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2005-03-23 Home Front: WoT

Al-Qaeda calls for the death of US professor

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Posted by Dan Darling 2005-03-23 12:18:40 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 described the Prophetâs followers as extremists and fanatics

They were.

And the "prophet" was a fucking mad man.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2005-03-23 8:05:57 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-03-23 8:05:57 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 The "Prophet" was FALSE! A Murder, a pedophile, a thief, a liar, etc....

Oh he was predicted in the bible (and presumably the Toran) all right -- as a False Prophet who would lead many astay.

Posted by CrazyFool 2005-03-23 9:01:53 AM|| 2005-03-23 9:01:53 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes, this is the tolerant practice of religion I know and love! Hear the great voice of the umah declaiming the few bad apples in the otherwise nice and tolerant faith? Do they have to take her before a Sharia court first or can they just whack all associated without discussing it? Tolerant faith, no thank you. I'll stay a stinkin kafir.

Posted by Ali McSheik, Supersized 2005-03-23 9:23:43 AM|| 2005-03-23 9:23:43 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 Maybe they're trying to set up a job opening for Ward if he gets canned at CU?

Posted by tu3031 2005-03-23 9:29:06 AM|| 2005-03-23 9:29:06 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 This is probably the most press coverage Virginia Commonwealth University has gotten in a long time.

Prof Wadud teaches full time at the School of World Studies. Here is what they say on their web site about Religious studies:

Religious studies

The religious studies program places heavy emphasis on developing studentsâ abilities to think, read and write critically in their chosen religion courses.

If they actually mean this, just their purpose and objective statement would be enough to tick off every Wahabi on the planet.

Posted by mhw 2005-03-23 9:49:23 AM|| 2005-03-23 9:49:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 Hmmm... I seem to be having trouble finding sympathy for US college professors right about now.

Posted by BH 2005-03-23 10:07:23 AM|| 2005-03-23 10:07:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 LLL, "But we are tolerant! We are holding hands and singing Kuumbia!"

Terrorist, "That is an affront to Islam and the holy prophet (Allah bless him). You must be killed." *BANG!*

Posted by mmurray821 2005-03-23 10:39:58 AM|| 2005-03-23 10:39:58 AM|| Front Page Top

#8 In fact she was wrong on the prophet followers. They weren't fanatics. In fact, according to Ibn Warrak, the most illustrious of them were notorious unbelievers who joined because there was money to be made through the plundering of infidels. Notice that from the five first caliphs, four were murdered, a rare thing in the religion field but a common thing in organized crime.

Posted by Gremble Phump6762 2005-03-23 11:13:50 AM|| 2005-03-23 11:13:50 AM|| Front Page Top

#9 Notice that from the five first caliphs, four were murdered, a rare thing in the religion field but a common thing in organized crime.

Nah, being murdered isn't that unusual for the early followers of a faith; lots of the early Christians were murdered, after all.

What's odd is that they did each other in.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2005-03-23 11:59:24 AM|| [http://www.kloognome.com/] 2005-03-23 11:59:24 AM|| Front Page Top

#10 It is not unusual for the first leaders of a religion to be killed by opponents of the religion but having so many leaders to be killed by the next guy in the succession order says a lot about the morality of Muhammad companions.

Posted by JFM 2005-03-23 12:14:30 PM|| 2005-03-23 12:14:30 PM|| Front Page Top

#11 Ummmm... why is Islam being practiced at an Episcopal cathedral???

Just asking...

Posted by Thinens Elmomotch9757 2005-03-23 2:42:03 PM|| 2005-03-23 2:42:03 PM|| Front Page Top

#12 *Yawn* Call me when they don't want someone to die.

Posted by Spot 2005-03-23 3:31:32 PM|| 2005-03-23 3:31:32 PM|| Front Page Top

#13 Thinens E - My neighbor is an episcopal and was delighted with her parish church's foray into the "understanding islam/why can't we all get along" thing. Some Episcopals like to do the interfaith spiel. Her Hindi boyfriend had a very different take on it. Another parish only a mile away wants nothing to do with it.

Posted by Tkat 2005-03-23 3:49:02 PM|| 2005-03-23 3:49:02 PM|| Front Page Top

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