tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post4972686755760254585..comments2024-03-29T06:51:03.388+00:00Comments on TPQ: Sharia Courts Are A Human Rights ScandalAMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-28705617996528990502016-08-13T16:11:55.756+01:002016-08-13T16:11:55.756+01:00David,
one religion criticising another on the gr...David,<br /><br />one religion criticising another on the grounds of text is laughable when all their texts are murderous. I think that goes some way to explaining the fascistic content of religion. They need the power to suppress criticism and scrutiny of their hypocrisy. <br /><br />Daithi D,<br /><br />Salma Yaqoob made the more persuasive points in the piece. I just think she is wrong on AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-25694144472393716322016-08-13T13:12:10.375+01:002016-08-13T13:12:10.375+01:00Daithi, I understand your comments. In my opinio...Daithi, I understand your comments. In my opinion all religions have a fascist element. My concern is simple, if western civilisation is to better the backwardness of certain Muslim traditions then an inability to admit obvious similarities in Western religions is counter productive. For at least you have balls enough to highlight this subject Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120277877011965034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-58434085207684355142016-08-13T10:31:42.683+01:002016-08-13T10:31:42.683+01:00I think YAB points about the veil are the same as ...I think YAB points about the veil are the same as ive made.<br />People might observe jewish men covering their head, and nuns in habits and think the veil is possibly an extension of this type of tradition.It isnt. We are paying a form jizya tax to allow these communities to set up parallel states (in the UK at least),and I would stop that before seeking any change to outlaw veils though.DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-63425674832047142532016-08-12T22:05:21.016+01:002016-08-12T22:05:21.016+01:00DaithiD, my fault. Try thisuseful exchange on the ...<br />DaithiD, my fault. Try this<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/apr/02/conversation-yaqoob-alibhai-brown-burqa" rel="nofollow">useful exchange on the veil</a><br />AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-1221784254050579312016-08-12T20:12:00.106+01:002016-08-12T20:12:00.106+01:00AM, that link just goes to the commentisfree front...AM, that link just goes to the commentisfree front page? Ive checked it on a phone and laptop.DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-28835758848750067142016-08-12T19:49:47.845+01:002016-08-12T19:49:47.845+01:00Thanks David, I actually didnt defend Catholicism,...Thanks David, I actually didnt defend Catholicism, I rejected this specific comparison of Sharia Courts and Confessional Booths. The difference in function between the two should be self evident. I also jumped on it because of the inability/ unwillingness of people to critique Islam without making reference to other religions. Douglas Murrays latest article identifies something similar, an LGBT DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-78000233088569009082016-08-12T15:33:48.146+01:002016-08-12T15:33:48.146+01:00Salma that should beSalma that should beAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-41194296769244412692016-08-12T15:33:20.752+01:002016-08-12T15:33:20.752+01:00There is a good discussion on the subject matter b...There is a good discussion on the subject matter between <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2011/apr/02/conversation-yaqoob-alibhai%20brown-burqa" rel="nofollow"> Slama Yaqoob and Yasmin Alibhai-Brown </a>AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-25233814010993655492016-08-12T14:31:57.715+01:002016-08-12T14:31:57.715+01:00Daithi,
A lot of your concerns are v...Daithi,<br /> A lot of your concerns are valid. However, as long as you phrase them with such hatred of Islam combined with spontaneous defence of Catholicism, they cease to be logical.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14120277877011965034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-57606875789607938872016-08-12T13:53:48.570+01:002016-08-12T13:53:48.570+01:00Niall
I think if they chose to wear neither that ...Niall<br /><br />I think if they chose to wear neither that would constitute shaking off one element of their shackles of oppression.Christy Walshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07529990561635818286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-31984873573277053392016-08-12T11:58:00.886+01:002016-08-12T11:58:00.886+01:00Niall I dont get it, the niqab is approximately th...Niall I dont get it, the niqab is approximately the same as a hijab save for an extra cloth to cover the face, i dont know why you would combine them. The poor bints must be hot enough under them already. Its interesting how people switch from solidarity with those oppressed to placing a primacy on selfish interests, so these garments become items of personal choice and not instruments of DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-58836703865154600932016-08-11T20:39:36.987+01:002016-08-11T20:39:36.987+01:00Loved that...brilliant!Loved that...brilliant!Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095927877271759903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-29089650201640554942016-08-11T20:36:44.578+01:002016-08-11T20:36:44.578+01:00Niall,
