COMensarations
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Compare & Contrast I
A rather simple technique.....
...of gauging a religion is compare and contrast it against another religion.
I think I’m going to start doing just that with some of the more poigant aspects....
This first installment, or it could be considered the second, if you look at the comment made the other day about the sad case of Abdul Rahman.
At any rate, today’s aspect deals with the newly installed governing party of the Palestinians; Hamas.
In a recent item, Hamas declared....
“The Koran is our constitution, Jihad is our way, and death for the sake of God is our highest aspiration,” Hamas lawmaker Hamed Bitawi said.
I’ll take their word for that. However, there’s plenty of physical evidence—can you say suicide bomber— that they do believe that.
On the other hand, another major religion I’m familiar with seems to think that the highest aspiration is to “live for the sake of God”. The difference there is rather dramatic; like night and day. One religion aspires to death the other to life.
Go fig.
P.S. If General Patton were alive today, he’d be chuckling—darkly.
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March 28, 2006 NY Times
Afghan Convert to Christianity Is Released, Officials Say
By SULTAN M. MUNADIKABUL, March 28 - Afghanistan’s justice minister said today that a jailed Afghan man who faced the death penalty for converting to Christianity has been released, and a human rights official said today that the man looked “fine” and “happy” as he left the prison.
But there were no further details about where the Afghan man, Abdul Rahman was taken after authorities released him from Pul-I-Charkhi prison in Kabul late Monday night and turned him over to his brother. ...
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28 March 2006 ANSA Italia -
Italy offers to take Afghan convert
Rome possible sanctuary for Christian who faced death (ANSA) - Rome, March 28 - Italy has become the first country to offer asylum to an Afghan man who has escaped the death penalty for converting to Christianity, foreign ministry sources said on Tuesday .Foreign Minister Gianfranco Fini will put the case of Abdul Rahman to a cabinet meeting on Wednesday, the sources said .
They said Fini had spoken to Italy’s ambassador in Kabul who confirmed that Rahman, 41, had been released overnight and had asked the international community for asylum .
The foreign ministry said Fini’s move was a reflection of Italy’s involvement in the case. Italy was one of the first countries to appeal for Rahman’s release, as soon as it became known that he faced a possible death sentence under Afghanistan’s Islamic law, the sharia ...
on 03/28 at 07:17 PM -
TO: visitor
RE: As I Said Earlier…...such a people have a REAL serious problem with their self-esteem, if their best trick to retain membership is to kill.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
on 03/29 at 02:29 PM