+rep to you too. Thank youAgreed, good man. If every single follower of religion actually acted with love, compassion, and to create equality then the world wouldn't be in the big shagging state it is in. Too bad there aren't more like you pal
peace
The people at Netflix would know that answer!and if a chicken and a half, can lay an egg and a half in a day and half, how long will it take a short toed monkey to kick the seeds out of a rotten cantalope? huh?
Haul Me ~ are you going to answer my questions?
I would except you to have some informative answers.
Bluey,
what happened to the Blue Bong Avatar? I really liked it.
And read Post # 48 in this thread again, Haul Me got banned. he is not here.
Ignorance on both sides of the issue is at fault for the misunderstandings. To understand middle eastern culture you should know about Islam. The Prophet Muhammed had claimed that the Archangel Gabriel gave him permision to take up sword against the Meccans (pagans), but only after the muslims were forced into exile and they had their back to the wall did they fight back. After muslims made that initial act of defiance (violence), it became part of Islamic culture. But you must understand, for Muhammad (and most muslims) religion was not a private and individual matter but rather the total response of his personality to the total situation in which he found himself. He was responding [not only] to the religious and intellectual aspects of the situation but also to the economic, social, and political pressures to which contemporary Mecca was subject". Also understand that Islamic law is supreme in most muslim countries. Just like America takes pride in our freedom, Muslims feel strongly about God and the standards of their religion. The ironic thing about Islam is they believe that Jesus is Muslim and will return to kill the anti-christ (dajjal) which will then prove to Christians and Jews that he is a prophet of god.Here's a question for those on both sides of this discussion: What, if anything, does the rituals of any organized religion have to do with the Spirit of a Loving God touching the heart of an individual?