Rosie and Extremism

On the other hand, the Jihadists are certainly following the word of the Quran.

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On the other hand, the Jihadists are certainly following the word of the Quran.

When I was fourteen or fifteen, on my way home from a paper route, I stopped in at my favorite bookstore and picked up a copy of the Koran. I read some, but likely very little, and have no recollection now of what I read. Since then, I've read passages as they've popped up in other things I've been reading.

I consider that I know next to nothing of this book. What's your knowledge level of it, tico?

And how familiar are you with Leviticus?

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On the other hand, the Jihadists are certainly following the word of the Quran.

When I was fourteen or fifteen, on my way home from a paper route, I stopped in at my favorite bookstore and picked up a copy of the Koran. I read some, but likely very little, and have no recollection now of what I read. Since then, I've read passages as they've popped up in other things I've been reading.

I consider that I know next to nothing of this book. What's your knowledge level of it, tico?

And how familiar are you with Leviticus?

plainoldme wrote:

David -- You did not "just express opinions,"
you battered people, just as you are here with your obnoxious type faces.

Maybe COUNTERbattered.

I did not START trouble
( with a possible exception for communists;
I don 't mind doing the job on THAT filth ).
David

omsig

I'm a communist and I would like to have anal sex with you. I think I could troll a thousand American trailer parks and not find a more exciting partner than you.

Tico -- Why would events that happened in the Early Modern period or before not qualify? Muslims have been around for about 1,500 years and once came close to mastering Europe. The balance of power has shifted back and forth and people always seem to remember some ancient slight.

Certainly, the theory behind the Crusades was Christian extremism. Some Crusaders may simply have gone off to see the world, and/or grab some spices and silks, and/or forget the girl that dumped him. But, at its root, it was Christian extremism.

Same with witch persecutions. Both events have left us with a words and thought patterns that continue to today. In that sense, they are similiar to Muslim actions. Bet the Muslims want Cordoba back.

What you, and others of your ilk, don't undertsand is that Christians outgrew their extremism whereas Islamic extremism is alive and well.

plainoldme wrote:

Tico -- Why would events that happened in the Early Modern period or before not qualify? Muslims have been around for about 1,500 years and once came close to mastering Europe. The balance of power has shifted back and forth and people always seem to remember some ancient slight.

Certainly, the theory behind the Crusades was Christian extremism. Some Crusaders may simply have gone off to see the world, and/or grab some spices and silks, and/or forget the girl that dumped him. But, at its root, it was Christian extremism.

Same with witch persecutions. Both events have left us with a words and thought patterns that continue to today. In that sense, they are similiar to Muslim actions. Bet the Muslims want Cordoba back.

What you, and others of your ilk, don't undertsand is that Christians outgrew their extremism whereas Islamic extremism is alive and well.

The question for you is, did Christianity grow out of this because of some inherent superiority in Christianity, or because of other, secular conditions which allowed for greater stability in society and nation development?

Cycloptichorn

Cycloptichorn wrote:

The question for you is, did Christianity grow out of this because of some inherent superiority in Christianity, or because of other, secular conditions which allowed for greater stability in society and nation development?

Cycloptichorn

Yes, that is a question, but I fail to see it's relevance to the issue of whether Christian extremism is more or less dangerous than Muslim extremism.

It's relevant because it raises the possibility that the root cause of the extremism isnt' based as much in religion as it is in societal factors, such as the ability for a given society to progress culturally and ethically when given a long, stable period in which to develop and do so; something which has been sorely lacking in the ME region for several hundred years, as compared to Christianity.

It's like the Bible Bernie. A giant pile of shite. Nothing to do with us. Do you know how they lived when that lot was written? We might as well be on another planet. Ghosts of 'lectricty howl in the bones of our faces.

Honour thy father and mother- I ask you. Be your age.

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife/goods . Cor blimey!!

Thou shalt not steal. Am I hearing right?

It's a catalogue of woe and desperation. Put a DVD on---turn the lights down low---check top pocket---gogogo boy. Ain't no looking back.

Are you an old fashioned conservative really?

I'm definitely not a new fashioned conservative. I want to put burning frogs in their underwear and force them to eat English cooking.

Ticomaya wrote:

Cycloptichorn wrote:

The question for you is, did Christianity grow out of this because of some inherent superiority in Christianity, or because of other, secular conditions which allowed for greater stability in society and nation development?

Cycloptichorn

Yes, that is a question, but I fail to see it's relevance to the issue of whether Christian extremism is more or less dangerous than Muslim extremism.

It's relevant because it raises the possibility that the root cause of the extremism isnt' based as much in religion as it is in societal factors, such as the ability for a given society to progress culturally and ethically when given a long, stable period in which to develop and do so; something which has been sorely lacking in the ME region for several hundred years, as compared to Christianity.

Cycloptichorn