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To: Land Shark who wrote (999931)	2/12/2017 9:17:11 AM
From: longnshort	3 Recommendations Recommended By jlallen Mick Mørmøny tntpal Respond to of 1574495

Piers Morgan told to ‘F* off’ on live TV for defending Trump By Thomas Lifson Trump Derangement Syndrome is spreading, ensnaring celebrities into making fools of themselves. Hysteria is not a useful political strategy, but the left has not yet understood that because of its isolation in the Blue Bubble – mostly large cities, especially on the coasts, and college towns – where nobody they ever encounter and take seriously voices contrary opinions. With the level of self-reinforcement they receive from each other, they cannot process opposing views. Watch as a profane insult is the best Bill Maher can come up with: Piers Morgan told to ‘F* off’ on live TV for defending Trump 8 thinker

To: Land Shark who wrote (999931)	2/12/2017 9:21:42 AM
From: longnshort	2 Recommendations Recommended By James Seagrove Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 1574495

Georgetown professor defends Islamic slavery and 'non-consensua'l sex By Rick Moran Jonathan Brown, a professor at Georgetown University and a prominent Muslim scholar, delivered a lecture in which he defended Islamic slavery and incidents of non-consensual sex. Brown claims that because Muslims slaves have some "rights," that the institution was akin to Medievil feudalism rather than the chattel slavery found in the American south. The lecture has to be seen to be believed. Rod Dreher points out the dilemma for modern Muslims if they accept the fact that Muhammad was a slave owner. “Are you more morally mature than the Prophet of God?” Brown says. “No, you’re not.” So, there you have it. If Muhammad held slaves, how bad could slavery really be? It’s a challenging point, actually: if the Prophet behaved in a certain way, who are Muslims today to stand in judgment of him and what he did? If we say that slavery is evil, are we not implicitly condemning the Prophet as an evildoer? Can a Muslim do that and still be a good Muslim? I don’t know. It’s worth pointing out that in the New Testament, St. Paul doesn’t condemn slaveholding, which was common in his day, nor does he explicitly endorse it. He simply recognizes it as a fact of life, and tells slaves and slaveholders how to treat each other. ( See here for more information.) However, the principles of Christianity led in modern times to the rejection of slavery among Christians. To canonize someone as a saint does not mean that they led perfect lives, only that the led lives of heroic Christian virtue. The only perfectly sinless life was that of Jesus Christ. Nevertheless, it is worth considering whether or not Islam today has within it the resources to oppose slavery, which continues to exist in some Muslim countries. The line I quote above can be used to justify slavery (if Muhammad held slaves, who are Muslims to condemn other Muslims who own slaves?), or, I suppose, to undermine confidence in Muhammad and his teaching. americanthinker.com

To: Land Shark who wrote (999931)	2/12/2017 9:23:36 AM
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Female Ontario Premier Forced To Sit In A Corner While Visiting Mosque 8 informationliberation

To: Land Shark who wrote (999931)	2/12/2017 11:40:52 AM
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To: Land Shark who wrote (999931)	2/12/2017 5:13:22 PM
From: Taro	1 Recommendation Recommended By Mick Mørmøny Respond to of 1574495

My take is, that he already knew the speech, because whatever was being said there had already been agreed upon before. I can handle myself quite well moving around on my own in Japan, but more formal level Japanese like Abe's speech - or for that sake JSTV news - is above my level, and while I get the gist of it, let's say I truly understand 1/3 to 1/2 of it. Woman's talk is always the easiest to understand in a new language, don't tell my why!