@ 21. Comment #461397 by Ivan The Not So Bad on February 15, 2010 at 11:00 pm

Thanks! Made my day ;'D

"Before performing Salah, if the urine drop (Najasat Ghalizah) is equal to 5.94cm (which is, the circumference of the inner hollow of the palm) then it is Wajib (necessary) to wash this from your garments. If any impurity is less than this amount then it will be Mustahab (preferable)."

@ 20. Comment #462024 by Christopher Davis

What he said. I thought Maher would be well received here since Religulous. How exactly is he a science-denier? He's not orthodox enough? Links please.

Edit: Is it this one, or are there more?

http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/13/bill-maher-vs-the-flu-vaccine/

"Not allowing someone who is baptised to wear a Kirpan is not right"

I was about to write something eloquent and sublime to best express my feelings on the subject but 7. irate_atheist beat me to it. :)

@37 teapot
"Just poking fun at that the well worn falsehood that nobody would dare critisize islam (for whatever reason)."

After I had posted my reply, I re-read yours and suspected just that. It's just that I've seen that type of reply used seriously, in defense of Islam, even on these forums. Sorry, but irony and sarcasm are difficult online, especially with people you don't know.

:) (in this case, for friendship)

Comments 31 & 32. I appreciate it gentlemen, so there were some at least. But as nastler points out, it came from smaller less influential groups.

Oh and teapot, Islam basher is a badge of honor in my book, as is Christian basher. Don't mistake honest inquiry for selective criticism. We were after all, discussing Islam.

Not surprised at all, seen several of these vids on youtube before. As for the debate about the Muslim moderates, the thing that gets to me is the silence. Always the silence.

When the Danish cartoonist was assaulted this New Years, I didn't hear a single word of condemnation from the Muslim community. Nothing. The only Muslim comment I saw was a pat on the back for "a nice try". If anyone has links or info about Muslims or Muslim organizations clearly and openly condemning the attempted axe murder please post them and it'll make my day just a bit brighter.

@ 24. Barry

You're absolutely right. I think one important reason is that many rules in Islam seem to be oriented towards preventing happiness and promoting frustration and bitterness. Religion in general seem to abhor fun. The simple but oh so important pleasures in life, dancing, singing, drinking, romance, even bacon sandwiches, verboten! And since misery loves company...

The comments at His Grace's blog supporting his rubbish are even more amusing than the original post. Also, dismissing Richard's own post as fake says a lot about His Grace. Because apparently, he doesn't have the time to confirm it with a simple e-mail or look at this forum...

Oh yeah, and check out the customer review:

"We see that Darwin himself had doubts about his theory and the existence or not, of God. He took these doubts to the grave, and ultimately, to judgement."

Burn Darwin, burn!!

I already knew Comfort was blatantly dishonest. What is so disheartening is that it seems many of his followers are actually swayed by these ludicrous arguments.

I'm quite frankly surprised he didn't end the list of Darwins crimes with the financial crisis...

Paine

As someone mentioned earlier in the article, martial arts are too new to take into account. I've seen beanpole skinny guys efficiently take out much beefier opponents in Tae Kwan Do and kickboxing.

I still think the article makes sense though. Though I very much doubt a really small guy with a "testosterone face" will intimidate anyone, body size would probably matter a lot more.

atp
Absolutely not. I'm from Norway, and in many ways I think of the right wing as more liberal in the sense that it is the political left wing who wants to have laws and regulations everywhere, and it's the right wing who prioritize individual rights and freedom."

Hear, hear!! I'm from Sweden and I share that sentiment. The Scandinavian political spectrum is generally far more leftist than the US one.

Though in my experience, left or right has little to do with how "open" you are to new ideas and experiences. Both political groups have their fundamentalist, irrational retards.

Screw the idea that this tunnel will somehow cement Christian faith. I'm optimistic that the first awkward, nerdy scientist who is caught accidentally in the tunnel while it's operating will turn into the world's first superhero.

Seriously though, awesome news. I'm following this on all the news feeds I can understand.

Imagine what level of funding the MoSW could get out of this. A Brave New (silly) World!

epeeist, sorry to interrupt, but you kind of lost me here...

