tzijlstra Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Finding it very hard to read this thread without calling a certain poster a completely ignorant and abhorrent human being, but I am managing just about. Banning religion is the biggest trigger for a counter-reaction. I don't care whether we are talking about the islam, the christian church or scientology. Banning it is not an answer and shouldn't even be considered. It is just morally wrong to take away people's faith. Whether you like the faith or not is irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Some sources I could find. AllAfrica News.........Angola: Minister Guarantees Efforts to Fight Illegal Churches http://allafrica.com/stories/201311200767.html Here's a much more in-depth article in Portuguese from a veritable Angolan newspaper. Google Translation here: http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=pt&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.opais.net%2Fpt%2Fopais%2F%3Fid%3D1929%26det%3D35025&act=url Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
natjack Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Finding it very hard to read this thread without calling a certain poster a completely ignorant and abhorrent human being, but I am managing just about. Banning religion is the biggest trigger for a counter-reaction. I don't care whether we are talking about the islam, the christian church or scientology. Banning it is not an answer and shouldn't even be considered. It is just morally wrong to take away people's faith. Whether you like the faith or not is irrelevant. It reads as though the endgame is to get rid of Muslims from their country because they don't like the effect they've having on their culture and are worried about unrest? So they think banning the faith will result in any adherents leaving the country, as they're not allowed to stop being Muslims on pain of death? Maybe they think this is a way to deport them without actually deporting them and stirring up international outrage? I can't see the Muslims leaving without a fight though, can anyone? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 Finding it very hard to read this thread without calling a certain poster a completely ignorant and abhorrent human being, but I am managing just about. Banning religion is the biggest trigger for a counter-reaction. I don't care whether we are talking about the islam, the christian church or scientology. Banning it is not an answer and shouldn't even be considered. It is just morally wrong to take away people's faith. Whether you like the faith or not is irrelevant. Nothing makes someone more curious about something than when a government bans it. It will probably backfire on them. It has been a dictatorship for 30 years though. They are discriminating because they can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Epic Fail Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Its a brave and very sensible decision. Islam is vile, brutal and violent. Hopefully this is the first step in eradicating this cult. It just has no place in the modern world. Just like pretty much every other religion, if you read into it the right/wrong way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XXTickerXX Posted November 25, 2013 Author Share Posted November 25, 2013 It reads as though the endgame is to get rid of Muslims from their country because they don't like the effect they've having on their culture and are worried about unrest? So they think banning the faith will result in any adherents leaving the country, as they're not allowed to stop being Muslims on pain of death? Maybe they think this is a way to deport them without actually deporting them and stirring up international outrage? I can't see the Muslims leaving without a fight though, can anyone? Well yes because they are a tiny minority there in a country that thinks nothing of killing. They would be literally justifying the government decision if they started fighting. The Chinese pump billions into Angola for infrastructure and they have a lot of Chinese living there so there will be no outcry there. They support a dictator probably because the Chinese have to expand living space. Angola is now one of the biggest oil producers in Africa and they will tell the west they are preventing Al Queda so there will be no outcry there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ry1987 Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Just Sarah, as i peruse these threads on a daily basis, yours are the comments that stand out the most. Not in any positive light I would add. It seems your only reason for being here is to continually push your own agenda with regards to the faith of Islam. Whether it be pulling statistics from where the sun doth not shine, making wild assumptions or just generally tarring all with the same brush, its like a broken record. I won't be replying to anything, just wanted to leave this here. Not interested in a debate with you, a wise man once gave me a good piece of advice when it comes to arguing, something about "fools" and "at a distance"... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenRivers Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Finding it very hard to read this thread without calling a certain poster a completely ignorant and abhorrent human being, but I am managing just about. Banning religion is the biggest trigger for a counter-reaction. I don't care whether we are talking about the islam, the christian church or scientology. Banning it is not an answer and shouldn't even be considered. It is just morally wrong to take away people's faith. Whether you like the faith or not is irrelevant. Even in countries where Christianity is outlawed or sevely restricted, they don't have a problem with Christian terrorists blowing people up, so I think claiming one automatically leads to the other isn't necessarily true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tzijlstra Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 Even in countries where Christianity is outlawed or sevely restricted, they don't have a problem with Christian terrorists blowing people up, so I think claiming one automatically leads to the other isn't necessarily true. I didn't claim anything about blowing people up did I? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenRivers Posted November 25, 2013 Share Posted November 25, 2013 I didn't claim anything about blowing people up did I? Fair enough, what do you think the counter reaction will be then? Maybe the Muslims will just peacefully carry on trying to worhsip wherever they can in private. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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