Syncretism of course, the way we do it in India, i.e. don't demonise people for their beliefs and don't harm anyone for profit.
Actually, Christianity does surpress Homosexuals and does not standardize women as the same rank as a man.
Yes, the recognition and application of "turn the other cheek" is oh so evident within political Christianity's history...Christianity would have conquered the whole world were it not for Islam.
Christianity also is against homosexuality, and a glance at the OT will rapidly reveal the inequality within genders...but I suppose that is not of importance to you, considering your narrow-minded hatred for one particular religion.
hint3: one cannot be a Muslim and opposed to freedom of enterprise.
<< Like the untouchables? >>
A good movie that!
So how secular are they?
1. What is their position on structural adjustment and the G8 cycle of debt and corporations?
2. What is their position on religious freedom of other minorities?
3. How multicultural are they in ethnic diversity?
Like the untouchables?
And hello - I'm back. I noticed your warning for "hate sites", and I wonder who that was directed at. Who decides what constitutes hate? Is it content, or the prejudices of the moderator?
...you're saying that to be muslim, one must be capitalist? That doesn't sound very encouraging.
Varies by nations.
Total.
What the hell does that have to do with anything? How diverse and multicultural is Pakistan, or Iraq, or Saudi Arabia, or Egypt, or Morocco?
Touche. But if you read history carefully, you'll find they were treated worst under British colonial rule. Why do you think that is? Could it have anything to do with the British redefining Hinduism as a "religion" rather than as dharma and giving preferential treatment to the "upper classes"?
I hope you noticed which forums it was associated with; or is it selective reading as usual?
Absence of evidence is not the same as evidence of absence.
Is this with reference to Sweden? Are you reading the posts?
Do you know the ethnicity of the peoples of Pakistan, Iraq, Egypt or Morocco?
1) The correlation made between secularism and becoming a suicide bomber is a misleading statistic because it includes the Tamil Tigers which are an isolated exception to the rest of the world as a whole.
2) Also they're not factually correct any more as they were only compiled until 2003 and since then the stats (including the Tamil Tigers' figures) have changed
...eh? Is there some tenuous link to the point I've not got here? Accio point! Nothing. Ah well.
Well, it seems a bit monocultural, to be honest.
Link please?I think the problem predates the Brits by a few thousand years, actually.
"Well, before the British came here, we only pelted the untouchables with dung. But the British advised us that the job would more efficiently be done with rocks. They were partially right; it would take all day to kill an untouchable with dung. Still, it was inhumane. When Ghandi got rid of the Brits, we went back to the dung. I sincerely hope the untouchables appreciated the difference in the softness of the medium."
And touché.
In my defense, I did edit the post thereafter, realizing my error. I am nothing if not contrite and honest. In fact, if I could sum up my experience on this forum in one word, that word would be "contrite honesty".
I know for a fact that at least a fifth of all US Americans appreciate my position, and also some in South America and Iraq.
So how secular are they?
1. What is their position on structural adjustment and the G8 cycle of debt and corporations?
2. What is their position on religious freedom of other minorities?
3. How multicultural are they in ethnic diversity?
4. Does the state support churches, ie is a citizen of Sweden a member of the state church unless he declares otherwise? If yes, what is the position of other places of worship (of religions other than the state church)?
5. What is the suicide rate compared to other nations (I read elsewhere that atheists have higher suicide rates)
You will just have to take my word for it then, I was just trying to get a simple point across. I am not going to investigate all these points. :shrug:
I think it should be pretty straight forward that to subject the whole world to any one religion is wrong, even evil..
People should be able to make up their own minds. Thats the last thing I'll say about it, it's ridiculous that even after 26 pages that hasn't been established yet.
Why don't you take my word for it instead? If that is all that is required to establish appositeness, why raise a discussion point?:bugeye:
Why don't you take my word for it instead? If that is all that is required to establish appositeness, why raise a discussion point?:bugeye:
I didn't raise the discussion point, Billy did. The answer is so straight forward its ridiculous to even discuss.
Discussion point: Islam Must Rule the World
My answer: No
You see its the "must" that is wrong here.
If the discussion point would be "Wouldn't it be great if everyone would have the same religion ? Life on Earth would be much more peaceful", I would probably answer with yes.
The "must" suggests forcing people to convert to Islam who don't want to, that is just wrong. As I said, people should be allowed to make their own choices.