I don't know who's happier when these tragedies occur. The sick Terrorist Organizations themselves, or the idiots down here who crow about these tragedies, and blame an entire Religion on the action of some insane nuts within it. Just sick, sick people. the Terrorists, and those who cheer them on.
Yeah, except when the religion they follow instructs their minions to wipe out non believers, maybe that's a good place to start looking for the source of the problem. Funny, roughly 100% of these attacks are carried out in the name of Islam, but Islam has nothing to do with it.
The only one I ever see cheerleading Muslims to keep on keeping on is your Stuttering Clusterfuck of a Miserable Failire. He can't stop blaming America for the world's woes while he tries to convince regards like you that the Muslim religion is one of peace, as if these goat fuckers haven't been carrying out attacks and invasions on other civilizations for over 1,000 years. Strange, such a tolerant and loving religion can't keep its own population under control and spare the rest of the world from going through this perpetual bullshit.
As for vit's question of why they used guns, I don't know...they wanted to kill people? Should Turkey implement more gun control to ensure these things don't happen there again? Background checks? Waiting periods? What would have stopped them? Also, let me know which article points out that these guns aimed and shot innocent people without some lunatic behind the trigger.
So can we talk gun control in Turkey now or must we...
OOPS!
Firearm Regulation - Guiding Policy For Turkey:
The regulation of guns in Turkey is categorised as restrictive[SUP]48[/SUP]
In Turkey, the right to private gun ownership is not guaranteed by law”
Genuine Reason Required for Firearm Possession
Applicants for a gun owner’s licence in Turkey are required to establish a genuine reason to possess a firearm, for example hunting, target shooting, collection, personal protection, security[SUP]2[/SUP]
Well, shit!
But, but, but...background checks! No background checks in Turkey, right? I mean, that's how easily these Islamists were able to get hold of these AK-47s ...
An applicant for a firearm licence in Turkey must pass a background check which considers criminal, mental health, domestic violence, medical, and addiction[SUP]53[/SUP] [SUP]54[/SUP] [SUP]55[/SUP] [SUP]13[/SUP]records
Fuck!
Okay, okay, okay... I'm sure there isn't anything like gun registration, right? After all, gun registration is bullet-proof (what a horrible pun lol) and Hillary said that will solve everything!
Civilian Gun Registration
In Turkey, the law requires[SUP]57[/SUP] that a record of the acquisition, possession and transfer of each privately held firearm be retained in an official register
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/turkey
OMG!
Someone call Maddow and get new talking points! We have to blame the NRA for ...something!!
Loser!@#0
OOPS!
Firearm Regulation - Guiding Policy For Turkey:
The regulation of guns in Turkey is categorised as restrictive[SUP]48[/SUP]
In Turkey, the right to private gun ownership is not guaranteed by law”
Genuine Reason Required for Firearm Possession
Applicants for a gun owner’s licence in Turkey are required to establish a genuine reason to possess a firearm, for example hunting, target shooting, collection, personal protection, security[SUP]2[/SUP]
Well, shit!
But, but, but...background checks! No background checks in Turkey, right? I mean, that's how easily these Islamists were able to get hold of these AK-47s ...
An applicant for a firearm licence in Turkey must pass a background check which considers criminal, mental health, domestic violence, medical, and addiction[SUP]53[/SUP] [SUP]54[/SUP] [SUP]55[/SUP] [SUP]13[/SUP]records
Fuck!
Okay, okay, okay... I'm sure there isn't anything like gun registration, right? After all, gun registration is bullet-proof (what a horrible pun lol) and Hillary said that will solve everything!
Civilian Gun Registration
In Turkey, the law requires[SUP]57[/SUP] that a record of the acquisition, possession and transfer of each privately held firearm be retained in an official register
http://www.gunpolicy.org/firearms/region/turkey
OMG!
Someone call Maddow and get new talking points! We have to blame the NRA for ...something!!
Loser!@#0
This was absolutely not Islam! It was a hate crime committed by gun nuts!
The NRA has blood on their hands!
We need tough background checks and gun registration to prevent these horrible tragedies!
Enough is enough! We have to do something!
Imagine the lives saved if these gun nuts could have only accessed a musket!
Nobody is trying to take your guns!
Michael Moore is like totally hot!
Of course not. Religions don't kill, people using weapons do. It was some sick, Radical Islamist Terrorists that bastardize Islam, for their own sick, evil purposes, to get ignorant, lazy people, to hate an entire Religion. It wasn't a Religion. Likely 90%+ of the injured and killed were of the same Religion as the sick killers, as most of ISIS's victims are, if it was ISIS. But they were just living their life, going about their business, as the large majority of people of all Religions do, when they are attacked by these sickos.
workplace violence
Islam is the religion of peace.
