SS... Jus oru PM sakala'kku pannunga..all is well'nu..
I/V dont lik to loss a gud frnd rather than hubber... :(
SS... Jus oru PM sakala'kku pannunga..all is well'nu..
I/V dont lik to loss a gud frnd rather than hubber... :(
Pew Foundation's survey of muslims in islamic countries as well as in Europe concluded that majority of muslims are in favor of jihad to protect their interests!! there are tons of hadiths in the koran that have no value / relevance to todays world - 'stoning a woman to death at her father's doorsteps if she is not a virgin on the night of her wedding' is just one very eclectic/lofty example!
http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Qu...punishment.htm
of course, men are exempt from all of this!
I would like Hassar to give his 'rational/atheistic' interpretation to the above, in one of his films - the same way he talks about/derides the beliefs (howsoever outdated they might be) of one group!
the problem is either one is a devout muslim and blindly accepts these dogmas or one embraces sufi islam which is more along the lines of our sitthars do!
however, there is the risk of inviting the wrath of 'apostasy' - http://www.thereligionofpeace.com/Qu...2-apostasy.htm - "Those who turn their back on Islam are to be executed" - if one tries to be a moderate muslim.
adding to all of this, is the way/manner in which local imams ensure that they are kept poor, uneducated - and even educated muslims carry some angst or the other - think of Saudi princes/sheikhs pouring in millions of petrodollars into madrassas in pakistan for promoting the extreme 'wahabbi' culture/viewpoints - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wahhabi - and kids attending these madrassas instead of conventional schools - you will get the picture of why the Kasabs can be easily brainwashed to do what they did on 26th November, 2008 !
Sam Harris's 'end of faith' is a brilliant narrative on all of this and much more
with or without american hegemony, islam wud have def needed reform! christianity embraced scientific viewpoints as well as reformist ideas such as civil rights etc etc, realizing that they were inevitable - judaism, despite the crazy zionist extremes, is by far the most liberal, amongst the judeo-christian-islamic traditions - most jews are almost agnostic (IMHO) / atheistic
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Joe,enna comparisons panreenga.idhu dhaan perspective skewed in favour of right-a?I have not even touched on the persecution of the kashmir pandits.where should the real point about jihad from-internally. Is it coming?actually you are right,I will go nowhere here.
kasab's treatment is how India is bending over backwards to be an idealistic judiciary/democracy etc etc - but the arundhati roys and other intellectuals shed blood and tears for the poor, souls who only vented their anger against an unjust world on 26th november, 2008!
கசாபை கசாப்பு பண்ணவேண்டும் என்று கொந்தளிக்கும் சக-இந்தியர்களின் எண்ணிக்கை தான் உலுக்கி எடுக்கிறது.
irir123, every religion has unsavoury texts - silapala homam incantations bear liberal footprints of primitive pasts. Are we going to wave texts at each other and base our arguments on that? There are liberal interpretations and right wing nut-job interpretations. We all know that.
Anyway, all this is to be taken to a different thread, why do you expect Kamal to 'expose' Islam?