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rayznack

Well, the conclusion of Dunn is that Jesus was not worshipped as a God by the earliest Christians. (Which is what I stated in the OP) The conclusion of Dunn is in contradiction with the conclusion of Hurtado who has written a 768 page tome on the subject (and has had favorable reviews): http://www....

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I noticed the Iraq body count website had been secretly counting deaths during Ramadan. It turns out, during the past thirty days, 565 Iraqi civilians (Iraqi government and security forces are included) were killed. Previous months had seen an increase in killings but did not compare to the number o...

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Facts vs spin: European Terrorism Deaths 2011 - Facts Vs Hype http://www.dubaiforums.com/dubai-politics-talk/terrorism-europe-eurasia-facts-hype-t51098.html European Terrorism Deaths 2010 - Facts Vs Hype http://www.dubaiforums.com/dubai-politics-talk/european-terrorism-deaths-2010-facts-hype-t51160....

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Is it normal to pray for people's deaths? I've never heard Christians in church or any religious gathering pray in such a way. It is not unusual, however, for Christians to pray for their enemy. Perhaps it's "Islamophobic" to be weary of such behavior (or simply report it)? This must be wh...

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I would be asking myself "Why an increase in s.exual harassment during Eid?"

Wonder what the rates for s.exual harassment are for married Egyptian men?

Just imagine being married to an Egyptian man knowing your husband has most likely s.exually harassed another female?

rayznack

I wonder if anyone here would come out and support Akin's view? I certainly don't. That's kind of a silly question; this forum is about Dubai and all abortion is illegal with the exception of the mother's health with "significant restrictions" in the UAE. http://www.pregnantpause.org/lex/...

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I think you're confusing the Fourth Crusade with the First, unless you have evidence the Crusaders' attack on the city due to starvation and Byzantine double crossing was actually at the prompting of the Venetians (hey, I'm open to weird theories); I also don't think the Crusaders looted obscure tex...

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I wasn't referring to whether abortion is legal in the UAE or not, but rather to Akin's extreme (and ill-informed) view on 'legitimate rape'

So you think Julian Assange is a rapist?

Your hero, Georgie-boy Galloway would disagree.

rayznack

The sacking and looting of Constantinople was the Fourth Crusade, the first left Constantinope intact. Your ignorance is truly astounding. Politics between Italian merchant states and the Byzantines were relevant in the 1st Crusade when the leaders (largely from the merchant states) held captured J...

rayznack

You're getting your threads mixed up eh - this one is about a right-wing American anti-abortionist's view about 'legitimate rape'.

My guess is that Todd Akin would not view Julian Assange a legitimate rapist. Do you disagree?

rayznack

And the reason given in history books for the Crusader's attack on Constantinople in the 4th crusade is not 'starvation and double crossing' Just stop, you have no idea what you're talking about. The prince and his blind father, the formerly deposed emperor, were restored to the throne without Cons...

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Interesting you respond to something claiming is my view that I never made. Let me repeat what I actually wrote: What a critical omission you've just left out. Your supposed fact (not really) ignores that Greek works did not reach the West for centuries precisely because of Muslim invasion . This di...

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RC was always referring to the 4th crusade Great, then he'll explain what he means when he says the crusaders were working in the interests of the Venetians and Genoans - which was a feature of the first, not fourth, crusade. and the crusaders weren't doubled crossed Sorry, but this has nothing to ...

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I'd rather not. I'm sure some wives even justify their Egyptian husbands' sexual harassment of women. I'd rather not imagine that either. But it is interesting how holy days are a time for s.exual harassment and terrorist violence for some religious believers. I've always thought holy days were a t...

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Thanks, it appears your post consists of points I've never made nor disputed. Your biggest argument is one RC never made nor I have with him - that the crusaders were double-crossed by the Byzantine state. That's like saying the new leader of a country refusing to recognize agreements his country pr...

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This is hardly the biggest point I was making - but it was a point of fact. But let's see the point of it being a point you never made: Snowball, I said it was not a point of dispute I had with Red Chief. Take ESL courses if you're confused. I only had *one* point of dispute with Red Chief - the re...

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And in any case, your central case is just your usual revisionist anti-Muslim spin that emanates from an internet posting about how Muslim conquests in the Med caused the loss of interest in Ancient Greek and the philosophies etc, and not what history books actually tell us about the dark ages. Hmm...

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In Islam, going on Hajj is one of the five pillars of Islam and is considered obligatory for Muslims to on at least once in their life: The Five Pillars of Islam (arkān-al-Islām أركان الإسلام; also arkān ad-dīn أركان الدين "pillars of the religion") are five basic acts in Sunni Islam, cons...

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Now what did I tell you about relying on Wikipedia to fill those historical gaps of knowledge of yours? As for the Crusaders and your view that they were double crossed - the facts speak for themselves. Alex IV hires them to depose Alex III, gets himself killed and then the Crusaders decide to invad...

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Strange story. In the UK, abortion is legal and the argument is that women have a right to do with their body what they want. Yet here, a man paralyzed and wanting to do with his body what he wants was denied from dying on his terms in dignity in an assisted suicide by the state. Sorry, this is one ...

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Firstly, God only made Haj an obligation on those who can physically make the pilgrimage - and can afford to do so without making any debt. It has been this way from the outset. So from outset, not everyone can perform Haj (in the same way, not everyone will be able to fast - at that is a pillar of...

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I happen to be against euthanasia myself - as Islam teaches that suicide is a sin. So you don't have a logical reason for your belief. Judges and logically thinking individuals aren't interested whether suicide is a sin in Islam. I started this thread with the oft repeated claim regarding abortion ...

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No, you're wrong. Just think about it some more. I doubt it since I responded to your previous ridiculous argument that I should look at the past twenty years. You, of course, didn't factor in the last twenty years of Muslims dying which far outstrips the number of Muslims performing hajj. The poin...

rayznack

Thanks Red Chief for your response but I couldn't actually see an answer to such a simple question I had regarding your statement: who act in interests of a bunch of merachants from Genoa and Venice A simple elaboration was all that was requested. Which leaders of the of the Fourth Crusade were acti...

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The Saudis have introduced quotas for countries sending pilgrims. The statistic eh should be looking at is how many applicants for Haj die before they go. Each country prioritises the older applicants, and the younger ones will go in subsequent years. Therein is the main flaw in eh's argument. Wow....

rayznack

I suggest you read the book rather than continue to make assumptions which are proved wrong (as you've done repeatedly in this thread). A question isn't an assumption, stupid. Hurtado is a believing Christian and therefore does provide arguments in support of the orthodox view that Jesus is a God a...

rayznack

who [crusaders] act in interests of a bunch of merachants from Genoa and Venice Defenitely only after that Great Loot the works of Plato together with Socrates himself became known in the West and mass direct translation from Greek to Latin took place Let me know which of these claims you actually ...

rayznack

You think abortion is murder - that's your view. I don't try and twist your belief. Sorry, but I don't recall basing any alleged belief of mine on religion. Are you really this dumb (yes, of course you are)? Your personal belief (suicide is sin) is one thing but believing Western laws should be bas...

rayznack

eh - your reading skills are letting you down - again. RC said that he made an error by mentioning Genoa - but the rest of his post about looting/4th crusade was as he intended. Oh great, so RC can't provide actual examples where crusaders were working in the interests of the Venetians, huh? He was...

rayznack

So, Dunn does say the early Christians considered Jesus the Messiah of the Jews - care to elaborate on your earlier comments on how 'modern scholarship' does not view this to be the case? Sure, there are numerous scholars who are of this position. I hardly said scholarship was uniformal - the fact ...

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