tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post2268177097835195103..comments2023-10-29T05:13:15.825-05:00Comments on Another War-on-Terror Blog: United Nations Treats Islam More Equally Than Other ReligionsBrian H. Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-28976921447544261262008-12-01T14:29:00.000-06:002008-12-01T14:29:00.000-06:00Jack-NYC, I appreciate your giving this insight in...Jack-NYC, <BR/><BR/>I appreciate your giving this insight into the somewhat paranoid image that so many Muslims manage to project. <BR/><BR/>The idea that a custom of not talking about unpleasant realities - in order to avoid wholesale bloodshed - has resulted, today, in Islam coming across as a religion of people whose motto is, "my mind is made up, don't confuse me with the facts."Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-42072847399361911192008-12-01T11:40:00.000-06:002008-12-01T11:40:00.000-06:00Well, I just found this blog and have already pitc...Well, I just found this blog and have already pitched "Reliance of the Traveller" (an authoritative manual of Shafi'i sharia law, ie it's very mainstream as far as sharia goes) several times, but I might as well again since it explains very clearly why Muslims always shout "defamation" when unpleasant facts about Islam are discussed.<BR/><BR/>From the index of "Reliance":<BR/>-"Defamation. See Calumney; Slander; Talebearing"<BR/>-"Slander.<BR/> ...when true, r2.6(2)"<BR/><BR/>From the main text (p. 732):<BR/>"r2.6 The Prophet... said:<BR/> ...(2) "Do you know what slander is? ...It is to mention of your brother that which he would dislike." Someone asked, "What if he is as I say?" ...[The Prophet] replied, "If he is as you say, you have slandered him..."" <BR/><BR/>So, probably a pre-Islamic Arab custom (designed to keep blood feuds to a minimum) of not airing unpleasant facts or interpretations was codified into Islamic law 1000 years ago, which subsequently has been a strong force ensuring that custom's survival into the present era, in the face of such modern Western concepts as "the truth is a defense".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-40288752607944959932008-10-04T20:45:00.000-05:002008-10-04T20:45:00.000-05:005pillar, I might have known that opposition to thi...5pillar, <BR/><BR/>I might have known that opposition to this was the fault of the Jews. <BR/><BR/>And, of course, Americans who don't agree with right-thinking people.Brian H. Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209697542675181894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4162431493776686444.post-27813483960567172042008-10-04T18:51:00.000-05:002008-10-04T18:51:00.000-05:00The major push against this is actually coming fro...The major push against this is actually coming from Zionists and Americans in cahoots with Zionists. In this case, all faiths would be welcomed on the platform of defamation on something constructed and sponsored by an ‘Islamic’ organization.<BR/><BR/> Their generosity and sense of justice in their resolution is unlike the push for anti-Semitism, where the push for anti-defamation is touted to be that which represents and is aligned with the suffering of others, but has special privileges automatically bestowed on those who are considered Semites. The argument regarding the monopolization of the term ‘holocaust’ is also considered poorly representative to Gentiles around the world whom have suffered sometimes losses in greater numbers.<BR/><BR/> The actual term ‘Semitism’ and ‘anti-Semitism’ are capitalized by a small group of people that many argue are not even Semites; but definitely excludes people who are Semites like the people(s) who speak: Akkadian, Amharic, Arabic, Aramaic, Ge’ez, Hebrew, Maltese, Phoenician, Tigre and Tigrinya among others. (source wikipedia.com) 5pillar.wordpress.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com