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So are you saying it is ok to be intolerant if you believe the others are intolerant? Specifically, in what way are English Muslim women who want to wear a burqa intolerant? It appears to me that a woman choosing to dress modestly in this way is not imposing anything on others, just denying men in p...

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I personally love science. God cites the perfectness of creation in the Quran as a proof of the existence of God: Blessed is He in Whose Hand is the dominion, and He is Able to do all things. Who has created death and life, that He may test you which of you is best in deed. And He is the All-Mighty,...

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I thought I'd just jump in and post this news story: Iran aims to send man into space by 2019 Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said his country plans to send a man into space by 2019, official state media report. Mr Ahmadinejad said he had brought the date forward in response to pressure fr...

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I asked you for what loon versions of history gave for the reason that the Crusaders of the first crusade slaughtered the Jews as the first acts of slaughter of the First Crusade. I can't help you with the answer - as I didn't attend the Bible camps you did. Let's review what you're avoiding: So, wh...

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Fair enough - you're not alone in believing his actions were in part due to what was 'embedded in his religious beliefs'. The issue is Islamphobe (loon) argument though is that Islam is inherently violent and that this guy was trying to kill because that is what Islam teaches Muslims should do to no...

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Don't get me wrong kanelli - if a country wants to draw up a law that criminalises a woman for covering her face, then it is up to that country to decide. I personally don't think states should be criminalising a woman for choosing to cover her face (nor should women be forced to cover their faces e...

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Is it a genetic/economic/political issue that will stop the Iranian authorities spend money on science, arts, schools, industry infrastructure etc? Sorry, I'm just a simple person - I would have thought if there was no sanctions they'd be better able to use their natural resources and there would be...

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The Quran does not mention 'near death experiences' at all, and there are many, many things that the Quran (or Prophet Muhammad, pbuh) didn't deny or mention.

I still find it all fascinating though - all new discoveries back up God's revelation that I quoted above.

Cheers,
Shafique

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I agree - I just don't quite understand what the objection to it is? Why shouldn't Iran, with a proud and long history of civilisation, technology and arts etc be free to tread the path of technological improvements that say China and India have done? However, my point was that they have got to the ...

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^Good thinking batman - let me know if you need any venture capital! ;) TJ - I wonder how that would work when they have space tourism - with a plane in orbit, you'd need to have turntable to constantly face Mecca! Although once we've got inter-planetary travel, we'd just need to face earth. :) Chee...

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And the latest news is that they are going to try and develop and build the first Nuclear fusion power plant!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10749405

Pretty ambitious.

Cheers,
Shafique

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You find what historians call 'the first Holocaust' funny? Strange boy. Are you ashamed to answer the question about what Loon's say the reason that the Christian Knights of the First Crusade slaughtered European Jews was? BTW - I do indeed still stand by my statements that the Killings of Jews, Mus...

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Thanks - I had forgotten Joe's name.

I also don't link Catholic Joe's successful suicide terrorist mission with his religion - that's my whole big thing point.

The last successful suicide terrorist in the US attacked for political motives, not religious.

Cheers,
Shafique

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^I don't know. Perhaps it is because I'm a moderator in this section?

Cheers,
Shafique

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Nope, why do you say that? Is there a verse of the Quran which talks about near death experiences? God's verses about nature and perfection of nature etc are pretty clear, and its quite clear which verses are metaphorical or have multiple meanings. What is clear though - and this is where science co...

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Mel, I suggest you re-read my previous post. The emphasis was on 'life' What I said there was that IF science creates a living being from inanimate matter, then that would definitely contradict the Quran which says clearly that only God can create life. I commonly say that a virus is the simplest fo...

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People who believe loon propaganda may not be loons - just people who believe the loon headlines. Please don't try and project - loons like to exaggerate with statements like: Peace with Islam and Muslims is impossible. The only time Muslims seek peace is when they need to reload. Some even defend t...

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Thanks for the Loon version of events - however, re-read what he wrote and your funny and desperate attempt to counter the quote. Epic. Fail. Again. Are loons arguing that Iranians are not Muslim? You do make me laugh sometimes! BUT what is telling is that the only point of contention you have with ...

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Hey, name calling and labelling won't change the fact I'll keep asking you for the loon version of history to back up YOUR claim that the First Crusade wasn't a Holy War. Look back at my first post in this thread. You can't say that you don't know what I'm asking and why I'm asking it. I'm quite hap...

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Why do you think I want to fool you?

I love science. It reinforces my faith and accords with what is in the Quran.

I'm not sure why that bothers you so - I'm not asking you to agree with me.

Cheers,
Shafique

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According the author of the article, Iranians are Muslims. I asked whether Loons were now arguing that Iranians aren't Muslims - or are you a rogue loon? It's very, very telling that this non-argument is the only objection you have to the article! It's just a step above dismissing an article for a s...

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You have a point about circumcission - that is certainly done without the child's consent. Dawkins argues that making a child go to Church, Mosque or Synagogue is tantamount to child abuse - the child can't choose not to be raised within a religion. However, I take the view that a parents tries to i...

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Yes, Pope Uban launched a Holy War when he started the First Crusade. History books are pretty clear on this point - that it was a Holy War. (And if you read my previous post, you'll see that I do indeed have evidence to back this up... but I'm waiting for your version of history to back up your cou...

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LOL. That says more about you than about me Mel. Also - if you read what you just wrote, it doesn't make sense either. You've typed that I do love science, but that I will manipulate the interpretation of the Quran to fit in with science. In a way, I agree with this statement - I will indeed revisit...

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^Ouch! (Expect eh to come out fighting after that - he'll insist that he's right and Muslims are intolerant etc. Gosh - I've been hanging around him too much!) About suicide bomber Joe from the Bible belt- no he didn't leave a note railing about Catholicism, he left a note saying what his political ...

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Peace with Islam and Muslims is impossible. The only time Muslims seek peace is when they need to reload. He-he, Horizon is not original here. I heard approximately the same slogan about commies, that they used lessening of international tension in 70s for buying or stealing Western technology in o...

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DD - excellent article.

Had I read it before, I would have just pasted it here and I would have had nothing more to say other than I agree with it. Point 4 makes many of the points I made, but in a much more efficient and elegant way.

Cheers,
Shafique

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You're projecting again Mel - I can indeed love science for what it is and not because I have some underhand plot to convert everyone to Islam! ;) The Muslim who won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1979 - Prof Abdus Salam was accepted as a great scientist by his scientist peers, and yet he also showe...

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So, would a Nobel Prize winner for Physics for theoretical physics also be staunchly unbiased when he states that There is not a single verse in the Quran where natural phenomena are described and which contradicts what we know for certain from our discoveries in Sciences. http://www.dubaiforums.com...

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