Comments on: Bali Terrorist Blasts Kill 19

By: Anderson

Anderson — Mon, 03 Oct 2005 14:18:31 +0000

Osama's contempt for the teachings of Islam, insofar as they oppose his wishes, is pretty well known by now.

In the de-centralized world of Islam, all he has to do is get some rogue cleric to issue an opinion that fighting the infidels is permissible during Ramadan (as it surely is, in some contexts), and he's good to go.

I've compared the Islamic hierarchy to the academic community, with lots of room for dissent and plain b.s., and with the need to look at the consensus (where one exists) rather than to single out some Ward Churchill-type.

By: Evil Progressive

Evil Progressive — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 19:20:58 +0000

Islam does not equate terrorism.

Over the centuries, religion has been "hijacked" at some point or other by murderous extremists.

Examples include the Spanish inquisition (Catholicism), the civil war in Northern Ireland (Catholicism vs. Protestantism), the massacre of Muslims by Hindus in India in 1947, the massacre of Sikhs by Hindus that occur at regular intervals in India...

Your average, normal, Muslim, is more interested in raising a family, make money, and live in peace like anyone else, than he/she is inclined to go bomb people; just like your average Catholic, Protestant, Hindu, Sikh, Zoroastrian, Jew, etc...

Today it's Islamic extremists, tomorrow, who knows what religious wackos people will have to face.

By: Straw Man

Straw Man — Sun, 02 Oct 2005 09:31:58 +0000

I don't think he's "calling the terrorists on horseshit." I think he's casting aspersions on Islam in general. Welcome to the Clash of Civilizations. Islam in Indonesia has historically been moderate, a fact that should be appreciated given that Indonesia is the most populous Muslim nation in the world. In other words, Indonesia is potentially a good ally in the war on terror, one that we would do well not to alienate with "Islam is a terroristic religion" rhetoric.

By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator

Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 18:00:53 +0000

Bali Bombings Leave 8 Dead, 13 Injured

Bombs exploded almost simultaneously Saturday in two tourist areas of the Indonesian resort

By: Deborah Hirsch

Deborah Hirsch — Sat, 01 Oct 2005 17:53:54 +0000

I'm sorry, but that's a pack of snarky silliness, like saying the Jews were wrong for fighting on Yom Kippur.

Calling the terrorists on horseshit just clutters the very real message of hate that they *should* be called on.