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2011-08-02 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

As protests grow, Syrian regime gets religion

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Posted by trailing wife 2011-08-02 00:00|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 "to provide a correct understanding of Islam and Islamic rules,"
i.e.: Allah forbids protesting against Assad

Posted by Frank G 2011-08-02 15:20|| 2011-08-02 15:20|| Front Page Top

#2 What, are the Assads going to convert to Islam next? Seeing as Alawis are about as Muslim as Mormons are Christian, there's a pretty damn good set of reasons why the Syrian Ba'ath held on to their secular character a lot longer than their Iraqi brethren did.

Posted by Mitch H. 2011-08-02 15:40|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2011-08-02 15:40|| Front Page Top

#3 Saddam tried this too at crunchtime.
How'd that work out?

Posted by tu3031 2011-08-02 15:42|| 2011-08-02 15:42|| Front Page Top

#4 Judging by the picture, I guess it's true that evil is most often banal.

Posted by Crinemble Glemp1775 2011-08-02 16:03|| 2011-08-02 16:03|| Front Page Top

#5 Mitch,

the Shah allegedly bribed or coerced a group of Iranian shia clergy produced a fatwa declaring the Alawites to be non heretics. In addition, a Lebanon Shia clergyman also proclaimed the Alawites to be non heretical

that might not make sense theologically but not all theological decisions are theologically consistent

Posted by Lord Garth 2011-08-02 19:02|| 2011-08-02 19:02|| Front Page Top

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