The Islam Thread

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

I'm really glad you are a member of this board. It's refreshing to hear from someone who has real perspective on the issues.

You are aware he isn't a sixteen-year-old girl, right?

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

You are aware he isn't a sixteen-year-old girl, right?

Doesn't matter. He's cute and likes dudes. And he complimented me on my foot. That's more than I can say about you!

I've made my quota for the day.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Doesn't matter. He's cute and likes dudes. And he complimented me on my foot. That's more than I can say about you!

I've made my quota for the day.

I already said I'd **** your wife and daughter. Isn't that compliment enough?

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

I already said I'd **** your wife and daughter. Isn't that compliment enough?

But you never throw any sugar my way......

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

But you never throw any sugar my way......

You're attractive enough that it wouldn't make me soft if I let you watch.

[Chula Vista]

Originally Posted by The Batlord

You're attractive enough that it wouldn't make me soft if I let you watch.

Ok. This is a start.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Chula Vista

Ok. This is a start.

I was gonna make a joke that would leave 99% of fathers in conniptions, so I figured if I was gonna make that kinda judgement call I should probably be sober.

[Lisnaholic]

Originally Posted by Neapolitan

That is the strangest thing about ISIS-islam. Music is found in all cultures, and in every civilaztion throughout human history. Yet for some reason they have a vendetta against it.

^ Music was also banned in Afganistán under Taliban rule. I think it's because of a fundamentalist idea that music is a sensual pleasure that distracts from the contemplation of god. AFAIK the Taliban want a society based on how the prophet Mohammed used to rule, hence no tv´s, internet etc.

Something that ali (aka pansy gayboy) is well-qualified to tell us about is just how varied the interpretation of Islam is, from one time/place/group to another.

As Chula and others have pointed out, the majority of muslims are mild-mannered and hospitable. The bad news is that there is enough doctrinal intolerance in Islam to make a case for terrorist acts, and to justify what we in the West see as cruel intrusions into basic human rights - by which I'm thinking mainly about the treatment of women in Iran and Saudi Arabia for example.

[The Batlord]

Originally Posted by Lisnaholic

Something that ali (aka pansy gayboy) is well-qualified to tell us about is just how varied the interpretation of Islam is, from one time/place/group to another.

Is every Christian qualified to tell us about the varied interpretations of Christianity?

[Frownland]

RE: Music in Islam

Fundamentalist interpretations of mostly passages from the hadiths and some of the quran suggest that music is haram because it is something that distracts the mind from god. Some consider stringed instruments to be haram and do a capella chants instead since those can focus the mind on god. From what I've seen, the most mainstream view among Muslims is that music is haram when it's paired with provocative dancing and **** like that, but most other times it's halal.