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To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (1095)	2/19/2002 10:21:12 PM
From: Thomas M.	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 2926

"Ye (Muslims) are the best of peoples evolved for mankind . . ." Surah 3:110. Yeah, this is something I don't like about religions. It reminds me of the "Chosen People" in Judaism. Too Master-Race-ish for my taste. A Muslim may not be punished for killing a non-Muslim: "No Muslim should be killed for killing a kafir (infidel)." Vol 9:50 Those two statements don't agree with each other. For those who resist Islam – execution or mutilation is decreed: "The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His apostle, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution or crucifixion, or the cutting off of the hands and feet from opposite sides or exile from the land . . ." Surah 5:36 Again, these two statements don't agree with each other. Waging war on Muslims and "resisting Islam" are two entirely different concepts. " The Hadith teaches that apostasy is punishable by death: "Whoever changes his Islamic religion, kill him." Vol. 9:57 I don't like this at all, but I also don't necessarily believe it is true. Tom

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (1095)	2/19/2002 10:59:01 PM
From: RON BL	Respond to of 2926

Raped woman to be jailed, lashed Saudi court sentences victim as well as perpetrator -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Posted: February 18, 2002 3:50 p.m. Eastern © 2002 WorldNetDaily.com RIYADH, Saudi Arabia –– A Saudi court has sentenced a woman to six months in prison and 65 lashes for getting raped by her brother-in-law and reporting it to police. The perpetrator of the crime received 4,750 lashes and six years in prison for the attack, reports the paper Al-Eqtisadiah. The man's sentence was for having sex with his sister-in-law, not rape. The court found the sex was not consensual. The victim reported the attack to the police. Having a relationship with one's in-law is considered a serious offense under the strict Islamic judicial code that Saudi Arabia follows. The court, in the port city of Jiddah, ordered that the lashes be administered to the man at a rate of 95 at a time. Lashes are often handed out by Saudi courts, although rarely in such large numbers. The court also ruled he was not eligible for a pardon "because of the ugliness and seriousness of his crime." worldnetdaily.com

To: DeplorableIrredeemableRedneck who wrote (1095)	2/22/2002 11:23:07 PM
From: lorne	Respond to of 2926

Hi Darren. I wonder if a new religion could be started in this day and age by some illiterate desert arab who says he goes into the desert and talks to god, and he flies on winged horses. I wonder if anyone would believe a person like this today or would he just be locked up for his own protection. 1500 years ago I think that the arabs were worshiping a black rock in a place called mecca, think I read this somewhere..in any case it would be no great feat to convince these people that a change in their worship habits was in order. What I find really amazing is that people still believe this kind of stuff even with all the education that is available today. If someone today claimed that he/she was talking to the angels or to god no one would believe them so why do people still believe the same thing when it happened 1500 years ago. ?? Lorne