[QUOTE=newhive]Thank you.
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The appology as I see it is (after the government and the newspaper appology) is to punish the newspaper or even close it, or even better putting a law that prevents it to happen in the future.
I don't think that will happen, and really you should not expect it to happen.
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I know this may seem odd to you, but not impossible to me. Not because we Muslims are the Untouchables of this universe, no, just as I said because it's is extreamly offensive to our beleives, just as closing a newspaper in a "free" country, or yet more. Also it's a "precedent", and we want it to not to be repeated, ever.
And by doing this you open up the floodgates for every group, religion, and organization to have "their" piece of legislation to ensure that they are protected from being offended.
This would never stop, why should you get preferential treatment over an issue that in the end is a matter of faith and personal belief?
And equally then, the request should also be made for the Mullahs to stop calling for the death and killing of Jews from your mosques, that is equaly offensive and repugnant to ordinary people.....regardless of what you may think of the Jews.
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One thing to make clear here, I didn't ever said anything about bombings, or terrorism. My opinion is to begin by a large Islamic boycott to Denmark AND who ever publishes these cartoons, along with political pressure, till we get that appology (hopefully a law).
You got an apology from the editors of the papers in Denmark, how much more of an apology do you need? why do you need an apology from their Government? Why should they apologise to the Muslims for what a paper has printed?
Is it because you want to see them being remorseful? or do you want them to repent in shame?
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Then what would be the meaning of life if "God" just does everything, why all this pain, hate, wars?
Pain, Hate and War is the making of imperfect man, and only God can and will change it in due course ( What I believe anyway)
That is the point I was trying to make, some things ONLY God can handle, some things we use our intelligence and work out, but only God can exact vengeance when it comes to Sins concerning life and death..not Man.
And if your holy book teaches that you should kill any one who blasphemes, what makes it more superior to the beliefs of others who don't believe this is so?
You see your beliefs are just that,... your beliefs, you can be convinced that your religion is the true way and the only way, but that is what it is, YOUR convictions.
There are many other religious people who are convinced just as equaly, and who have died, and will die for their belief in their God, why should yours be above those?
If your God tells you you can Kill some one for making an image of your prophet, that is your God, not mine, many people do not even believe that there is a God.
So what is an authority to you is not an authority to others, you cannot impose the standards and judgement of your personal beliefs on other people who dont share those convictions.
We don't live in a theocracy, when we do then God will be the ultimate Judge not man
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As I said, I (and Muslims) beleive this life is a test, either you succeed or fail. Allah left us the freedom of choice to live and act in this life with kind guidance like (Tawrah, Engeel(bible), and Qur'an). But didn't left us to do everything either. Somethings Allah himself handles even if that takes time.
Yes, and God ( Allah) gives us life, and is the ONLY one who can take it away.
iTony
