Shooting at Muhammad Art Exhibit in Texas

[One Bad Pig]

I am not sure what you are trying to argue here. Anyone who shoots up an exhibit being attended by random people is clearly not all there mentally.

From the perspective of Islam, this is not the case. Are not those who attend implicitly supporting the blaspheming of Muhammed?

[Paprika]

I am not sure what you are trying to argue here. Anyone who shoots up an exhibit being attended by random people is clearly not all there mentally.

Since One Bad Pig is willing to explain, I don't think I want to bother any more:

Lots of you conservatives claim that Islam promotes jihad etc etc; from that premise it follows that jihad is rational for a Muslim, yet here you are claiming that someone who is actually trying to carry it out is nutty.

[Jesse]

From the perspective of Islam, this is not the case. Are not those who attend implicitly supporting the blaspheming of Muhammed?

I would say that yes they are supporting blasphemy of Muhammed. However, We have how many billions of Muslims around the world? The majority do not seem to follow these hadiths. I think we can take that as a sign that maybe those that kill others for drawing pictures of Muhammed are not speaking for the entire worldview.

[Jesse]

Since One Bad Pig is willing to explain, I don't think I want to bother any more:

Lots of you conservatives claim that Islam promotes jihad etc etc; from that premise it follows that jihad is rational for a Muslim, yet here you are claiming that someone who is actually trying to carry it out is nutty.

I'm not sure why you think I should be lumped in with the conservative movement. I haven't stated anywhere that all Muslims are promoting jihad. Not sure where you are pulling all of this out from.

[Bill the Cat]

From the perspective of Islam, this is not the case. Are not those who attend implicitly supporting the blaspheming of Muhammed?

It takes a certain kind of mindset to resort to murder based on perceived blasphemous words.

[Epoetker]

I am not sure what you are trying to argue here. Anyone who shoots up an exhibit being attended by random people is clearly not all there mentally.

Or is doing it as a partisan for his side in an ancient war. Darth is simply acknowledging that war's existence and pressing for us to take decisive action in it rather than denying it by claiming "law enforcement issue" and "couple of kooks." Decent people of either side may not always want to perform such acts, but decent people don't make the decisions on those issues. Therefore they will be either fleeced by their own "kooks", (whom they fail to root out,) whether they want to or not, or exploded by the righteous anger of civilized and intelligent human beings (Darth.)

Such is the life of one who avoids confrontation and the difficulties it entails. Statistically, it's a peaceful life, but if you wanted peace, you wouldn't be here asking questions about the nature of things, would you?

[One Bad Pig]

It takes a certain kind of mindset to resort to murder based on perceived blasphemous words.

..which is fully in line with the founder of Islam's mindset.

[Jesse]

..which is fully in line with the founder of Islam's mindset.

When we are talking about depictions of Muhammad, this isn't true. There is quite a history of depictions of Muhammad. I think the majority of Muslims know this and it's why only a handful follow the hadiths for this.

If you are shooting up or beheading people because you think a book tells you too, you are probably crazy.

[Darth Executor]

[Darth Executor]

Or is doing it as a partisan for his side in an ancient war. Darth is simply acknowledging that war's existence and pressing for us to take decisive action in it rather than denying it by claiming "law enforcement issue" and "couple of kooks." Decent people of either side may not always want to perform such acts, but decent people don't make the decisions on those issues. Therefore they will be either fleeced by their own "kooks", (whom they fail to root out,) whether they want to or not, or exploded by the righteous anger of civilized and intelligent human beings (Darth.)

Such is the life of one who avoids confrontation and the difficulties it entails. Statistically, it's a peaceful life, but if you wanted peace, you wouldn't be here asking questions about the nature of things, would you?

plz stop using "Darth" as a proper noun, it's a title and it becomes confusing when multiple people carry it.

[Jedidiah]

And they're hardly nuts;

Correct, they are not nuts. They are just evil.

[seer]

What a clear difference between a country where cops carry guns and a country where cops don't.

[myth]

Watching the news now. They're saying the unarmed security guard was shot in the leg. A single police officer with a pistol apparently killed both the bad guys. I'd like to applaud the very fine shooting on that officer's part.

[seer]

Watching the news now. They're saying the unarmed security guard was shot in the leg. A single police officer with a pistol apparently killed both the bad guys. I'd like to applaud the very fine shooting on that officer's part.

Yes, that was good shooting - especially in light of the fact, as the reports are saying, that he was under fire at the time.

[Cow Poke]

Watching the news now. They're saying the unarmed security guard was shot in the leg. A single police officer with a pistol apparently killed both the bad guys. I'd like to applaud the very fine shooting on that officer's part.

I heard it was a single officer, but I didn't know it was a handgun - I thought he must have gotten a long gun out of his car. And, supposedly, the bad guys were wearing some kind of body armor.