Christian terrorists hijack a plane

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by blueangel

Maybe YOU don't understand. I cut and pasted this from another thread for one of the posters who asked about it. I am not pressing Opi, because she has made it clear she will not answer my questions in detail.

Wow - she totally blew you out, my friend.

Opi and I don't exactly get along, but she not only made your "quotations" look idiotic, but addressed all of your concerns completely. Read -> comprehend -> post?

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by DSTCHAOS

Many Christians believe in forced conversion, particular the earlier missionary efforts. Witnessing and spreading the word can be very forceful and frightening depending on who the person witnessing is and who the person being witnessed to feels about it.

Either case, there's nothing "peaceful" about figurative warfare. But it doesn't make it any less figurative.

I have not seen a Christian behead anyone to force them to convert. Have you?

[blueangel]

Originally Posted by PM_Mama00

Liar.

You're right.. I lied about being a law reporter. I've never been in broadcasting.. and I'm actually an astronaut!

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by RU OX Alum

Yeah, what else is weird is that your signature says FMA but I see the greek with some other peoples

Again, weirdness I can't explain.

[mulattogyrl]

Originally Posted by blueangel

You're right.. I lied about being a law reporter. I've never been in broadcasting.. and I'm actually an astronaut!

Well then go to the moon instead of asking Muslims to explain stuff.

[GeekyPenguin]

Originally Posted by blueangel

I have not seen a Christian behead anyone to force them to convert. Have you?

No, they just burned them alive instead. So much better!

Nancy Grace is a "law reporter" as well, but that doesn't mean she's not a bumbling idiot.

[Taualumna]

When it was revealed that Catholic priests had been molesting children for years and years, many Catholics were upset about it, and demanded an apology. When radical Muslims were blowing up airplanes or doing other inappropriate things, few Muslims spoke up. Why is that?

[_Opi_]

Blueangel,

I am asking for someone who is Muslim to clarify for me. So far, nobody has stepped up.

you didn't "ask" you persisted to the point of annoyance. And I did answer your question. Care to comment?

Yes, there has been violence on Muslims, just as there has been violence on Buddhists, Christians, and Jews. Are you saying there are Christian, Buddhist or Jewish cells and training camps which are organized against Muslims? Are you denying there are no Muslim cells, networks and training camps organized against non-Muslims?

huh? My response was to your post that said If muslims were getting attacked, there would be media coverage. Who said anything about terror networks.

. Is Opi immune from defending her statements in her first post? Afterall, she brought religion into the news media coverage of the hijacking

Defend my statements? Did I say something incorrect that I had to defend, or did you? And religion is major factor in this hijacking story:
a) the guy was a Christian convert
b) he wrote a note to the pope
c) he hijacked a plane because he didn't want "to serve in a muslim army"
d) The Turkish airline spokeman initially released a statement saying this guy was protesting the Pope's visit to Turkey. Based on what evidence, I have no idea.

have you read the article at all?

Kind of an interesting thing to say when you upset Opi with this exchange

I was upset? Geez, why didn't I get this memo. No, this is GC. People disagree here all the time. You wouldnt last in my profession of choice if I got upset over a GC post.

If you didn't "lie" where is the quote where I allegedly "demanded" Opi answer?

Are you denying Opi was upset with your posts to her in this exchange?

You persisted to the point of annoyance.

I'm denying that I was upset by KDDani's post.

Please refrain from talking about me unless you are talking to ME. Thanks.

Again, I've answered your "concerns" and you didn't address them. Why? Where did you get those verses from?

[MysticCat]

Originally Posted by blueangel

You're right.. I lied about being a law reporter. I've never been in broadcasting.. and I'm actually an astronaut!

Actually, what I'm noticing is how you've been responding to everyone except Opi the last day or so. Opi has "answered" your questions by explaining to you that your "quotes" were bogus and that you were therefore operating under an erroneous assumption all along. No response?

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by blueangel

I have not seen a Christian behead anyone to force them to convert. Have you?

Yes.

[shinerbock]

We Christians really gotta stop blowing stuff up. Its getting out of hand.

[KSig RC]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

We Christians really gotta stop shooting abortion doctors in the face, destroying federal buildings, and creating white supremecist organizations based on the "word of God." Its getting out of hand.

fixed?

This really isn't that difficult a concept, guys - we're going in circles, everyone has skeletons in the closet. The question is whether the media handles Muslim skeletons in a different manner than Christian ones, not whether they're literally analogous.

It's not a pissing contest.

[DSTCHAOS]

Originally Posted by shinerbock

We Christians really gotta stop blowing stuff up. Its getting out of hand.

We're so perfect that even our hijacking attempts are cool.

[epchick]

Originally Posted by MysticCat

Actually, what I'm noticing is how you've been responding to everyone except Opi the last day or so. Opi has "answered" your questions by explaining to you that your "quotes" were bogus and that you were therefore operating under an erroneous assumption all along. No response?

Its because she likes to argue, and now that _Opi_ finally answered her questions, she has nothing to argue about anymore.

She's like a 5 year old who wants her way, but isn't gonna get it.

[shinerbock]

Originally Posted by KSig RC

fixed?

This really isn't that difficult a concept, guys - we're going in circles, everyone has skeletons in the closet. The question is whether the media handles Muslim skeletons in a different manner than Christian ones, not whether they're literally analogous.

It's not a pissing contest.

I cannot even begin to describe how terrible this analogy is. You've listed isolated events, some of which don't even participate in violence (the huge majority of white supremacy groups). You're comparing these to large and well funded organizations who do plan and carry out attacks on innocent people. The Oklahoma City Bombing had nothing to do with the people they were attacking. I believe they've even claimed that they had no real intention of harming the victims. The crime was intended to be against the government. How is that comparable to attacks which target civilians solely because of their faith or belief? Its not. As for the hijackings, I guess a couple guys not threatening any passengers and not harming anyone is comparable to cutting the throats of pilots and passengers and proceeding to fly planes into buildings filled with people. My bad.

The point is not that Muslims are more violent than Christians, although at this point in time you could make a very good case that they are. The reason Islam is portrayed as violent is because of the actions people take in the name of the faith. Are most Muslims violent? Almost certainly not. Are acts of violence in the name of Islam isolated or rare? No.