Anonymous wrote:

Muslima wrote:Damned if you do, Damned if you don't, my goodness, get a grip. They are exercising their right to freedom of speech by marching and saying what they believe in and what they are protesting against. Would you be happier if they murdered more people?

If the bar of expectation for Muslim behavior is that they should protest in favor of the actions of murderers, rather than be murderers, we can do that. Seems a bit low, though.

Nobody can help you, if you have comprehension issues....

Anonymous wrote:

Muslima wrote:Damned if you do, Damned if you don't, my goodness, get a grip. They are exercising their right to freedom of speech by marching and saying what they believe in and what they are protesting against. Would you be happier if they murdered more people?

and we are exercising our freedom of speech by saying that Muslims in the Philippines would spend their time more wisely if they protested against the thousands in Syria, Iraq and Nigeria who desecrate Islam and commit blasphemy against their Prophet by killing and raping thousands of innocent in the name of Allah and the Quran, instead of marching against a magazine published in a country on the other side of the world.

Oh, so now you have to tell them what they need to be angry about or protest against ? Got it!!!

Muslima wrote:Damned if you do, Damned if you don't, my goodness, get a grip. They are exercising their right to freedom of speech by marching and saying what they believe in and what they are protesting against. Would you be happier if they murdered more people?

If the bar of expectation for Muslim behavior is that they should protest in favor of the actions of murderers, rather than be murderers, we can do that. Seems a bit low, though.

Muslima wrote:Damned if you do, Damned if you don't, my goodness, get a grip. They are exercising their right to freedom of speech by marching and saying what they believe in and what they are protesting against. Would you be happier if they murdered more people?

and we are exercising our freedom of speech by saying that Muslims in the Philippines would spend their time more wisely if they protested against the thousands in Syria, Iraq and Nigeria who desecrate Islam and commit blasphemy against their Prophet by killing and raping thousands of innocent in the name of Allah and the Quran, instead of marching against a magazine published in a country on the other side of the world.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Instead of condemning the horror of murder going on in Paris and 2000 killed in Nigeria, they rally around a cartoon.

And this is why I am heartily disappointed in the "moderates" who don't see the cancer that is spreading in their religion. I have some friends whom I consider highly educated and moderate that have spent the past week ranting against the blasphemy of the cartoons, while ignoring the violence that has taken place, somehow implying that this was justification for the violence.

Exactly.

What do you mean, "instead of"?

Damned if you do, Damned if you don't, my goodness, get a grip. They are exercising their right to freedom of speech by marching and saying what they believe in and what they are protesting against. Would you be happier if they murdered more people?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Someone explain this quote from the article to me:

"'It is not permitted to kill and also it is not permitted to humiliate a billion Muslims,' he said.

How exactly does a cartoon or a physical depiction of Muhammed "humiliate" Muslims?

It's not really something that our mindset can properly understand.

I guess you're right. I just feel like this way of thinking is totally pathological.

Anonymous wrote:Someone explain this quote from the article to me:

"'It is not permitted to kill and also it is not permitted to humiliate a billion Muslims,' he said.

How exactly does a cartoon or a physical depiction of Muhammed "humiliate" Muslims?

It's not really something that our mindset can properly understand.

Anonymous wrote:Instead of condemning the horror of murder going on in Paris and 2000 killed in Nigeria, they rally around a cartoon.

And this is why I am heartily disappointed in the "moderates" who don't see the cancer that is spreading in their religion. I have some friends whom I consider highly educated and moderate that have spent the past week ranting against the blasphemy of the cartoons, while ignoring the violence that has taken place, somehow implying that this was justification for the violence.

That really is sad and dishearatening.

After Friday prayers is generally when protests and rioting happens - after the radical Imams whip the congregation up into a fury with their sermon and call on them to go protest (not all Imams do this obviously - I don't mean that they all do).

my guess is there WILL be riots after Friday prayers unfortunately. I just hope no one gets killed or hurt.

