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Wednesday, December 16. 2015

Violence

Posted by Bird Dog in Hot News & Misc. Short Subjects at 16:05 | Comments (5) | Trackback (1)

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Anyone Using The Phrase ‘Islam Is A Religion Of Peace’ Needs To Read This by Mark Durie

http://journal.ijreview.com/2015/12/251190-islam-religion-peace-came-politicians-need-stop-saying/
#1 Jerod on 2015-12-16 18:37 (Reply)
Unfortunately, President Bush fell into using this mistranslation of "Islam" after 9/11 and it has had currency ever since.

As an Islamic Studies minor in college, that is not what I was taught. Actually Islam is related to the Arabic word used to mean "submission" or "surrender." The concept is frankly like being "assimilated into the Borg" (although they hadn't made that movie yet when I was in college). In other words, as far as Islam is concerned, "resistance is futile."

A different kind of "peace" from what Westerners would understand.
#1.1 Jim (Link) on 2015-12-16 21:19 (Reply)
Peace...of the grave.
#1.1.1 Sam L. on 2015-12-17 00:04 (Reply)
Germans would generally agree (but would never say out loud) that Hitler had the right idea, he just went after the wrong people. Now we've inviting these people into our country, as if they will actually make it better...you know, because where they came from is so much better than Europe.

Many Germans are still not sure what's behind Merkel's decisions but something is definitely not right about all this.
#2 Karl Horst (Germany) on 2015-12-17 11:11 (Reply)
Preach it Brother!

http://moonbattery.com/?p=66470
#3 Jose on 2015-12-17 16:00 (Reply)

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