The Government has allowed hundreds of thousands of pounds to local authorities to improve community cohesion, but there are worrying signs that ministers have taken their eye off the ball," he said. "I will be making proposals to isolate extremists and make certain they cannot obtain public grants or get invited to sit on public bodies. "That won't just apply... Telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980951/posts#comment Wed, 5 Mar 2008 22:25:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980280/posts Uncle beheads toddler in supermarket http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23316075-401,00.html A MAN beheaded his 15-month-old nephew in front of his mother in a supermarket in Saudi Arabia apparently after a family dispute, newspapers reported. The 25-year-old Syrian national picked up a knife from the store in the Red Sea city of Jeddah yesterday and decapitated the little boy in full view of shoppers, Arab News said. The man apparently killed the little boy following a dispute with the man's sister and brother-in-law, the English-language daily said. "He chopped off the boy's head in front of the mother to get back at her," a police... news.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1980280/posts#comment Tue, 4 Mar 2008 18:02:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959345/posts Adolf Hitler was evil and perhaps a madman. But throughout history, there have been many evil madmen in many corners of the Earth. Few have attracted millions of passionate followers; fewer still have conquered Europe and committed genocide. So what made Hitler different and — for a time — effective? Start with this short list: He understood propaganda, the dynamics of public-opinion formation, what it takes to persuade; He comprehended the mechanics of mass movements, how to harness the dark desires of restive crowds; And there was nothing — no matter how vile or inhuman — he would not do... National Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1959345/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jan 2008 11:41:35 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937153/posts Seattle - In an open letter to Santa last week and a speech to children at Seattle’s Annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony at Westlake Center, Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels last week offered a Grinch-like tone, grumbling about climate change threatening Santa, telling kids “I hope the reindeer can swim,” and blaming them and their energy-sucking video games for melting Arctic ice. As Nickels spoke, his assistants handed out stickers admonishing the crowd to “Save Santa.” Washington Policy Center http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1937153/posts#comment Mon, 10 Dec 2007 01:12:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919839/posts A fundamentalist Kansas “church” notorious for protesting at the funerals of troops killed in Iraq was ordered Wednesday to pay $10.9 million in damages to the father of a fallen Marine. The Westboro Baptist Church believes that U.S. deaths in the Iraq war are punishment for the nation's tolerance of homosexuality and appeared last year at the funeral for Marine Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, bearing signs that read: "Thank God for dead soldiers" and "God hates fags.” A nine-member federal jury found members and three leaders of Westboro – Fred Phelps and his two daughters, Phelps-Roper and Rebekah Phelps-Davis –... The Christian Post http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1919839/posts#comment Fri, 2 Nov 2007 02:00:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906634/posts CBNNews.com - President Bush is hosting a controversial event at the White House Thursday evening, with an invitation to Muslim officials and clerics to join him for prayer and dinner in observance of the holy month of Ramadan. Many Christians question the president's decision to make the Islamic celebration of "iftar" into a standard religious observance for the White House. Iftar officially breaks Muslims' daytime fast. Islam, referred to by some politicians as a religion of peace, is viewed by many conservative Americans as a faith rooted in violence and hostility toward non-Muslims, collectively referred to as "infidels." One of... CBN http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1906634/posts#comment Thu, 4 Oct 2007 19:40:03 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908143/posts Muslim medical students in Britain are refusing to learn about illnesses related to alcohol and sexually-transmitted diseases. Why?? Well, clearly, because it goes against their religious beliefs. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=486213&in_page_id=1770 Some of them are even refusing to examine patients of the opposite sex. They claim that this is forbidden by the Quran. Can you believe this nonsense? What the hell kind of doctors do we get when Muslims go to medical school? . The General Medical Council regulates doctors and maintains the medical register. They have, luckily, made it clear that doctors cannot opt out of any part of their training despite... Nealz Nuze/WSB Radio/London Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1908143/posts#comment Mon, 8 Oct 2007 14:21:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898937/posts http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=27092_Yet_Another_Cartoon_of_Blasphemy_(Update_-_Meow-hammed!)&only ANOTHER MUSLIM CARTOON ARREST Sure is tough to be a cartoonist lately. The government of Bangladesh has ordered the arrest of another cartoonist for publishing a "blasphemous" caricature of the Prophet Muhammad. Muslim mobs publicly torched the paper, and, of course, you have the required protests. The angry Muslims want "exemplary punishment" for the cartoonist and the paper's editor. Want to see the "blasphemous" cartoon? Here it is, with a translation at the bottom. http://littlegreenfootballs.com/weblog/?entry=27092_Yet_Another_Cartoon_of_Blasphemy_(Update_-_Meow-hammed!)