But I have never seen some of the atrocities in this "Christian Country" and be so "accepted" as I have seen in some of the clips from the Middle East.....Girls being stoned to death for having been raped.
How do you think people should be held accountable for their crime? Electric chair, gas chambers, burned, whipped to death? Yeah, and I'm speaking of Christians who have used these torture methods. Don't be narrow minded.
The clips you see on your media outlets are trying to bash Islam & Muslims to make people grow hatred for us. This is not something new. People were trying to destroy Islam since it's revelation.
Have you read the Quran? The Bible?
Stoned to death is a form of justice and a judicial form of capital punishment. This practice is in the scriptures of Jewish, Muslim and Christians. Here are a few verses from the Bible:
If a man has a stubborn and rebellious son who does not obey his father and mother and will not listen to them when they discipline him, his father and mother shall take hold of him and bring him to the elders at the gate of his town. They shall say to the elders, "This son of ours is stubborn and rebellious. He will not obey us. He is a profligate and a drunkard." Then all the men of his town shall stone him to death. You must purge the evil from among you. All Israel will hear of it and be afraid.
(Deuteronomy: 18-21)
Source:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy (21,21)&version=31
If a man happens to meet in a town a virgin pledged to be married and he sleeps with her, 24 you shall take both of them to the gate of that town and stone them to death—the girl because she was in a town and did not scream for help, and the man because he violated another man's wife. You must purge the evil from among you.
(Deuteronomy 22: 23-24)
Source:
http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Deuteronomy 22:23-24&version=31
This is just two examples. You can also be stoned to death for cursing God, breaking the Shabbat, etc.
Related Thread:
The Bible Said That!?
Well explain why they happen in Muslim countries and go unpunished!
They don't just happen in Muslim countries. It's happening right now. Bush is killing innocent Muslims left and right, torturing them, sending many innocent Muslims to Guantanamo. The UN rapes, US soldiers rapes girls & women, but many are getting away with it (yes, a few have been brought to justice). You have US soldiers blowing up masjids, shooting innocent people. You have Jews bulldozing Palestinian homes and occupying their land. You have Tony Blair, and other Western governments taking part in all this. Yesterday, I was watching the news and some Maryland cop killed a criminal in his cell, but no one was brought to justice! I ask you tell me who is going unpunished!?
Atleast here we have guidelines as to what is right and wrong and we hold ALL people accountable for that. If you rape someone and you are found you will be arrested, tried and punished. If you murder your wife or daughter for "dishonoring" your family you will be punished.
Is this from Law & Order? Go to the middle east and watch it's version. You really think America has a just system, when they have been responsible for the worst atrocities in human history! Don't focus on a single trees, look at the whole forest....
So I think that Atheists, who eliminate the hundreds of interpretations of biblical and qu'ranic texts, they live by their conscience that we all have to tell us what is right and wrong.
You rather follow the desires and lusts of wonderless people who will tell you what is right & wrong? These people don't have conscience, because if they did they would be believers. See article:
Congratulating an Atheist
And I know many atheists and they are good people with good hearts and they don't pick and choose who they offer help to based on that persons religious affiliation.
I know many that are not! They are arrogant and think they are above others. I doubt they help any religious organization, considering they are atheists. Most Christians help Christians, most Hindus help Hindus, most Jews helps Jews. Why shouldn't Muslims help Muslims?
[O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for your friends and protectors: They are but friends and protectors to each other. And he amongst you that turns to them (for friendship) is of them. Verily God guideth not a people unjust.]
(5:51)
Allah forbids you not with regard to those who fight you not for your faith, nor drive you out of your homes, from dealing kindly and justly with them. For Allah loves those who are just. Allah only forbids you with regard to those who fight you for your faith, and drive you out of your homes and support others in driving you out, from turning to them for protection (or taking them as wali). Those who seek their protection they are indeed wrong- doers.]
(60: 8-9)
O you who believe! Stand out firmly for Allah as witnesses to fair dealings and let not the hatred of others to you make you swerve to wrong and depart from justice. Be just, that is next to piety. Fear Allah, indeed Allah is well-acquainted with all that you do.]
(5:8)
I don't see Muslim organizations here in Richmond area reaching their hands out to anyone else but another muslim.
Who do you think is suffering most in the world right now? Why wouldn't you help Muslims!?? They bombard our land, kill our people then you say why are Muslims helping only each other??? Then they deceive you, making you think they are generous by helping Muslims when in fact they have their own hidden agendas! They are hypocrites. Read your Quran, these types of people existed thousands upon thousands of years ago.
Muslim organizations like Islamic Relief, has helped with the California wild fires, Hurricane Katrina, and now helping victims of China earthquake. (
http://www.islamic-relief.com).
Please don't be narrow minded. How do you know I don't reach my hands to others? I've always try to give money, food, & clothing to a homeless on the street no matter what religion he is affiliated with, if any.
I ask you, what have you done for your community?