It was a peaceful protest.
No Islam = No Terrorism.
We are at war with Islamic extremism. Period.
While Muslims can be peaceful, Islam was born in war and grew the same way. From the time of Mohammed, the means of Muslim expansion was always the sword. Muslim thought divides the world into two spheres, the Abode of Islam and the Abode of War. Christianity — and for that matter any other non-Muslim religion — has no abode. Christians and Jews can be tolerated within a Muslim state under Muslim rule. But, in traditional Islam, Christian and Jewish states must be destroyed and their lands conquered. When Mohammed was waging war against Mecca in the seventh century, Christianity was the dominant religion of power and wealth. As the faith of the Roman Empire, it spanned the entire Mediterranean, including the Middle East, where it was born.
With enormous energy, the warriors of Islam struck out against the Christians shortly after Mohammed's death. They were extremely successful. Palestine, Syria, and Egypt — once the most heavily Christian areas in the world — quickly succumbed. By the eighth century, Muslim armies had conquered all of Christian North Africa and Spain. In the eleventh century, the Seljuk Turks conquered Asia Minor (modern Turkey), which had been Christian since the time of St. Paul. The old Roman Empire, known to modern historians as the Byzantine Empire, was reduced to little more than Greece. In desperation, the emperor in Constantinople sent word to the Christians of western Europe asking them to aid their brothers and sisters in the East.
The Crusades, were a response to more than four centuries of conquests in which Muslims had already captured two-thirds of the old Christian world. At some point, Christianity as a faith and a culture had to defend itself or be subsumed by Islam. The Crusades were that defense.
It was a peaceful protest.
No Islam = No Terrorism.
We are at war with Islamic extremism. Period.
While Muslims can be peaceful, Islam was born in war and grew the same way. From the time of Mohammed, the means of Muslim expansion was always the sword. Muslim thought divides the world into two spheres, the Abode of Islam and the Abode of War. Christianity — and for that matter any other non-Muslim religion — has no abode. Christians and Jews can be tolerated within a Muslim state under Muslim rule. But, in traditional Islam, Christian and Jewish states must be destroyed and their lands conquered. When Mohammed was waging war against Mecca in the seventh century, Christianity was the dominant religion of power and wealth. As the faith of the Roman Empire, it spanned the entire Mediterranean, including the Middle East, where it was born.
With enormous energy, the warriors of Islam struck out against the Christians shortly after Mohammed's death. They were extremely successful. Palestine, Syria, and Egypt — once the most heavily Christian areas in the world — quickly succumbed. By the eighth century, Muslim armies had conquered all of Christian North Africa and Spain. In the eleventh century, the Seljuk Turks conquered Asia Minor (modern Turkey), which had been Christian since the time of St. Paul. The old Roman Empire, known to modern historians as the Byzantine Empire, was reduced to little more than Greece. In desperation, the emperor in Constantinople sent word to the Christians of western Europe asking them to aid their brothers and sisters in the East.
The Crusades, were a response to more than four centuries of conquests in which Muslims had already captured two-thirds of the old Christian world. At some point, Christianity as a faith and a culture had to defend itself or be subsumed by Islam. The Crusades were that defense.
good thing Obama has ISIS contained
it's very reassuring to know we're safer than ever
thank you Obama-Wan Kenobi, you're our only hope
seriously, it's not even a joke anymore, they're wrong about everything AND they're fucking idiots
listening to them is nauseating, just vile worthless excuses for mankind, parasites and failures who can't sniff a clue
it's very reassuring to know we're safer than ever
thank you Obama-Wan Kenobi, you're our only hope
seriously, it's not even a joke anymore, they're wrong about everything AND they're fucking idiots
listening to them is nauseating, just vile worthless excuses for mankind, parasites and failures who can't sniff a clue
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ISIS have murdered a man by throwing him off the top of a high roof in Iraq after he was accused of being homosexual
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On the ground, a large crowd of civilians and fighters can be seen waiting for the horrific punishment to be carried out
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The group have become well known for their appalling human rights, frequently carrying out public executions for apostasy and floggings for drinking alcohol
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The jihadi group posted a graphic closeup image of the victim's body
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Homosexuality is consider un-Islamic and unacceptable in ISIS's eyes, who claim they are implementing the true meaning of Shariah law
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The victim, who has not been identified, is shown being led up a set of stairs towards the roof of a tall building
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Blindfolded and hands bound, the prisoner is made to stand on the edge of the roof while several guards watch on
At some point, Christianity as a faith and a culture had to defend itself or be subsumed by Islam. The Crusades were that defense.