&only It's totally innocuous. Too bad we can't say the same thing about radical Islamists. C Neals Nuze/WSB RAdio/Little Green Footballs http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1898937/posts#comment Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:37:37 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792657/posts Wedge Issues Posted by: “Common Tator” in FreeRepublic.com April 16, 2002 The one thing that amazes me on this site is the belief by some that the conservative position is the majority position. Mostly people tend to believe it could be the majority position if the right candidate ran, or if it weren't for the media or RINOs or etc, etc. They really don't have a clue. Roughly 2/3 of the public has firm views. They have made up their minds and do not change them. This group is nearly equally split between the left and the right. There are... FR http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1792657/posts#comment Wed, 28 Feb 2007 15:54:19 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868910/posts July 20, 2007: Responding to protests from Christians in the Maluku islands, the government removed the senior military commander on the island. This time, it was because the military attacked and arrested local Christians who waved a separatist flag when the Indonesian president visited last month. The problem is that many Indonesians, including military and political leaders, are hostile to Christians, especially separatist Christians. Islamic radicals call for violence against non-Moslems, and the government does little to contradict such calls for "holy war." This hands off attitude helps keep the Islamic radicals in business. The government does not want to... Strategy Page http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1868910/posts#comment Fri, 20 Jul 2007 11:44:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1866865/posts Sutton has said that the sentence may well be severe, but pointed out that Congress sets sentencing guidelines. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), who initiated the hearings, has disputed that point in letters to the Justice Department asking why charges carrying such heavy sentences had to be brought. Sutton said, "It is the policy of the Department of Justice to bring the highest most readily provable charge against a defendant. We followed that policy in this case because what former agents Compean and Ramos did was a serious crime." cnsnews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1866865/posts#comment Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:12:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816158/posts WASHINGTON – With his status growing as a national leader against global warming, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger yesterday said in a major speech that those who refuse to address climate change are “fanatics.” Schwarzenegger, the subject of recent environmental cover stories in Newsweek, Fortune and Outside magazines, said the movement to combat global warming has gone mainstream and those who oppose it are now on the fringes. “So who are the fanatics now?” Schwarzenegger asked during his address at Georgetown University's Gaston Hall, which was packed with young adults who twice gave him standing ovations. “They are the ones who are... San Diego Union - Tribune http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1816158/posts#comment Thu, 12 Apr 2007 15:25:01 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1795022/posts As a member of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox community, David wore a long black coat and a black hat covering his Jewish skullcap. He spent 10 hours a day studying the Torah, the Jewish holy book, and the Talmud, rabbinical discussions on Jewish law, ethics and customs. David says that he used to want to be a rabbi - but that was then. Now, David, 24, wears blue jeans and loose-fitting T-shirts. He no longer believes in religion, saying that he is completely secular. He is currently at university and hopes to become an engineer. David - who does not want... BBC NEWS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1795022/posts#comment Sun, 4 Mar 2007 16:59:00 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1794091/posts Roman Catholics in the metropolis Friday called off their protest against the proposed screening of a controversial documentary on Jesus Christ after broadcaster Discovery Channel decided not to telecast the programme in India. The Catholics in the city had earlier sprung into action against the worldwide premiere 'The Lost Tomb of Jesus' that claims to show the burial place of Jesus challenging the basic tenets the Christian faith. 'The Lost Tomb of Jesus' is a feature documentary, directed by Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici and produced by Oscar-winning director James Cameron of the 'Titanic' fame, Flex Golubev and Ric... India eNews http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1794091/posts#comment Fri, 2 Mar 2007 18:21:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723503/posts You would think that a belief system where the most lauded members are those who blow themselves up would have some serious marketing problems.  I mean how exactly do you get rational post-secular westerners to buy into an idea like that?  But Islam is the world’s fastest growing religion none the less.  And much of it's growth is owed to its rapid conversion of certain segments of western society.   At a glance it defies all logic, but it's true.  