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white_wolf

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48. I can find similar calls for compassion in the Quran and similar calls for brutality in the Bible.

Tue Jul 31, 2012, 11:50 PM

Jul 2012

Religion can be interpreted to support any viewpoint, compassionate or hateful, it can politically revolutionary or reactionary. Sadly, Islam is going through a very violent reactionary stage. It's very sad.

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Couple Stoned in Mali [View all] warrprayer Jul 2012 OP

Stoning is an absolutely horrific way to die obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #1

All in the name of God n/t warrprayer Jul 2012 #2

Yup obamanut2012 Jul 2012 #3

Yeah, so who's going to raise the children? HopeHoops Jul 2012 #19

Do any religions other than Islam engage in this practice? badtoworse Jul 2012 #4

not much anymore... snooper2 Jul 2012 #5

The American Colonies had burnings through the 1740's at least. Bluenorthwest Jul 2012 #12

According to this list that would be about 1811. Uncle Joe Jul 2012 #16

Bridget Cleary - this one occured so late in the game that they almost could have broadcasted it arely staircase Jul 2012 #37

Bridget Cleary wasn't tried for witchcraft; her crazy husband killed her REP Jul 2012 #45

Many of those murdered are children Marrah_G Aug 2012 #62

Interesting that most were Northern European. What does that say about western culture? smirkymonkey Aug 2012 #58

The reichwing dominionists want to bring it back hifiguy Jul 2012 #8

uh, no it doesn't scare me silly because the odds of their having cali Jul 2012 #26

The difference between the far reich rank and file hifiguy Jul 2012 #31

History matters, and historically the constitution has cali Jul 2012 #36

I have to agree with you siligut Aug 2012 #51

This message was self-deleted by its author Union Scribe Aug 2012 #59

In modern times none that I can think of. 4th law of robotics Jul 2012 #13

Not for hundreds of years slackmaster Jul 2012 #17

Read the bible - stoning until death was the crime for all sorts of things bhikkhu Aug 2012 #49

Post removed Post removed Jul 2012 #6

how do you propose we destroy all practitioners of fundamentalist religions? arely staircase Jul 2012 #22

The options aren't pretty ones. See my post #23. hifiguy Jul 2012 #25

i read that post and am now even more disturbed by what seems to be not so veiled arely staircase Jul 2012 #34

No. I am only looking at history and observing hifiguy Jul 2012 #39

see here is what bothers me about what you are saying arely staircase Jul 2012 #41

Unfortuately, I see nothing in human history hifiguy Jul 2012 #44

You can't control thoughts, but you can respond to behavior bhikkhu Aug 2012 #50

yeah arely staircase Aug 2012 #53

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #7

+Infinity (nt) Octafish Jul 2012 #21

given a choice I'll take the impersonal drone death cali Jul 2012 #28

This message was self-deleted by its author bupkus Jul 2012 #30

So we're all the same get the red out Jul 2012 #33

Of course we are allowed to criticize barbaric people at the DU. Quantess Aug 2012 #60

weak. you fail to address my point. cali Jul 2012 #38

When I first read this, I saw "Couple Stoned in Mall". HughBeaumont Jul 2012 #9

I thought that's what it said, too! I wondered why it wasn't in the Lounge... CTyankee Jul 2012 #11

As if that would be news jberryhill Aug 2012 #54

In NE Ohio, that's called "Friday". HughBeaumont Aug 2012 #61

"They killed them like they were animals." WRONG! They don't even kill animals that way. GodlessBiker Jul 2012 #10

No!!! greytdemocrat Jul 2012 #20

How can the the civilized world warrprayer Jul 2012 #14

Unfortunately, you can't. hifiguy Jul 2012 #23

What did they do with the children? surrealAmerican Jul 2012 #15

I saw no mention warrprayer Jul 2012 #18

Knowing Islam, or any religion for that matter, probably rape, torture and death Taverner Jul 2012 #43

Another article... warrprayer Jul 2012 #24

"They killed them like they were animals." the animals were the one's doing the stoning leftyohiolib Jul 2012 #27

Just as horrible as the lying murder of appx. 5K US troops & 100K INNOCENT Iraqis, I'd say. patrice Jul 2012 #29

the benefits of islam and christianity are never ending nt msongs Jul 2012 #32

"Islam and Christianity"? Nye Bevan Jul 2012 #47

I can find similar calls for compassion in the Quran and similar calls for brutality in the Bible. white_wolf Jul 2012 #48

Plenty of stoning to death in the bible bhikkhu Aug 2012 #52

sickening. Liberal_in_LA Jul 2012 #35

Followers of the Desert God of Death; Killing in His name in the most horrific ways for Egalitarian Thug Jul 2012 #40

Ahhh the religion of peace again Taverner Jul 2012 #42

I wonder what will become of the children. LiberalAndProud Jul 2012 #46

My lifetime of change mick063 Aug 2012 #55

[ nodding ] LiberalAndProud Aug 2012 #56

So now two children are left orphans. :-( nt Raine Aug 2012 #57

It appears warrprayer Aug 2012 #63