"...and he ranted about the Nazis killing millions of people."

Did this idiot not notice that as a response, we reduced Germany to rubble?

Yes, the Nazi's killed thousand of people 60 years ago. As you can notice the Nazi party has not been a real party since then. Uhmmm the Muslims are a problem NOW. Yea okay lets just worry about past threats. Those damn Aztecs they keep chopping out hearts I hear.

The news a day or two ago told about several men who used mushrooms, and one of them did chop out another man's heart, but they did not look Aztec to me.

The reason Cortes conquered the Aztecs was because the tribes around them, who had been forced to 'donate' people to sacrifice used the opportunity to destroy them.

Not sure if it's relevant, but my wife has Aztec ancestry, as do most of my neighbors.

Evil always loses in the end, even if it takes a while.

The irony is, people like him were defending the fascists in the late 30s and saying how great they were getting things done, helping their poor and their economies, and punishing the selfish rich (i.e. jews) and anything about actually killing jews were lies from backwards bumpkins who were unenlightened.

Many, like H.G. Wells, even said we need facism here to get things done. Kind of like what Woody Allen and a few other noted people have been saying we need an "enlightend dictator" the past few weeks.

@Radwaste: "Did this idiot not notice that as a response, we reduced Germany to rubble?"

Japan, too. In any case, had the idiot been around then, he might have protested about our failure to use precision guided weapons in a war where, when collateral damage was considered, it was often regarded as a feature rather than a bug.

Reading about FMG made my clitoris shrivel up and hide inside my vagina. I just cannot imagine the pain involved in that. It's horrible. To think that these women have been tortured in such a way, and then they turn brave enough to talk about it, I am awed by their strength.

I don't understand the need for genital mutilation on men or women, and I don't get why circumcision is so common here in the states. Doctors expect you will have your son circumcised. Maybe speaking up about FMG will help bring all mutilation to a halt in the USA.

They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

[2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB]

Every religion advocates the killing of people who don't agree with their religion - including (or, perhaps, "especially") Christianity.

As Richard Dawkins puts it:

The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully.

The God Delusion, p. 31

I have, since the beginning of my reading of your blog, been completely confused by your singling out of Islam as particularly deserving of disdain.

Can you please explain to me why you feel other religions should be exempt from the treatment you give Islam?

Name at least 5 people from any religion who have killed in the name of converting others to their religion or killed them for refusing to convert.

Once you have a list we'll answer your question if you still need one

Oh yeah, or killed them for converting to another religion, or insulting thier religion

Yeah, don't recall seeing any Verse of the Sword equivalent in the Gospels.

Oh, while we're at it, Acts 15 has an interesting story about the early Apostles' reasoning on circumcision (they decided it wasn't really necessary for new converts).

Bad news from the Maldives - in the face of endless threats of torture & execution, Mohamed Nazim has "reverted" back to Islam:

http://www.haveeru.com.mv/english/details/30901/Maldivian_who_renounced_Islam_reverts

Evil has won, on this day at least.

The Maldives are a pretty popular destination for divers & such. It would be nice if they gave some serious thought to what they're supporting with their tourist dollars.

There are no verses offering great rewards to Christians who kill non-Christians, but there are great rewards for Christians who help non-christians (and fellow Christians), and who convert (not harm) unbelievers. The one thing that I can find in the New Testament, is the shunning of Christians (not non-Christians) who turn away from the gospel. Jesus's whole thing was that he wouldn't fight. Not exactly a ringing endorsement for suicide bombing.

Christianity does have punishment for unbelievers, but it is doled out by their god, not them personally (which is what the Corinthian verse is alluding to).

I lost a "friend" because I wrote in a blog that Islam was barbaric. She was a complete and utter moron, and one of those people who used the word "wymyn" instead of women. It started out as a sort of fun debate, because I knew I was right, but WOW do those "accept everyone" types get bent when you tell them how stupid they are for their ideals, haha. She called me a neo-nazi and ignorant. What's hilarious about that is, she's all serious into feminism, but thinks Islam is just super. I'm the ignorant one though, haha.

Also, it's been a while since I've cracked the Bible, especially the Old Testament, but if I remember correctly, Leviticus was also about punishing believers (and the servants of believers), and the prophet books were all about god asking the Jews to repent, the jews not repenting, and then some big country swooping in and massacring the Jews.

I am very sorry to hear of Nazim's repentance and reindoctrination to Islam, but I am sure he did what he needed to for himself and his family.

Bible laws in the 21st century...from a joke addressed to Dr. Laura:

I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some other elements of God's Laws and how to follow them.

1. Leviticus 25:44 states that I may possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can't I own Canadians?

2. I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

3. I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of Menstrual uncleanliness - Lev.15: 19-24. The problem is how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

4. When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord - Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

5. I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself, or should I ask the police to do it?

6. A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination, Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don't agree. Can you settle this? Are there 'degrees' of abomination?

7. Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle-room here?

8. Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?

9. I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

10. My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev.19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? Lev.24:10-16. Couldn't we just burn them to death at a private family affair, like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

The Maldivian man "Nazim" has "repented and converted back to Islam after the religious affairs ministry convinced that Islam is the true religion. 3 days back he proclaimed that he is not a muslim, under government pressure that he may lose citizenship and can be hanged if he did not convert....does this man has a choice?

This is another country which took a seat in UN Human Rights council with Libya, Thailand. North Korea and Saudi Arabia deserve a seat too.

Anone suppose donald is still trying to compile that list?

Donald is in the process of selling and moving out of his flat and is not available at the moment. If you would like to leave a cynical message for him, he'll get back to you as soon as possible.

:)

--D

I've already let you two cynical messages, but as your busy I'll answer your uestion before you fininsh you assigned home work.

Amy dumps on all religions - but harps on the dangers of Islam specifically because no other religion encorages slaughter in its name.

No other religions members stand by mutely while atrocites are comited in its name. And no other religon clebrates its murderers as heroes

Thanks, luj.

To illustrate this, Christians are very offended at a Comedy Central show making fun of Jesus.

Do you think preachers will stand up and call for their flock to assassinate its creators?

People give Islam a pass because they are uninformed about Islam and want to believe that very American multi-culti "all beliefs are to be 'tolerated,' and all beliefs are okay."

All beliefs are not okay; especially not the one that is Islam: that the Quran is the word of God, to be taken literally (including all those orders to convert or slay the infidel...that would be you and me)...and that the mass murdering pedophile Mohammed is to be emulated in all his actions.

I know a number of people who basically refuse to deal with the unpleasantness in Islam you've mentioned. Some because "I don't believe they actually believe that", some because "It's only a few who aren't true muslims who do/believe that", and some because- as one flatly put it- "It's just too unpleasant to think about."

Not counting the "You're a nazi!" noise from fools anytime you criticize a protected species, an awful lot of people desperately WANT the "All beliefs are ok" stuff to be real; both because it's 'nicer', and because if they DON'T believe it, the consequences of actually dealing with it are just too nasty for them to stomach.