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They really are the same. (Original Post) sheshe2 Oct 2021 OP
K&R Blue Owl Oct 2021 #1
Yeah, when the only difference is the ghost riders in the sky... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #2
Even less than that MurrayDelph Oct 2021 #16
Yeah, basically Christian, Muslim, Jews all follow the God of Abraham... Wounded Bear Oct 2021 #17
The outer crescents would be much smaller nilram Oct 2021 #3
people now just realized that they go together ! monkeyman1 Oct 2021 #4
Bingo! liberalla Oct 2021 #5
Um ... no. Islam/sharia permits abortion speak easy Oct 2021 #6
We owe a debt of gratitude to such a graphical way to show intersection and overlap. BobTheSubgenius Oct 2021 #7
Except it's a lie. speak easy Oct 2021 #8
Yes. And it's not just babylonsister Oct 2021 #9
Yeah. I purposely did not say christians. speak easy Oct 2021 #10
Forgot a big one... Moostache Oct 2021 #11
Here's a good cartoon on it IronLionZion Oct 2021 #12
Repuke Taliban is totally OK with marital infidelity FakeNoose Oct 2021 #13
Same sewer, different cartoon. nt Esra Star Oct 2021 #14
That area of overlap is called the Union. As in unified, one with the other. StClone Oct 2021 #15

Wounded Bear

(58,604 posts)
2. Yeah, when the only difference is the ghost riders in the sky...
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 08:38 PM
Oct 2021

there isn't much to differentiate. Hell, the American Taliban has been upping their violence as well.

MurrayDelph

(5,292 posts)
16. Even less than that
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 09:04 PM
Oct 2021

The only difference is the name they use for the god (or demigod) whose teachings they pretend to follow.

speak easy

(9,189 posts)
6. Um ... no. Islam/sharia permits abortion
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 09:04 PM
Oct 2021
https://www.whyislam.org/islam/abortion/

permits abortion with less restrictions than Texas or South Carolina.

Islamic/sharia Qatar is No.2 in the world for first dose Covid vaccinations
https://www.dohanews.co/qatar-ranks-second-worldwide-for-rate-of-first-covid-19-vaccine-dose/

Saudi Arabia mandates full vaccination for passengers intending to board planes and participation in any cultural, scientific, social, or recreational and sports events.
https://anba.com.br/en/saudi-arabia-to-require-full-vaccination-for-events-travel/

The Taliban have targeted polio vaccine outreach workers in Pakistan who were used by the U.S. to look for information about Bin Laden, but hey, America First, fuck the consequences

BobTheSubgenius

(11,560 posts)
7. We owe a debt of gratitude to such a graphical way to show intersection and overlap.
Fri Oct 1, 2021, 09:17 PM
Oct 2021

Thanks to John Venn, of course....and the work of Euler, who was first with a similar idea, and was credited for that by Venn.

This is an excellent example.

FakeNoose

(32,596 posts)
13. Repuke Taliban is totally OK with marital infidelity
Sat Oct 2, 2021, 04:32 PM
Oct 2021

... but Afghan Taliban is still into stoning, beheading and amputation. Am I right?

Also: they each have differing attitudes towards the Russians.

Otherwise Mrs. Betty Bowers is pretty much on cue.

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