"I am largely of your mind, namely that Israel for all its faults is a "better" state than Iran. But I don't think simplistic arguments about the two get us much further forward."

What would be a proper argument to get us much further forward? Al made a very good case summarizing the core values of each state, diametrically opposed as they are in many ways. I don't see how that is simplistic.

al-rawandi
Any thoughts on the psychology at work?

Fear. Multiculturalism. Leftist obsession with victimization and oppression. There is this idea that it's noble and good to always side with the underdog. Even in cases like this, when the underdog has clearly got rabies.

Laurie Fraser
Concerning the Falklands, I don't think either party were particularly interested in a diplomatic solution. Unfortunately.

Laurie Fraser I remember that well, Hunter. Another example of a brave and fearless leader inventing a war to save her sorry political hide...and it worked, more's the shame.

Invented? Wasn't it an Argentinian (re-)occupation that got it started? Should the UK have let Argentina simply take it? As far as I can remember, Argentinian economy was in a pretty dismal state in addition to some serious civil unrest at the time. The occupation of the Falklands was an attempt at a diversion. They severely misjudged Maggie however...

Say what you will about Thatcher but that she invented the Falklands war seems rather unfair an assumption.

Speaking of questionable newspaper headlines, anyone remember the Sun's "GOTCHA!" when the Belgrano was destroyed? My favorite example of sensitive highbrow journalism ever...

Fanusi Khiyal
"Thank you, HunterZolomon. That's exactly what I have been talking about."

Ever the watchdog, eh Fanusi :)

Come on guys, anyone here can see the article is a positive one. The Forced Marriage Act is a step in the right direction. But that doesn't mean that there isn't a problem with politicians who cater to barbaric Muslim behaviour to gain votes.

The article is meant to create awareness, I'm sad to see it causes such division between people in this thread who should stand shoulder to shoulder on issues like this.

Sanaullah Baloch, a nationalist leader from Baluchistan, denied that such brutal justice was embedded in local culture.

He blamed the government for failing to provide better health and education services to women and girls in the southwestern province, which remains impoverished despite rich mineral resources.

So... these women were brutally murdered because the government fails to provide "health and education services" to them? I'm curious to know just exactly what this "education" is all about?

Dishonoring your family can be dangerous to your health. In fact, according to health regulations, anyone found *accused* will be brutally tortured and killed. God is Great!

Big T
Haha! Satandidit? Seriously? I'm surprised God omitted this one from his list:

"Thou shalt not dig in sedimentary rock, for Satans petrified feces lies buried in it."

I always knew archeologists were devil-worshipping bastards.

How is it even possible to get a museum of science to censor scientific facts? This is probably one of the worst examples I've seen. I'm curious to know if it was a Christian or Muslim making the complaint. In the light of cultural sensitivity, I'm betting on the latter.

Offended by the truth? Tough.

Oh, oh, I know the answer!! "World Peace!"

mordacious1
Is this what you're talking about? http://www.cca-tucson.org

I challenge anyone here to read any part of the "About Cornerstone" and not have their brain shut down in protest.

I find it hard to sympathize with either side in this situation. The christians are clearly there to spread their ridiculous faith, trying to win support through this obvious publicity stunt. And the communists do what they do best, suppressive control of anything and everything that could jeopardize their precious totalitarian dictatorship.

I can't help but suspect that this book might have gone unnoticed if it weren't for that Professor Spellberg getting her panties in a twist over it. There were no protests, as far as I understand, from the muslim community itself. No, this is the work of a politically correct alarmist, who probably feels real good right now having prevented feelings from getting hurt.

What she has essentially achieved is supplying the muslim loons with a bit more ammo for their victimization rallies.

Edit: I was just going to post that Carole! :)

Nothing surprises me about the lunacy of Muslims anymore. A ban forbidding women to buy cucumbers or any other "suggestively-shaped vegetables". As if we didn't have enough material to ridicule these nutters...

The sky's the limit! "Make Me a Zeusite", "Make Me a Osirisian", "Make Me a Cthulhu Cultist"!

"Make Me an Atheist" however would be wrong on so many levels... :)