Islamists Murder Children for Attending School

I see Iraq not as a failed mission but currently incomplete. Setting up a forward position in a hotbox like the ME has great strategic value. And of course we'd want to set up a friendly (democratic) government so they let us build bases.

yes?

I see Iraq not as a failed mission but currently incomplete. Setting up a forward position in a hotbox like the ME has great strategic value. And of course we'd want to set up a friendly (democratic) government so they let us build bases.

That's crap, btw..

Do you support adultery, and sex outside marriage? (I wont do homosexuality since that is another debate)"

In order to properly play Devil's advocate, your questions should have some relevance to my line of argument. Those don't, because *objecting to torturing people to death for something does not in any way imply support for that something.*

I am going to emphasise that again, because it's a very important point and left unchecked will completely sidetrack my original post.

I am opposed to torturing people, and even more opposed to torturing people to death, for adultery, sex outside marriage and homosexuality. Or anything else, but those are important in this context because Islam *requires* torture and slaughter for those things. The most "moderate" Muslim might argue that "only" torturing and maiming is required, something which "only" might kill the victim.

I stumbled across a passage not long ago. Basically it says what any cleric will tell you, interpretation should be left for those that are learned…or something oif the like.

Of course there is many a corrupt cleric in Islam…most.

Murphy, I think I may have stumbled across that book. I’ll be sure to read it

Also, I have stated in the past that Christianity was wrong for editing their Bible time and time again. I think I should restate this by saying that not to do so is wrong as well.

There are things like this that do happen, Christian groups near the middle east do bombings, those Soviet athiests have probably done bombings as well, and for the Jews, read the Old Testament.

I think it's indicative of the corrupted view extremism takes on any philosophy in general.
It's not all about religion, it never is, even things like the crusades had very large social and economic factors. The religion was more of an excuse for most the crusades.

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ALL religion is inherently flawed."

I beg to differ. Last time I checked, there weren't a lot of radical groups of Christians, Jews, Hindus, etc. going around bombing buildings, shooting up public places and killing children.

Is there a Muslim here who will voice an objection to prolonged bloody torture by whipping, perhaps to death, of people who have done these things?

i) Adultery
ii) Sex outside of marriage
iii) Homosexual sex.

It's a trick question - Muslims are *required* to support it. It's a command from God, if you're a Muslim. 100 lashes, no mercy. Direct order from God, right there in the Qu'ran. Absolutely mandatory, no objection allowed.

Moderate? If you have the stomach for it, you can see videos of this torture online. It is not moderate by any sane definition of the word.