as they say about god, you know he is on y...Niall,<br /><br />as they say about god, you know he is on your side when he hates the same people you do. Funny that, now.<br />AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-84651819470212271822016-08-11T18:59:10.783+01:002016-08-11T18:59:10.783+01:00Here you two, if a woman should choose to wear bot...Here you two, if a woman should choose to wear both niqab and hijab does that constitute a balaclava?Niallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06013400649117430986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-81028362597354799522016-08-10T22:07:47.328+01:002016-08-10T22:07:47.328+01:00Infantile mewling rather than answer the questions...Infantile mewling rather than answer the questions. Stop wasting my time. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-86845692903957756842016-08-10T17:09:29.552+01:002016-08-10T17:09:29.552+01:00Well let others read the record of this and decide...Well let others read the record of this and decide who answered whose questions even though they were off topic for reasons Ive listed and that havent been rebutted. There is a familiar pattern to these articles on Islam, apropos of nothing you will steer it onto Catholicism, and fire one question after another until the Catholic ducks out, then accuse them of evasiveness.Even when questions are DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-86460578156304539232016-08-09T17:31:31.165+01:002016-08-09T17:31:31.165+01:00DaithiD,
I haven't the time to waste on evasi...DaithiD,<br /><br />I haven't the time to waste on evasiveness. AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-68698353861127565062016-08-09T17:29:49.969+01:002016-08-09T17:29:49.969+01:00I make no criticism from a Catholic perspective, I...I make no criticism from a Catholic perspective, I make no reference to any religion other than Islam. Remember Anthony,a secular society is not the same as an athiest one, it seems you are looking for reasons to exclude. You can take the boy out of the Provos, but you can't ....etcDaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-59895647877746013742016-08-09T15:15:49.592+01:002016-08-09T15:15:49.592+01:00DaithiD,
again you find difficulty in answering t...DaithiD,<br /><br />again you find difficulty in answering the question you were asked.<br /><br />The accusation is not that the confessional booth is being used as a substitute for the judicial system. So for that reason do you agree with the power of the Sharia court being reduced to that of the confessional booth? What would be wrong with Sharia Law were it to have no more power of AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-35735010045040061592016-08-09T11:54:45.017+01:002016-08-09T11:54:45.017+01:00AM,Ive never heard the accusation of confessional ...AM,Ive never heard the accusation of confessional booths being a substitute for the judicial system, which is what is being leveled at Sharia Courts here, so I can only indulge the pant shitting inanity so far. But in general, out of the two of us, I have dealt directly with the authors piece, what then should be classed as the critical evasion? <br />How are Sharia Courts administered? As is DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-67141762843408745392016-08-09T11:13:24.790+01:002016-08-09T11:13:24.790+01:00DaithiD,
and still you don't answer the quest...DaithiD,<br /><br />and still you don't answer the question. <br /><br />Should the power of Sharia be on a par with that of the confessional or not? Would it not be advantageous to society to reduce the status of Sharia to the status of the confessional? It is a very simple question. <br /><br />It is not about you being a hypocrite or a bad Catholic, it is about trying to get you to think AMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-17433341940989918152016-08-09T10:48:03.568+01:002016-08-09T10:48:03.568+01:00AM,you can approach this how you like in the censo...AM,you can approach this how you like in the censorship free environment you promote, but if the problem with Sharia is even a fraction as serious as Maryam (and others) insists, it will require a broad church to confront it.I dont see how trying to find hypocrisy in others helps towards that end. Lets assume I am a hypocrite or a bad Catholic. What does this say about Sharia Law? Nothing. How DaithiDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03154264514142897745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-70607924833029062882016-08-09T09:47:50.944+01:002016-08-09T09:47:50.944+01:00DaithiD,
a priest can tell a person in the confes...DaithiD,<br /><br />a priest can tell a person in the confessional that if they continue to distribute condoms as a means to save life, they are not behaving as a good Catholic and cannot be forgiven. How is that not an attempt to govern people's behaviour? If the priest was only telling the person to say three Hail Marys and do four handstands, that would be personal and would have no impactAMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00559413440743290550noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-82977128098416121622016-08-08T23:41:49.086+01:002016-08-08T23:41:49.086+01:00for the series - truth is stronger than fiction!!
...for the series - truth is stronger than fiction!!<br /><br />https://eurofree3.wordpress.com/2016/08/07/post-brexit-taking-back-control-from-eu-law-to-sharia/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4807238897188927967.post-43663902498105408362016-08-08T23:38:36.333+01:002016-08-08T23:38:36.333+01:00DaithiD,
It was not so very long ago that Catholi...DaithiD,<br /><br />It was not so very long ago that Catholicism was doing the exact same things that Islam is doing right now. If someone draws parallels it is for very good reasons.<br /><br />Look at how the 'Church' grew in South America alone. It cut a bloody swathe through all the indigenous heathens it found there using the same bloody techniques it used in Europe. <br /><br />If Steve Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13670990166576346966noreply@blogger.com