[FONT="]"Crusading," Professor Jonathan Riley-Smith has rightly argued, was understood as an "an act of love" — in this case, the love of one's neighbor. The Crusade was seen as an errand of mercy to right a terrible wrong. As Pope Innocent III wrote to the Knights Templar, "You carry out in deeds the words of the Gospel, 'Greater love than this hath no man, that he lay down his life for his friends.'"
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Same religion that is divided and wages war against itself.
Sunnis and Shia: Islam's ancient schism 4 January 2016 BBC
- The divide between Sunnis and Shia is the largest and oldest in the history of Islam.
Members of the two sects have co-existed for centuries and share many fundamental beliefs and practices. But they differ in doctrine, ritual, law, theology and religious organisation.
Who are the Sunnis?
The great majority of the world's more than 1.5 billion Muslims are Sunnis - estimates suggest the figure is somewhere between 85% and 90%. In the Middle East, Sunnis make up 90% or more of the populations of Egypt, Jordan and Saudi Arabia.
Sunnis regard themselves as the orthodox branch of Islam.
The name "Sunni" is derived from the phrase "Ahl al-Sunnah", or "People of the Tradition". The tradition in this case refers to practices based on what the Prophet Muhammad said, did, agreed to or condemned.
All Muslims are guided by the Sunnah, but Sunnis stress its primacy. Shia are also guided by the wisdom of Muhammad's descendants through his son-in-law and cousin, Ali.
Sunni life is guided by four schools of legal thought, each of which strives to develop practical applications of the Sunnah.
Who are the Shia?
Shia constitute about 10% of all Muslims, and globally their population is estimated at between 154 and 200 million.
Shia Muslims are in the majority in Iran, Iraq, Bahrain, Azerbaijan and, according to some estimates, Yemen. There are also large Shia communities in Afghanistan, India, Kuwait, Lebanon, Pakistan, Qatar, Syria, Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the UAE.
In early Islamic history, the Shia were a movement - literally "Shiat Ali" or the "Party of Ali". They claimed that Ali was the rightful successor to the Prophet Muhammad as leader (imam) of the Muslim community following his death in 632.
Ali was assassinated in 661 after a five-year caliphate that was marred by civil war. His sons, Hassan and Hussein, were denied what they thought was their legitimate right of accession to the caliphate.
Hassan is believed to have been poisoned in 680 by Muawiyah, the first caliph of the Sunni Umayyad dynasty, while Hussein was killed on the battlefield by the Umayyads in 681. These events gave rise to the Shia concept of martyrdom and the rituals of grieving.
There are three main branches of Shia Islam today - the Zaidis, Ismailis and Ithna Asharis (Twelvers or Imamis). The Ithna Asharis are the largest group and believe that Muhammad's religious leadership, spiritual authority and divine guidance were passed on to 12 of his descendants, beginning with Ali, Hassan and Hussein.
The 12th Imam, Muhammad al-Mahdi, is said to have disappeared from a cave below a mosque in 878. Ithna Asharis believe the so-called "awaited imam" did not die and will return at the end of time to restore justice on earth.
What role has sectarianism played in recent crises?
In countries which have been governed by Sunnis, Shia tend to make up the poorest sections of society. They often see themselves as victims of discrimination and oppression. Sunni extremists frequently denounce Shia as heretics who should be killed.
The Iranian revolution of 1979 launched a radical Shia Islamist agenda that was perceived as a challenge to conservative Sunni regimes, particularly in the Gulf.
Tehran's policy of supporting Shia militias and parties beyond its borders was matched by Sunni-ruled Gulf states, which strengthened their links to Sunni governments and movements elsewhere.
Today, many conflicts in the region have strong sectarian overtones.
In Syria, Iranian troops, Hezbollah fighters and Iranian-backed Shia militiamen have been helping the Shia-led government battle the Sunni-dominated opposition. Sunni jihadist groups, including Islamic State (IS), have meanwhile been targeting Shia and their places of worship in Syria and neighbouring Iraq.
In January 2016, the execution by Saudi Arabia of a prominent Shia cleric who supported mass anti-government protests triggered a diplomatic crisis with Iran and angry demonstrations across the Middle East.
Their leaders also often seem to be in competition. From Lebanon and Syria to Iraq and Pakistan, many recent conflicts have emphasised the sectarian divide, tearing communities apart.
It was more a wish than a declaration. He was trying to gather world support post 9/11 and calling Islam a religion of peace was GWB's way of hoping the country would come together against islamic terror. Part of that was the hope that 'moderates' would assist in preventing another attack by reporting the people who were salivating like rabid dogs in their mosques. And most likely they have helped prevent a number of attacks.
