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| Is Saudi Arabia Holy Soil? | |
| 2004-09-22 | |
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| Posted by:tipper |
| #8 Meanwhile, Saleh al-Fawzan, a senior member of the Wahhabi religious bureaucracy, defended the present ban against religious rights for non-Muslims in the kingdom by quoting a hadith (oral comment) ascribed to the Prophet Muhammad. "The prophet said there should not be two religions in the Arabian Peninsula," Fawzan said. Don't people wince anymore when they blat about with such transparently self-serving aphorisms? Once upon a time most people felt at least somewhat ashamed to interpret reality in such a lopsided fashion. Most theological fanatics usually insist that their's is the "one true faith" and the only one that should be practiced in it's region of origin. The hallmark of more mature and enlightened religions is that they do not suffer from the eggshell ego of feeling threatened by the mention, presence or practice of other faiths in their midst. This one essential flaw of fundamentalism, in all its forms, should be a thunderous warning to intelligent people that whatever belief system is parading around with such demands of exclusivity is the most brittle imaginable. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2004-09-22 10:16:11 PM |
| #7 I dont see it as being any more holy that Jerasulem, but the Islamic gang doesnt quit fighting there. So why should we bother. Take the fight to Berlin (oops Ryadth) |
| Posted by: Fawad 2004-09-22 8:22:03 PM |
| #6 No...but it ought to be hole-y courtesy USAF, USMC, USN 1000 lb and 2000 lb bombs, and MOABs. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2004-09-22 8:16:23 PM |
| #5 Peggy, why so down on Schwartz? Apparently you have read his previous writings and know he's a convert. I have done the same, but, IMO, he doesn't need to reveal this fact in everything he writes. Anything he's written that has favored Islamofascism? Not at all. Rather, he presents quite correctly a consice history of the Magic Kingdom and shows why it is ridiculous to consider the whole place a holy soil, thus debunking OBL and Buchanan. |
| Posted by: chicago mike 2004-09-22 1:26:28 PM |
| #4 This guy is a muslim convert too. I would take everything he says with a grain of salt since he is another one of those people who say that there is a "real" islam which happens to be the one he believes in and a "false" islam which is what any muslim who believes differently believes in. This guy is a Sufi which means that they practice a natural way of getting high through physical exertion etc and then they call it getting close to God. Again, this is supposedly a more "spiritual" way of life. Whatever. Mark this guys name. He doesn't like to admit he's a muslim and rarely mentions it in his columns on islam. But he is on the record confirming his conversion and his conversion story can be found on the web. He's a real sneak. |
| Posted by: peggy 2004-09-22 10:13:28 AM |
| #3 As holy as my cat's litter tray. |
| Posted by: Howard UK 2004-09-22 10:01:12 AM |
| #2 Is Snooty Arabia Holy Soil? It could be soil with holes in it if they choose |
| Posted by: Cheaderhead 2004-09-22 6:20:58 AM |
| #1 Satanic Arabia, spawning death cult worshippers? Nope. |
| Posted by: Zarathustra 2004-09-22 4:24:13 AM |