[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Only Islam every other religion can be held up for ridicule

I wouldn't ridicule your beliefs Cherie, you are entitled to have them if you wish, I don't share them but that isn't the same as mocking them.

My main issues are that often in religion there is an element of running peoples lives in a detrimental way, like blackmailing women not to use contraceptives because the church think they should have 20 babies, or telling women they are only modest if they cover themselves from head to foot, or the more serious issues like mutilating little girls, accusing children of witchcraft, forcing unmarried mothers to give up babies, oppression of women, trying to stop them receiving education, and so on, those I object to strongly.

[Cherry Christmas]

Originally Posted by jaxie

I wouldn't ridicule your beliefs Cherie, you are entitled to have them if you wish, I don't share them but that isn't the same as mocking them.

My main issues are that often in religion there is an element of running peoples lives in a detrimental way, like blackmailing women not to use contraceptives because the church think they should have 20 babies, or telling women they are only modest if they cover themselves from head to foot, or the more serious issues like mutilating little girls, accusing children of witchcraft, forcing unmarried mothers to give up babies, oppression of women, trying to stop them receiving education, and so on, those I object to strongly.

yeah I get that Jaxie, I think my point is that people tiptoe around Islam and accept things from that faith that they wouldn't from others. Im not even that religious im a Christmas and Easter catholic, and sometimes not even Easter..

[jaxie]

Originally Posted by Cherie

yeah I get that Jaxie, I think my point is that people tiptoe around Islam and accept things from that faith that they wouldn't from others. Im not even that religious im a Christmas and Easter catholic, and sometimes not even Easter..

I agree with you re Islam. And the more people claim it's not violent and the more violence is done in it's name well it has to be coming from somewhere in the teachings. I don't think making excuses and brushing it off is the right way to deal some serious problems in the religion and interpretation.

[Brillopad]

Originally Posted by jaxie

I agree with you re Islam. And the more people claim it's not violent and the more violence is done in it's name well it has to be coming from somewhere in the teachings. I don't think making excuses and brushing it off is the right way to deal some serious problems in the religion and interpretation.

We know it's in the teachings - we have heard the ISIS bigots quote it often enough. For me this is another way in which PC falls on its arse as it ignores the facts to pursue its agenda. It also insults the non-PC's intelligence in that the PC think if they ignore the facts - the non-PC Won't actually notice. Two strikes against it in my opinion.