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A stealth reformation of Islam has taken place, lead by the Saudi Royal family.
2018-04-05




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Posted by:Gronter Smiter of the French9585

#14  Nuking Mekka would be a very, very bad move -for reasons in the Quo'ran and in the Bible. It is better to leave it be.

Let's see what the Good Prince does and the effects. This time may mean something.
Posted by: newc   2018-04-05 16:55  

#13  I wouldn't put anything past Fat Boy Kim.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-04-05 14:39  

#12  Who would nuke it? Certainly not Muslims, they love the place.

I wouldn't bet on it not happening accidental like in case of full blown Sunni-Shia war.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-04-05 14:03  

#11  :What happens to Islam after Mecca gets nuked?"

Who would nuke it? Certainly not Muslims, they love the place. Certainly not Christians as they are currently dismantling their religion for strange reasons.

I'd wager India or Israel would consider it if faced with extinction at the hands of Islamist but otherwise they are too civilized.

That leaves China and although they have Muslim problems I don't think the problems are really that much of a concern for them that they'd take it that far.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-04-05 13:34  

#10  Based on the 1500 years that Christianity took to get their act together, I don't look for that to happen much before 2120, JQC.
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2018-04-05 12:17  

#9  Reformation of Islam? Something I never thought I'd see and maybe still haven't. Might just be an illusion. It would be good if it did experience a reformation such as occurred in Christianity.
Posted by: JohnQC   2018-04-05 11:43  

#8  What happens to Islam after Mecca gets nuked? That seems like only a matter of time, given all the possible players now.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2018-04-05 10:29  

#7  "He that can destroy a thing, controls a thing"
-Paul Muad'dib Dune.

Saudi Royal family controls Mecca. I doubt they would ever do anything beyond restricting access but even that would be a powerful smack-down to those that oppose them.
Posted by: rjschwarz   2018-04-05 10:10  

#6  Sudden death of the reformer(s), g(r)omgoru?

That's the best case scenario - the worst case: google Taqyia
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-04-05 09:18  

#5  it always ends the same way

Sudden death of the reformer(s), g(r)omgoru?

Lacking that, a nice well to hide in?
Posted by: Mullah Richard   2018-04-05 08:52  

#4  Domestication be hard.
Posted by: Besoeker   2018-04-05 07:53  

#3  This is not the first attempt to reform Islam, and not even the 21st - it always ends the same way.
Posted by: g(r)omgoru   2018-04-05 05:47  

#2  And a lot that didn't.

But it wasn't an academic process, if you know what I mean. It was based on Strong Executives doing their Executing.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2018-04-05 00:19  

#1  Well, remember how much the English Reformation was dependent on Henry the Eighth and his daughter Elizabeth basically kicking all the ass that needed to be kicked.
Posted by: Thing From Snowy Mountain   2018-04-05 00:18  

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