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Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: "Muhammad knows nothing about football": Muslims enraged by verse in German soccer club

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 20:52:33 +0000

That's about the cheeriest thing I have read on JW in a long time.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Fitzgerald: The Perils Of Being Ill-Prepared, For Both Cambridge And Cairo

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 17:36:18 +0000

"Where do these views put me on the political spectrum"? Insufficient data...how about things you might be for that Muslims are for... NC) How about addressing the points I actually make instead of constructing a straw man to attack? Well, in any case ... 1) Celebrating multiculturalism (and the cultural relativism that forms its essence)? NC) I think some cultures are better than others. The West is better precisely because women and gays have more rights in Western societies, individuals can express themselves, and religion is not forced on anyone (by and large at least). Liberal ideas and ideals were born and guarded in the West, and true liberals acknowledge that instead of hating themselves. 2) Opposition to "racial" (read: religious) profiling? NC) Some groups of people are more likely to commit certain kinds of crimes than others. It doesn't make sense to strip search white grannies. On the other hand, over-emphasis on profiling can make it easier for wrongdoers to skirt it. Profiling shouldn't be taboo, but our security needs to be clever. 3) Opposition to American "imperialism" (the projection of American power into areas of the world to protect our national security)? NC) Just about any place that was formerly a colony of a Western power is better off for the experience. That doesn't make every event that happened under imperialism ok, but it was better for history that the West were the imperialist rather than any other culture. 4) Opposition to Israel's continued "occupation" of disputed territory in the absence of a bona fide peace? NC) I think Israel should take back the land it gained in 1967. 5) Opposition to Israel's right to aggressively defend itself from attack? NC) I only WISH Israel would respond "disproportionately." 6) Support for the narrative of 'Palestinianism', where the conflict in the Middle East in seen through the prism of Palestinian victimization? NC) Even if "Palestinians" were a real ethnicity, the ones who identify as such in the present day have proven repeatedly that they don't deserve self-determination. 7) Opposition to free market solutions to the problems that afflict our society? NC) Finally a gotcha. Unfettered free market is no better than statism. The US has had a good balance on free vs regulated markets through most of its history. 8) Support for "hate crimes" legislation and racial quotas that elevate the status of certain people - based on race, religion, gender, or sexual preference - over others. NC) I am against prosecuting thought. Edit: and I believe in rewarding merit only. I'm sure there are other pertinent questions I've overlooked, but for now, an honest response to these questions will be quite revealing. NC) I answered. Now I would like to see your views on such things as gay rights and prayer in school. Thanks. NC) You're quite welcome.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Fitzgerald: The Perils Of Being Ill-Prepared, For Both Cambridge And Cairo

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:29:16 +0000

By the way, the essay is by Hugh Fitzgerald. I won't deny that he seems to lean right, but I also understand that he is an atheist, which in part demonstrates Robert Spencer's policy of inclusion.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Fitzgerald: The Perils Of Being Ill-Prepared, For Both Cambridge And Cairo

Tue, 4 Aug 2009 16:27:30 +0000

Things I am for that Muslims are against: Equal rights for homosexuals (including "marriage"). Equal rights for all women. Absolute (or damn near it) freedom of expression (e.g. no laws against blasphemy). Freedom from compulsion in religion, and freedom from endorsement of religion by my government. Scientific education, especially in biology. Where do those views put me on the American political spectrum?

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Thousands of Muslims rampage, destroy Christian village after family accused of blasphe

Sat, 1 Aug 2009 04:06:50 +0000

I usually respect Robert's actions even when I don't agree with every one of his opinions, so I hope he didn't delete the blog post out of embarrassment at going off half-cocked. Isn't deleting a blog post a no-no in the blogosphere? The tarting up of the little girls like JonBenet (I refuse to use the superfluous and ostentatious accent aigu) is bad enough to warrant a condemnation, while acknowledging that a sick minority of Patsy Ramseys do exist in America.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Thousands of Muslims rampage, destroy Christian village after family accused of blasphe

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:07:44 +0000

I suspect I was right in my comment on that post: "As we have seen in KSA and Yemen recently, Muslim men do rape girls as young as 8 and call it marriage, just like Muhammad (pigshit be upon him) did. However, "The 450 brides shared none of the glamour, taking seats among the audience of around 1,000 party guests" makes me think that the young girls in this ceremony are not the actual brides. Subtitles would have been nice." I bet it wasn't what it seemed. Robert should clarify.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: 450 child brides in Gaza

