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Religious Fanaticism
Sometimes I can't comprehend cultural differences and the so called “pious.” The recent news events below show that these particular religious people have no compassion, humanity, sense of forgiveness, morality or sense of kindness. With all of these religious characteristics missing how can one think themselves as being devout to their religion, their family, their friends or their god? After reading I feel that a part of me has been removed, that’s the only way I can express how I feel.
Sudan charged a British teacher Wednesday with inciting religious hatred after she allowed her students to name a teddy bear Muhammad, an offense that could subject her to 40 lashes, six months in prison and a fine the Justice Ministry said.
Gibbons, 54, was arrested Sunday after the parents of some of her pupils complained, accusing her of naming the bear after Islam's prophet. Muhammad is a common name among Muslim men, but giving the prophet's name to an animal would be seen as insulting by many Muslims.
In today’s news the Sudanese people are seeking justice, they are calling for Gibbons to be executed.
In Seattle - A few hours after a judge ruled that a 14-year-old Jehovah's Witness sick with leukemia had the right to refuse a blood transfusion that might have helped him, the boy died, a newspaper reported.
Dennis Lindberg died Wednesday night at Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, his father, Dennis Lindberg Sr., told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Hospital spokeswoman Teri Thomas said she could not confirm or deny anything about the case at the request of the boy's legal guardian, his aunt Dianna Mincin.
Earlier Wednesday, Skagit County Superior Court Judge John Meyer had denied a motion by the state to force the boy to have a blood transfusion. The judge said the eighth-grader knew "he's basically giving himself a death sentence."
"I don't believe Dennis' decision is the result of any coercion," the judge said during the hearing.
I know I will never be able to relate with radical muslims in foreign countries but it's still difficult for me to understand their barbaric nature. With regard to the US born 14 year old boy Dennis Lindberg my heart bleeds. I don't think that any debate, religious PhD or expert on constitutional law would ever change my moral views that this death was wrong. For a young boy and his family to let religion supercede life has to make you really think.
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Markdegen you are falling into a trap set by the liberal media to trick you. The stereotype of Muslim countries portrayed by liberal media in the west is a distortion intended to reinforce the perception that all muslims are harsh and violent. This image is false. The circumstances in Sudan are not normal. There are two civil wars going on. The country is riven with political, tribal, ethnic and religious factions. Naturally the situation is tense. You might disagree with the concept of Sharia law, and therefore you would be wise to avoid this part of the world. But that doesn't mean that visitors to Sudan are free to defy the law. The law is the law. The woman who defied this law is foolish and misguided. It was a blunder of the worst sort of bad judgement. Her mistake was also graceless and tasteless. Perhaps you would understand it better if you imagined someone in your own country naming their dog or stuffed animal "Jesus". Many fundamentalist Christians would be outraged. Some would howl for blood. It is simply tasteless to provoke the devout with displays of bad taste and needless provocation. And in a country on high alert for religious and political strife, it was foolish in the extreme. What you are reading in your liberal western journals is probably a political reaction to a highly inflamed religious issue. Don't be fooled by big media. Think for yourself.
I do watch and read a substantial amount of news but regardless my perception isn't solely that Muslims are harsh and violent. I'm well aware that no matter where in the world you go there are both good and bad people.
I agree with you that when someone travels to another country they should be educated on their destinations culture and customs. This teacher that you refer to as foolish and misguided was trying to make bad place a little better. Yes, she accidentally offended people of the Muslim faith.
My point was that of crime and punishment. Any civilized person or your example "fundamentalist Christian" would not be howling for blood if they were offended especially if it was unintended. Here in the U.S. if someone maliciously offends ones faith or ethnicity it has never compelled people to seek the offender’s demise. Slurs and derogatory comments are made by the misinformed and uneducated and most of the time they are ignored.
The kicker of a portion of your comments: “It is simply tasteless to provoke the devout with displays of bad taste and needless provocation.” Again it was unintended, but if the teacher’s actions were tasteless and provoking how do you feel the harsh punishment and desire for her death from these devout souls ranks?
If big media is fooling me what do you recommend I watch or what newspapers do you suggest?