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2007-05-07 India-Pakistan

Clerics worried by lack of respect for fatwas on suicide

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Posted by Fred 2007-05-07 00:00|| || Front Page|| [13 views ] Top

#1 Clerics who issued a fatwa a few weeks ago declaring suicide attacks haraam and illegal, are concerned at the fact that even fatwas have failed to stop such attacks by jihadi elements. These religious scholars are of the view that the existing volatile situation has gotten out of control and has reached a point where even religious decrees cannot prevent such elements from their actions.

Shucky darn, Muslim on Muslim violence using a technique supposedly reserved only for the Jew and Infidel got you down, Buckey? Tell you what, why don't you prove to the world just how serious you are about this pressing matter and issue a death fatwa against Yusuf Qaradawi for sanctioning it in the first place. You know the guy. One of Islam's most repsected scholars. That's right. That Qaradawi. Now go ahead and issue that death fatwa against him for causing so much trouble and let's see how long all of you live.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-07 00:51|| 2007-05-07 00:51|| Front Page Top

#2 These are cruel and ignorant people.

Precisley. Exactly so. Welcome to our viewpoint.

Posted by Thinemp Whimble 2007-05-07 02:10|| 2007-05-07 02:10|| Front Page Top

#3 Clerics worried by lack of respect for fatwas on suicide

Translation, I"M A HOLY MAN, YOU GOTTA DO AS I SAY (Whadda you mean 'fuck off')

Posted by Redneck Jim 2007-05-07 06:20|| 2007-05-07 06:20|| Front Page Top

#4 The problem is there are also a lot of clerics who do not accept this view; suicide bombing is just fine if you listen to them. And there does not seem to be any chain of command for these clerics and their fatwas. It's more like Protestant than Catholic that way: if you don't like what Preacher Bob says at the Presbyterian Church, step next door to the Methodist Church. Of course neither one of them is going to endorse suicide bombing (but they may well have different views on certain pregnancy termination practices.)

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-07 07:23|| 2007-05-07 07:23|| Front Page Top

#5 Every one of the suicide bombers and jihadists cells seem to have a radical cleric blowing in their ear.
Perhaps if we targeted clerics, who up till now have sustained light losses......

Posted by bigjim-ky 2007-05-07 07:41|| 2007-05-07 07:41|| Front Page Top

#6 Perhaps if we targeted clerics, who up till now have sustained light losses......

Nuthin's gonna change until that happens. Ya gotta strangle the baby in the cradle and the imams are the ones rockin' it.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2007-05-07 08:16|| 2007-05-07 08:16|| Front Page Top

#7 Just like the Saudis have learned, once you let the djinn out of the bottle you can't put it back in.

Posted by Grumenk Philalzabod0723 2007-05-07 19:40|| 2007-05-07 19:40|| Front Page Top

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