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 16:03:40 +0000

As we have seen in KSA and Yemen recently, Muslim men do rape girls as young as 8 and call it marriage, just like Muhammad (pigshit be upon him) did. However, "The 450 brides shared none of the glamour, taking seats among the audience of around 1,000 party guests" makes me think that the young girls in this ceremony are not the actual brides. Subtitles would have been nice.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Michigan: Muslim principal fires legendary Christian coach after student converts

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:32:58 +0000

Updinged to counteract a downding. You're not alone here, HH.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Michigan: Muslim principal fires legendary Christian coach after student converts

Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:28:53 +0000

http://www.aclu-mn.org/downloads/TIZAComplaint.pd...

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Honor attack in UK: acid poured down lover\'s throat

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:39:14 +0000

His rep exceeded Intensedebate's negative number size and it wrapped back around to the positive due to two's complement.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Honor attack in UK: acid poured down lover\'s throat

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 21:35:14 +0000

Well, what do you know, it's a variation on the idiotic Timothy McVeigh argument. Timothy McVeigh was a Christian or Western terrorist, never mind the fact that he was almost universally reviled (except for perhaps a TRUE minority of extremists) and was put to death by his own society. The difference between Western domestic abuse such as that event Abdullah described and the honor killings of the Ummah, is that the former is a crime and condemned by the society in which is happens, while the latter is praised by the Ummah and is often no more than a misdemeanor if that. There is no comparing the two. "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." vs Sahi Muslim No. 4206: She said: Allah's Apostle, here is he as I have weaned him and he eats food. He (the Holy Prophet) entrusted the child to one of the Muslims and then pronounced punishment. And she was put in a ditch up to her chest and he commanded people and they stoned her.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: International campaign to close down Iranian Embassies

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:37:10 +0000

Also on the site Robert linked: "No to the Islamists Repression, No to the US Aggression" http://www.nosharia.com/No%20to%20the%20Islamists...

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: WalMart gets its mind right, rehires Muslim worker fired in prayer dispute

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 18:42:56 +0000

It depends on the labor laws of your state. In my state an employer is required to give a half-hour unpaid lunch break somewhere between 2 or 3 hours into a shift and the sixth hour. There is no law regarding breaks even though some companies will have two 15-minute paid breaks plus a half-hour unpaid lunch. It's so standard that most workers think it is the law. They have been known to pull you off those breaks when desperate. If he was using the same amount of break time as any other worker to do his prayers, and his prayers weren't disruptive to operation, then as much as it galls me I have to say Wal-Mart was in the wrong. If he's getting extra break time then they're dhimmis.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Hamas accuses Israel of sending aphrodisiac gum into Gaza; will Bill Clinton announce a

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:16:48 +0000

Why would Israelis want to risk encouraging even more of them to breed?

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: US superheroes teaming with Muslim heroes, fireworks depicting Uncle Sam fighting Musli

Tue, 7 Jul 2009 02:11:44 +0000

Oh come on, really? And I had +5!

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Muslim youths shout abuse, throw rocks at gay man in...Minneapolis

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 03:06:07 +0000

I agree with you man, but just bear somewhere in your mind that Ayaan Hirsi Ali is a Somali.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Muslim youths shout abuse, throw rocks at gay man in...Minneapolis

Sat, 4 Jul 2009 01:30:26 +0000

Oh the irony of guys in dresses hassling gays.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Here\'s your chance to bag some pirates -- while enjoying all the amenities of a luxury

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:09:26 +0000

Sounds like they are paying for the honor of doing the world a service to me.

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Comparing the Christian right with the brutal ayatollahs in Iran is childish nonsense -

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:23:43 +0000

I'll upding that comment ;-)

Jihad Watch : Jihad Watch: Comparing the Christian right with the brutal ayatollahs in Iran is childish nonsense -

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:13:21 +0000

You mean you don't believe that Christians are being persecuted? What else could "canary in the coal mine" imply in this context? I'm glad to see you agree that Christians are a privileged segment of society in America.