Originally posted by dottewellI'm sure your degree in classical Greek is hanging on the wall behind you as you read this. However:
The Wikipedia article on political Islam seems reasonably informed and puts this (essentially modern) phenomena in its correct context.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamism
Phenomena plural.
Phenomenon singular.
You really shouldn't use words over two syllables if you don't know how they work.
Originally posted by sjegYou're quite right. Give yourself a pat on the back.
I'm sure your degree in classical Greek is hanging on the wall behind you as you read this. However:
Phenomen[b]a plural.
Phenomenon singular.
You really shouldn't use words over two syllables if you don't know how they work.[/b]
I hope you read the article.
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Originally posted by no1marauderIts you who continually moves the goalposts and introduces irrelevant material.
Stop moving the goalposts. Do you believe that most Christian sects liberally interpret Scripture?
whodey: Is Islam not unique in this regard? I know of many liberal interpretations of the Bible in Christiandom but not with the Quran in the world of Islam.
For those of us who do not subscribe to any of the Semitic religious creeds (Judaism, Christianity, or Mohammedism) it is of no consequence whether or not most Christians 'liberally intertpret Scripture'. The point is that a hell of a lot of muslim clerics do interpret it literally and induce weak-minded crackpots to go out and blow themselves up in the name of Allah, with the spurious promise of eternal bliss with the houris. The latter being a figment of the unhealthy imagination of the paedophile Mohammed.
Originally posted by Philodor😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴😴
Its you who continually moves the goalposts and introduces irrelevant material.
For those of us who do not subscribe to any of the Semitic religious creeds (Judaism, Christianity, or Mohammedism) it is of no consequence whether or not most Christians 'liberally intertpret Scripture'. The point is that a hell of a lot of muslim clerics do interpret it ...[text shortened]... he houris. The latter being a figment of the unhealthy imagination of the paedophile Mohammed.
Originally posted by PhilodorThey are not 'weak-minded' in any relevant sense, and they don't do it because of the promise of eternal bliss. I will get onto that myth next time I add material to my thread on the seminar by Robert Pape that I attended.
Its you who continually moves the goalposts and introduces irrelevant material.
For those of us who do not subscribe to any of the Semitic religious creeds (Judaism, Christianity, or Mohammedism) it is of no consequence whether or not most Christians 'liberally intertpret Scripture'. The point is that a hell of a lot of muslim clerics do interpret it ...[text shortened]... he houris. The latter being a figment of the unhealthy imagination of the paedophile Mohammed.
Originally posted by orfeoMad by any other name if you like. Who is Robert Pape? A muslim convert?
They are not 'weak-minded' in any relevant sense, and they don't do it because of the promise of eternal bliss. I will get onto that myth next time I add material to my thread on the seminar by Robert Pape that I attended.
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Originally posted by PhilodorMad in one sense, certainly.
Mad by any other name if you like. Who is Robert Pape? A muslim convert?
The second half of your response, however, is just astounding. How exactly do you get from a statement that your description of the motive of bombers is incorrect to a suggestion about a 'muslim convert'?
Did I say he (or I) denied that the bombers were muslim?
Did I say that he thought that suicide terrorism was a good idea?
Just WAIT, and I will post the material. In the meantime, the thread is already there and will tell you who Robert Pape is.
Originally posted by PhilodorThe point was addressed to whodey and specifically addressed his comment. Thus, it was hardly "irrelevant".
Its you who continually moves the goalposts and introduces irrelevant material.
For those of us who do not subscribe to any of the Semitic religious creeds (Judaism, Christianity, or Mohammedism) it is of no consequence whether or not most Christians 'liberally intertpret Scripture'. The point is that a hell of a lot of muslim clerics do interpret it ...[text shortened]... he houris. The latter being a figment of the unhealthy imagination of the paedophile Mohammed.