Perhaps we have a number of Muslim extremists parading around this forum disguised as anti-Islam.
Claim: ISIS beheads Christian Children
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What offers it support is the over 100 other verses that talk about similar action toward infidels, without the specificity regarding cutting off heads.
Yeah, while the Qur'an glorifies the fanatical Abrahamist David, unlike the Bible, it is not explicit about his beheading of Goliath:
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Distortion is distortion, be it done by Muslim extremists or anti-Muslim extremists. As you said, the same can be done with the Bible, by Christian extremist, or non Christian extremists. The distortion is again the same either way.
I suggest that the 'let's try not to distort things, and correct those who do, whatever their direction' approach has merit.
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You claim it is distortion, I am saying it's explanation of a repeated phenomenon.
It says in the Koran to cut off infidels heads, infidels heads get cut off...
Specific method of killing, somewhat frequent (compared to the number of decapitations happening in the West), and often publicized decapitations.
I don't think it's a huge leap nor a distortion.
It says in the Koran to cut off infidels heads, infidels heads get cut off...
Specific method of killing, somewhat frequent (compared to the number of decapitations happening in the West), and often publicized decapitations.
I don't think it's a huge leap nor a distortion.
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I think it's a technology thing. The west did plenty of decapitating back in the day. Then we got all humane about it and invented old sparky.
I think I've heard about a lot of decapitations happening in the cartel wars....
Just like noting verses regarding the Israelites killing women and children shows that the current Israelis doing the same is merely a repeated phenomenon.
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You've got a good point here, it is a fear tactic that is still employed.
However, I don't think that neuters my point, see below...
Sure, if they are standing in front of Jewish holy flags and reading from the Torah while doing so...
We've seen terrorist standing in front of Islamic holy flags, while reading from the Koran. They clearly are linking the method to the religion (whether that linkag is accurate or not according to whoever).
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I believe the roundel of the IAF is a Star of David.
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Are they bombing anyone in the Middle East these days?
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Just saw a cartel movie where they pop a wire loop with a little motor over dude's head on the street. Motor kicks on, slowly tightens the loop, eventually dude's head pops off. Very dramatic. I wondered if that was based on any real event or just getting tossed out to the cartels as a good idea.
The guy that beheaded Goliath.
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Well, they were.
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And whoever does not learn from history will keep repeating it for future generations to read about and repeat, because that is the logic in this argument.
Sadly, political and religious leaders aren't typically smarter than that.
Says the Chaldean-American leader. (What is a Chaldean-American?)
Which is also mentioned by the Chaldean-American leader and was a hoax. (By the way, non-Muslims were usually simply taxed, not beheaded. No clue where you get that from.)
And CNN considers this news.
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You're comparing someone killed in a fight to those who are killed after they had surrendered?
The kid killed him with a rock, so the beheading was not necessary.
