Saudi again - you couldn't make this up
#16
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Re: Saudi again - you couldn't make this up
Ooh baby baby it's a wide world....
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DHXpnZi9Hzs
Bought his album just for this song.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=DHXpnZi9Hzs
Bought his album just for this song.
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Re: Saudi again - you couldn't make this up
He was running - maybe still is - a Muslim School in central London.
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Cat Stevens was born Steven Demetre Georgiou and he has performed music in recent years, and still is. Seems he is less hardline than he was as he released an album in 2009, has released singles since and I think he is behind a musical of his life that was performed in Australia last year
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I had actually met that guy twice back in the early eighties in Regent Park Mosque where he used to attend study circles during Ramadan. I believe he gave up his music carrier, and I think he has been running a Muslim school since. At the beginning he was not actually a controversial type of person, he initially wanted to keep his new faith to himself but he was pushed into going public by both the zealous Muslims and also the media by spreading rumors about him.
If he was sincere he'd would denounce the threat of punishment and/or violence for Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Mollie Norris, the Danish cartoonist, Geert Wilders and the growing numbers of people who need 24 hour security for simply holding unfavourable opinions of a religion. I know of no people in hiding with 24 hour security for insulting Christianity, Judaism or many other religions.
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#20
Re: Saudi again - you couldn't make this up
He's still a theocratic creep who simply goes for the peaceful means of spreading the word rather than the violent means.
If he was sincere he'd would denounce the threat of punishment and/or violence for Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Mollie Norris, the Danish cartoonist, Geert Wilders and the growing numbers of people who need 24 hour security for simply holding unfavourable opinions of a religion. I know of no people in hiding with 24 hour security for insulting Christianity, Judaism or many other religions.
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If he was sincere he'd would denounce the threat of punishment and/or violence for Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Mollie Norris, the Danish cartoonist, Geert Wilders and the growing numbers of people who need 24 hour security for simply holding unfavourable opinions of a religion. I know of no people in hiding with 24 hour security for insulting Christianity, Judaism or many other religions.
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Oh and Glenn Beck is an adult convert, to Mormonism.
#21
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Glenn Beck is a weirdo isn't he? Even by US standards but he doesn't believe in punishing people for blasphemy as far as I can tell.
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In any other country they would have thrown him off the plane.
If I had my way he'd be wearing in his orange jumpsuit in Gitmo by now.
If I had my way he'd be wearing in his orange jumpsuit in Gitmo by now.
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The captain called security who then forcefully removed the objecting passenger and his son and started an investigation, according to the newspaper. The incident caused the flight to be delayed two hours.
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Would you then consider the law against anti-semitism being on par with the anti-blasphemy law? After all, anti-blasphemy law is about no ridiculing, no mockery and no insult of people or religion!
As I gather, I think you are more qualified to answer this question than others, given your knowledge of the subject and also your Old testament upbringing
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Would you then consider the law against anti-semitism being on par with the anti-blasphemy law? After all, anti-blasphemy law is about no ridiculing, no mockery and no insult of people or religion!
As I gather, I think you are more qualified to answer this question than others, given your knowledge of the subject and also your Old testament upbringing
As I gather, I think you are more qualified to answer this question than others, given your knowledge of the subject and also your Old testament upbringing
I cannot remember anyone wanting to murder Mel Gibson or John Galliano for their views..................
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Would you then consider the law against anti-semitism being on par with the anti-blasphemy law? After all, anti-blasphemy law is about no ridiculing, no mockery and no insult of people or religion!
As I gather, I think you are more qualified to answer this question than others, given your knowledge of the subject and also your Old testament upbringing
As I gather, I think you are more qualified to answer this question than others, given your knowledge of the subject and also your Old testament upbringing
You see Blashphemy laws are blatantly hypocritical, because they protect the big influential religions that denigrate others.