Wow. I'm a "troll broad", a "tom dick and herbert schmuck face"
Your name is herbert? thought you was a woman... funny ole world isn't it?
and what else? Vitriol is very easily produced here it seems. What I've heard so far is defensive, angry and hateful retorts to my posts. And a great deal about how everyone picks on the Muslims, how "unfair" and onesided it all is. It is exactly what I hear from other groups that have the same martyr attitudes.
Martyr attitudes. pfft. This is a message board, not Afghanistan. Post in context of the place you visit, and not the bias you harbour in your heart.
Now, it may be that Muslims are and have been mistreated. I don't know. As someone here has said, "we" are not historians. Well, neither am I. I've heard repeatedly here and other places about the terrible Crusaders and their violence and murders and on and on. Things that happened so long ago seem to be very much a presence in some people's thinking. And the blurring of edges between Christians and military actions by the US and other countries is also becoming clear. It is almost as if the US and other countries military is made up of Christians, which I can assure you in the case of the US, at least, is most definitely NOT true.
Actually it is true. Most of America is Christian - maybe you conveniently forgot that. You've got problems on your own shores - especially with that Westboro Church, who are coincidentally - Americas biggest terrorists. Must I remind you that they bomb abortion clinics in your country? I've got stats that will make you raise an eyebrow and think twice about throwing allegations around.
As for the crusader era reference I made, the shame is that you failed to realise the relevance of the post. Maybe you didn't know that when Muslims ruled over Jerusalem, the Dhimmi's were actually better off than the Muslims - even financially. They also enjoyed the same freedoms that Muslims did, and fought together - Muslims, Christians and Jews, against a common enemy - the Crusaders. in some places, knee deep in blood. Why would they do that? I ask you to think.
I don't know exactly what produced such vitriolic reactions to my posts but one thing is also becoming clear and that is that I'm not getting answers to the questions but mainly rebukes, sometimes worded in very rude, hateful ways, sometimes in cautionary ways. I've heard a Muslim speaker say that there is no freedom of speech in Islam. Though I think it was intended to say there is not freedom to speak against Mohammed or the god of Islam, it does seem to be part of the thinking on this forum. I don't intend to stop posting, so fire away, you brave mud slingers. Just btw, I have gone to some of the sites mentioned to me. And read from them. (Just so you know, Scimitar.)
Nice rant. I'll attempt to indulge you a little.
People here have answered your questions, in that other thread - yet you have largely ignored their answers and decided to open this thread instead. No doubt, if I went to a Christian forum and started griping on about the inconsistencies in the bible, and got responses which I ignored - then created a thread which repeated the same M.O, the Christians would surely be annoyed. Especially since they took the time to post so you can get some answers.
With regard to FREE SPEECH, we do actually have it in Islam. Infact, any normal lay person has the right to accuse the khaliph of not fulfilling his duties to the Ummah (Muslim Nations). We don't have a khlaiph atm, simply because the Ottomon empire was engineered to collapse by the Brits, with the help of the House of Saud - it finally fell in the year 1924.
Since then, FREE SPEECH has been engineered to be curbed in the Muslim nations, the fear of getting shot dead for speaking up against the puppet powers that be is apparently too much for simple folk. But all that is changing now - since 2011 we have seen rebellions rising up all over the Muslim nations. Seems we've finally had enough.
I want to add that FREE SPEECH is a joke in America, your first amendment is a complete joke. A contradiction of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. It's become such an issue that even the BBC had to address it recently. You shoulda seen the complaints profile that resulted from the programme.
See, in the USA, FREE SPEECH is supporting HATE SPEECH.
here, check this out:
http://vigilantcitizen.com/vcboards/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17719 you might come to understand that there are some good hearted Christians who know that the first amendment contradicts their very own faith. You may even learn from them, and not the trolls who posted in that thread.
As for speaking against the Prophet Muhammad pbuh or Allah, who is your God and my God - with a CAPITAL "G", I may add - do what you will.
Do you know what happens when people try to belittle Islam in the west? I give you one example. Recall that pastor who held the burn a Quran day. His congregation consisted of 30 people, mostly members of his own family... his stunt attracted the media the world over. People from his own town decided to know about Islam, what it was and why it was so "bad" and "evil". Guess what? In total - more than 30 people from his very own locality came to embrace Islam - more than his entire congregation. So really - we're not that worried. Only those poor, uneducated, teens who have too many hormones and not enough sense go all awol and decide to kill ambassadors - an act that is abhorred by the Muslim community at large.
I'm pleased you went to the sites some have mentioned to you.
I also sympathise with you a little actually. We do have some rather gung ho members here. And some who are very mild mannered too - it seems that the gung ho ones have managed to paint us all with the same brush.
Also, when I made that Tom Dick and Herbert comment, I wasn't aiming it at you, it was more of a generalisation due to past experiences on the forum. We've had trolls aplenty here, sister BornAgain.
Now that I know you aren't a one post wonder who will disappear, I will endeavour to indulge your curiosities. I'm pleased you posted back, maybe now we can open a proper rapport between us. You will find that we aren't that different. We have much in common.
Scimi