tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post5495963737038449154..comments2024-03-27T19:54:34.479+00:00Comments on Falling On A Bruise: Why not radical Christian terrorist?Falling on a bruisehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-67551717649520889812011-07-27T08:37:11.998+01:002011-07-27T08:37:11.998+01:00Fair enough Hanz, I thought you were saying that w...Fair enough Hanz, I thought you were saying that we shouldn't even enquire into these peoples' motivations; my mistake. And I totally agree that we shouldn't apply double-standards when dealing with different creeds/religions etc.Cheezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-6773238246070310432011-07-27T02:08:52.835+01:002011-07-27T02:08:52.835+01:00seems to me he pretty much labled himself...
qseems to me he pretty much labled himself...<br /><br />qAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-816274567367909212011-07-26T16:57:15.140+01:002011-07-26T16:57:15.140+01:00From the reports i have heard and read, he did it ...From the reports i have heard and read, he did it out of some deluded political ideology, not a religious ideology so he did not kill because he was a Christian. As i understand Bin Laden and his gang, they also killed out of some political ideology (namely the USA dumping him after the Soviets pulled out of Afghanistan) which then morphed into a religious war to keep the pot bubbling. Always easier to appeal to someones religion in a relgious area rather than their political standpoint. <br />If the Norwegian says he did it because he was a Christian then fair enough, if Bin Laden did what he did and said it was because he was a Musilm, then fair enough, one's a Christian terrorist and the other is an Islamic terrorist but the same rule has to apply to both.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-53874401411026205062011-07-26T09:35:06.332+01:002011-07-26T09:35:06.332+01:00"Or we could just not slap the religious labe...<i>"Or we could just not slap the religious label on them in the first place."</i><br /><br />Even when they state, plainly and unequivocally, that they're killing for religious reasons? If this species is going to evolve then sane people need to shine a light on insanity. <br /><br /><i>"With or without religion, you would have good people doing good things and evil people doing evil things. But for good people to do evil things, that takes religion."</i><br />(Steven Weinberg)<br /><br />And I'm not worried in the slightest about people who happen to share the same religion as a madman taking offence at this 'labelling'. I look at it this way: I happen to be an atheist. If some guy goes into a church and kills 20 people, letting it be known that he has done so because he's an atheist and doesn't like Christians, then I think this should be reported. I won't take offence. It's not me who's committed this mad/evil act, it's someone else. The fact that we may agree about one thing doesn't implicate me in his crime. Generally speaking, I think peoples' motivations should always be examined after they've done something like this. Sensible people won't attribute the blame the blame to the wrong people. <br /><br />Of course, in saying this, I do realise that a great deal of 'Islamophobia' was generated after 9-11 (especially on blogs and bullshit right-wing talking shops on TV), with much hatred expressed for entirely innocent parties who happened to be Muslim too, however you can't legislate for idiots being idiots. It doesn't mean we shouldn't know about people's motivations; that's just 'head in the sand' stuff.Cheezynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-68572988866142420732011-07-25T22:48:19.616+01:002011-07-25T22:48:19.616+01:00Or we could just not slap the religious label on t...Or we could just not slap the religious label on them in the first place.Falling on a bruisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05518409624331248084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2484626660177622626.post-78893823370467751852011-07-25T16:23:21.378+01:002011-07-25T16:23:21.378+01:00Yes, the media ignores Christian (and Jewish and H...Yes, the media ignores Christian (and Jewish and Hindu terrorism). Whether it be the Iraq War, the killings in Rwanda, genocide in Bosnia, or everyday attacks on innocent Muslim immigrants everyday, it is the work of Christian terrorists. Time to call them out!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com