Tolerance in Islam.

[Peikko 1,575]

You've never heard of communism as a religion? Many people much smarter than you and I have drawn that analogy.

Practice and Theory of Bolshevism, by Bertrand Russell

How does that prove BY's assertion that the muslim religion almost equals communism? Where's your 'smarter than average person' postulating that the Muslim religion has similarities with communist ideology? Or indeed had more similarities to commuism than any other faith? When you post that link you might have a point, until then, you got nothing.

[TBoneTX 45,284]

How does that prove BY's assertion that the muslim religion almost equals communism?

Here's a link (found by means of a Google search of "Islam as a political ideology") to an article of possible interest. The author ends by saying that Islam as a movement is dissimilar to Communism, however.

http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Front_Page/FH10Aa01.html

[mawilson 2,133]

How does that prove BY's assertion that the muslim religion almost equals communism?

It doesn't. BY's assertion is his own, my comment wasn't meant to back it up.

[Peikko 1,575]

It doesn't. BY's assertion is his own, my comment wasn't meant to back it up.

Fair enough, I got it straight now. I do not really agree with the analogy that communism as a system of government has that much in common with religion either, although I do understand how and why that has been put forward as a partial argument.

[Darnell 8,478]

Ahem, mainland-China was never actually under British rule.

I thought pieces of it were? ZhanJiang in GuangDong Province, for example.

[mawilson 2,133]

I thought pieces of it were? ZhanJiang in GuangDong Province, for example.

Basically, the "good" pieces.

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

So you support conquering other cities, particularly religious cities, now?

Just not for the American Indians, The Mexicans, the Australian Aborigines etc etc etc. That's was just wrong wrong wrong. Shakes head in disgust.

How do you possibly draw that conclusion from what I wrote? No BS, BY - I'd really like to know the chain of thought behind that.

[Peikko 1,575]

How do you possibly draw that conclusion from what I wrote? No BS, BY - I'd really like to know the chain of thought behind that.

You need to take your question elsewhere, BY is on a week's vacation. He's available for comment in an alternate universe however, if you are interested

[Trumplestiltskin 5,791]

I'm not *that* interested - he does seem to snatch wild conclusions out of the air. It's very strange.

[mawilson 2,133]

I'm not *that* interested - he does seem to snatch wild conclusions out of the air. It's very strange.

If you change your mind, he'll buy you a round-trip ticket to kick your ####.

[Darnell 8,478]

Basically, the "good" pieces.

Shazaam - I'm wrong - it was the French.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

Inappropriate posts (and those quoting same) have been removed and administrative action taken.

Thank you! Now, maybe we can have some proper discourse. Also, thanks to the OP for trying to start a positive discussion.

[DEDixon 39]

Thank you! Now, maybe we can have some proper discourse. Also, thanks to the OP for trying to start a positive discussion.

this is what people like stalin and hitler says just after they send someone to prison.

[Sofiyya 1,687]

this is what people like stalin and hitler says just after they send someone to prison.

Over reaction personified. Hey, even parents give unruly children a time out when needed.

[SuperDuper! 230]

Islam isn't stuck in the Dark Ages.

if Pike says its true, then so it is. Your resistance is futile, and he WILL pummel you into submission.