By Richard A. Gabriel
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| Muhammad: The Warrior Prophet |
| 2007-05-19 |
| If Muhammad had not been an innovative and accomplished military leader, Islam might not have survived the seventh century. By Richard A. Gabriel |
| Posted by:John Frum |
| #11 Zen - those who didn't see the light on Mo's spirtuality were beaten to death. As in: Beat the holy shit outta ya? It's time that Islam comes to terms with the fact that their so-called doctrine is dumber than a sack full of ball peen hammers. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-19 22:46 |
| #10 Zen - those who didn't see the light on Mo's spirtuality were beaten to death. That's Islam "holy" for ya |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-05-19 21:17 |
| #9 I find it amusing that, irrespective of actual content, people are so willing to assign the status of "prophet" to just about any person who claimed to have receive divine orders from on high, so long as it was at least some several centuries ago (Joseph Smith notwithstanding). Consider what we do these days with people who insist that they hear God speaking directly to them, especially if they attempt to violently impose said doctrine upon the general public. To His credit, Jesus preached a doctrine that was far more applicable and, in more senses, praticible. Mohammed's exhortations to violence and forceful conversion makes him little different from Ghengis Khan or Vercingetorix. One can only assume that a gullible and submissive population chose to follow a path of unearned wealth and unmerited respect solely out of avariciousness and cupidity. A single glance at where it's gotten Muslims today makes it rather clear that Mohammed wasn't much of a prophet. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-05-19 21:14 |
| #8 The "angry arab" (bona fide a-hole) criticizes the author for "Orientalism." I don't link to that waste of human flesh. |
| Posted by: Sneaze 2007-05-19 19:13 |
| #7 #5 OOHHHH they're in for trouble May 15th, 2007, in Java, Cities & Regions, by Patung Cirebon is rocked by a Muhammad photo scandal. On 9th May police in Cirebon, West Java raided a number of movie stalls in search of a VCD entitled “The Journey of Prophet Muhammad” on the cover of which was a picture of a bearded Arab man. The police managed to find one copy of the tale. Although the contents of the video did not show any pictures or representations of Muhammad a leader of the MUI in Cirebon, Mahfudz Bakri, worries that: [1] People will think that the man [on the VCD cover] is Muhammad. Given the fact that: Islam forbids any visual depictions of Muhammad. The video is produced by PT Merak Cipta Indokreasi, but in its original form the cover features only a map of the city of Mecca, not an Arab man. Police are still investigating. |
| Posted by: Classer 2007-05-19 18:35 |
| #6 JF: awfully dark, too. Looks non-Arab, that's gonna hurt |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-05-19 17:37 |
| #5 I'm waiting for the riots over the picture of Mo that they put on the cover... |
| Posted by: John Frum 2007-05-19 17:22 |
| #4 time machine thingie? Jeebus! It's a Temporal Translocater, dammit! |
| Posted by: Frank G 2007-05-19 14:23 |
| #3 Breaking treaties and lying makes you a great warrior? Who knew? Someone needs to come out with a 'Muhammad: The False Prophet (and pedophile)'. It'll be an instant hit! It has lies, it has sex (well.. for those who like Rape and Pedophilia I guess....), it has violence - lots of gore and blood and beheadings. And isn't that about all that hollywood produces these days? |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2007-05-19 13:49 |
| #2 On that time machine thingie, I think it's a toss-up: Mohammed, or Jean-Jacques Rousseau? |
| Posted by: Dave D. 2007-05-19 13:38 |
| #1 And if I get a working time machine he won't survive to his first birthday. |
| Posted by: Excalibur 2007-05-19 13:22 |