Someone explain this quote from the article to me:

"'It is not permitted to kill and also it is not permitted to humiliate a billion Muslims,' he said.

How exactly does a cartoon or a physical depiction of Muhammed "humiliate" Muslims?

Anonymous wrote:Instead of condemning the horror of murder going on in Paris and 2000 killed in Nigeria, they rally around a cartoon.

And this is why I am heartily disappointed in the "moderates" who don't see the cancer that is spreading in their religion. I have some friends whom I consider highly educated and moderate that have spent the past week ranting against the blasphemy of the cartoons, while ignoring the violence that has taken place, somehow implying that this was justification for the violence.

Exactly.

In Pakistan, they had a protest/rally where they praised the terrorists as martyrs. No violence yet though....but you know how they love to riot in Pakistan.

Instead of condemning the horror of murder going on in Paris and 2000 killed in Nigeria, they rally around a cartoon.

And this is why I am heartily disappointed in the "moderates" who don't see the cancer that is spreading in their religion. I have some friends whom I consider highly educated and moderate that have spent the past week ranting against the blasphemy of the cartoons, while ignoring the violence that has taken place, somehow implying that this was justification for the violence.

Anonymous wrote:In Jordan, the Muslim Brotherhood said it would stage a protest after Friday prayers in Amman in response to the paper's Mohammed cartoon. I wonder if these protests are going to turn violent.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2910126/Muslims-stage-angry-protests-Charlie-Hebdo-s-Mohammed-cartoon-Boko-Haram-terror-leader-hails-



http://news.yahoo.com/muslims-philippines-march-against-charlie-hebdo-141708787.html

Around 1,500 people protested in one of the Philippines' main Muslim-majority cities on Wednesday against the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, police said.

Local politicians, teenaged students and women with veils covering their faces packed the main square in Marawi in the southern Philippines, some raising their fists in the air as a Charlie Hebdo poster was burnt.

"What had happened in France, the Charlie Hebdo killing, is a moral lesson for the world to respect any kind of religion, especially the religion of Islam," organisers said in a statement released during the three-hour rally.

"Freedom of expression does not extend to insulting the noble and the greatest prophet of Allah."

The protest in the Philippines was one of first reported worldwide since the violence to express outrage at Charlie Hebdo.

The protesters carried streamers in with the words "You are Charlie" written in French, in response to the "I am Charlie" cry of those who condemned the attack.

One of the streamers read: "France must apologise", while another read: "You mock our prophet, now you want an apology?"

Islam: still working on the concept.

In Jordan, the Muslim Brotherhood said it would stage a protest after Friday prayers in Amman in response to the paper's Mohammed cartoon. I wonder if these protests are going to turn violent.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2910126/Muslims-stage-angry-protests-Charlie-Hebdo-s-Mohammed-cartoon-Boko-Haram-terror-leader-hails-



http://news.yahoo.com/muslims-philippines-march-against-charlie-hebdo-141708787.html

Around 1,500 people protested in one of the Philippines' main Muslim-majority cities on Wednesday against the French satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo's caricatures of the Prophet Mohammed, police said.

Local politicians, teenaged students and women with veils covering their faces packed the main square in Marawi in the southern Philippines, some raising their fists in the air as a Charlie Hebdo poster was burnt.

"What had happened in France, the Charlie Hebdo killing, is a moral lesson for the world to respect any kind of religion, especially the religion of Islam," organisers said in a statement released during the three-hour rally.

"Freedom of expression does not extend to insulting the noble and the greatest prophet of Allah."

The protest in the Philippines was one of first reported worldwide since the violence to express outrage at Charlie Hebdo.

The protesters carried streamers in with the words "You are Charlie" written in French, in response to the "I am Charlie" cry of those who condemned the attack.

One of the streamers read: "France must apologise", while another read: "You mock our prophet, now you want an apology?"