It's a commonly held view that when a person stops believing in organized religion they don't then believe in nothing,... http://www.freerepublic.com/ http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1723503/posts#comment Sat, 21 Oct 2006 15:07:20 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714773/posts THESE days everyone is an expert on Islam. All it takes is to reach for your Koran and find a Sura to prove that Islam is exactly what Bin Laden says it is. Even Pope Benedict XVI has recently taken to quoting the word of Mohammed to address the prophet’s legacy, as has the Archbishop of Sydney, Cardinal George Pell, who discovered this line in his belated reading of the Koran: “Slay the idolaters wherever you find them, and take them, and confine them, and lie in wait for them at every place of ambush ...” And there you have... Australian Jewish News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1714773/posts#comment Fri, 6 Oct 2006 11:41:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1703441/posts An elderly nun was murdered, attacked from behind by gunmen who had a problem with Pope Benedict’s recent speech. Oh, excuse me, the press is only speculating on that connection, it’s not clear to them - they’re not sure this woman wasn’t simply cut down by her pimp, for holding out. Or, you know, maybe this was just a drug deal gone bad. They’ll get to the bottom of it, soon. The cowardly shooting-from-behind of a septegenarian nun might actually have something to do with Muslims rampaging because Benedict dared to address issues of faith and reason, and to suggest... The Authoress http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/1703441/posts#comment Mon, 18 Sep 2006 12:30:23 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703242/posts Manuel II Paleologus reigned as emperor of Byzantium from 1391, the year in which he is believed to have composed the text from which the Pope quoted last week, until his death in 1425. A brief overview of his experience of Islam: 1390: Manuel is sent as a hostage to the court of Sultan Bayezid I. As his writings demonstrate, he reads widely in Muslim texts and engages in repeated debates with Muslim scholars. He is also forced to participate in an attack on his own people, the siege of Philadelphia, which eliminated the last Byzantine settlement in Anatolia. 1394-1402:... National Review Online (The Corner) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1703242/posts#comment Sun, 17 Sep 2006 23:49:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702762/posts A HARDLINE cleric linked to Somalia's powerful Islamist movement has called for Muslims to "hunt down" and kill Pope Benedict XVI for his controversial comments about Islam. Sheikh Abubukar Hassan Malin urged Muslims to find the pontiff and punish him for insulting the Prophet Mohammed and Allah in a speech that he said was as offensive as author Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses. "We urge you Muslims wherever you are to hunt down the Pope for his barbaric statements as you have pursued Salman Rushdie, the enemy of Allah who offended our religion," he said in Friday evening prayers.... The Age http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1702762/posts#comment Sat, 16 Sep 2006 20:19:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1699780/posts I didn't know if there was a west coast version of this thread. It didn't make sense to post on thread for the show that was almost over on the East Coast. ABC News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1699780/posts#comment Tue, 12 Sep 2006 03:13:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679529/posts Iraq War: Tom Hayden has a new war to undermine, a new enemy to succor and a new Jane Fonda to attract the cameras. His stepped-up activity represents a growing alliance of Islamofascists and the far left. It's not good news. Last weekend, the one-time Chicago Seven riot conspirator and radical Santa Monica state assemblyman paid a visit to Amman, Jordan, along with anti-war "peace mom" Cindy Sheehan and other fringe leftists, to meet anti-American Iraqi politicians. One is Sunni dead-ender Salman al-Jumaili, who seeks the expulsion of U.S. troops from Iraq. Others are radical Shiites. They've all found new... INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1679529/posts#comment Mon, 7 Aug 2006 23:47:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656465/posts (IsraelNN.com) Diplomats living in Gaza have stated that they have located the whereabouts of Gilad Shalit, the Israeli soldier kidnapped yesterday during the terror attack on Kerem Shalom. The prime minister has stated that Israel will not agree to the release of Arab prisoners, and Israel has threatened to strike at senior Hamas figures, including members of the PA government, if Shalit is not released. The diplomats, who are involved in negotiations for his release, told the Ha’aretz newspaper that Gilad is being treated well. Although he is injured, he is in a good state of health. They also expressed... Arutz Sheva - Israel National News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1656465/posts#comment Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:52:31 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657140/posts Demise of multiculturalism can help root out terrorism Jonathan Alter - For the Journal-Constitution Wednesday, June 28, 2006 Multiculturalism, rest in peace. There may have been no obituary for the notion that every group and every belief in a multiethnic society is deserving of mutual respect and tolerance. But thanks to jihadism, multiculturalism and moral relativism --- its necessary counterpart --- are now 6 feet under. Signs of multiculturalism's demise first began to appear in Holland, a nation that officially embraced its precepts in 1983. In theory, the Minderhedennota, or minorities policy, extended the Dutch tradition of tolerance to a... Atlanta Journal-Constitution http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1657140/posts#comment Wed, 28 Jun 2006 16:15:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1643883/posts I drove back from yesterday's news conference at the Islamic Foundation of Toronto in the northeastern part of the city, but honestly, I could have just as easily floated home in the sea of horse manure emanating from the building. So frequent were the bald reassurances that faith and religion had nothing -- nothing, you understand -- to do with the alleged homegrown terrorist plot recently busted open by Canadian police and security forces, that for a few minutes afterward, I wondered if perhaps it was a vile lie of the mainstream press or a fiction of my own demented... Globeandmail.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1643883/posts#comment Mon, 5 Jun 2006 22:05:32 GMT