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Thread #150885   Message #3521637
Posted By: Jim Carroll
01-Jun-13 - 03:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: Unarmed soldier killed, (London-May 2013)
Subject: RE: BS: Unarmed soldier killed, Woolwich (London)
Eliza
"I'm worried for him."
I sincerely hope without cause.
"Now point our any country or society in the world..."
So we have to put the blame for the death of a soldier on the people who have chosen to leave their countries of origin and live in Britain - do I have that right?
I hold no brief whatever for any religion, and am alarmed when they get a foothold in any society - I get tired of repeating that I believe religion - any religion and politics is a toxic mix.
Historically, when any religion weilds political power it invariably abuses it - from Inquisition Spain, Henry VIII's and Cromwell's England right through to 20th century "Holy Ireland" with its Magdalene Laundries and clerical abuses (not to mention 21st century Vatican continuing cover-up of those abuses)
In Ireland at present we are in the middle of a "to terminate or not to terminate a non-viable pregnancy" battle, following the death of a young woman who was refused one - I believe a similar dispute is taking place in El Salvador (?) too..   
I am in no way comparing Christianity with Islam, favourably or otherwise, I'm simply pointing out that we can all throw about examples of violent and inhuman demands from our holy books.
I hope, though certainly will not live long enough to see the time all religion becomes a matter of personal choice and not something imposed on human beings from birth by a self-appointed guardian of our souls".
"it is MORE NOT LESS now"
THEN PRODUCE SOME GENUINE FIGURES TO BACK UP YOUR CLAIM INSTEAD OF MAKING THEM UP TO SUIT YOUR BIGOTRY
I suggest that anybody left with any genuine interest in this subject
other than to use the body of a dead soldier as an Islamophobic soapbox, read through the reasoned, friendly and humanely sympathetic postings at the beginning of this thread, before Keith and his merry Klavern of Klansmen hijacked it - as has happened over and over and over...... again on this forum.
Jim Carroll