Reply to: Muslims protest against film

[DodgyAgent]

I went to a Muslim shop on Sunday and it was not busy. I said to the owner that he can't be making much money. He got very angry and shouted "You’ve insulted the profit"

[Gibbon]

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[BA to the Stars]

As the great lizard from the sky once observed, after 1300 years religions seem to go mad for a while.

When did Zeity say this?

[Old Hack]

What's the going rate for one of the faithful these days?

Is there a graduated scale ranging from "Likes a wee dram of a weekend" to "Full Blown Willing to Enter Paradise with a Bus-load of the Infidel"?

Haha, there's so much truth in this. Even a devout Muslim I know lasted only 2 days of ramamdam before he was back pigging it out in the canteen...

I think there is an alternative scale which indicates the poverty levels of the devout...

[SupremeSpod]

I went to a Muslim shop on Sunday and it was not busy. I said to the owner that he can't be making much money. He got very angry and shouted "You’ve insulted the profit"

What's the going rate for one of the faithful these days?

Is there a graduated scale ranging from "Likes a wee dram of a weekend" to "Full Blown Willing to Enter Paradise with a Bus-load of the Infidel"?

[Paddy]

I went to a Muslim shop on Sunday and it was not busy. I said to the owner that he can't be making much money. He got very angry and shouted "You’ve insulted the profit"

[TestMangler]

Depends if you mean in the ground, or in the streets before/after? It was only one example, the resident Scots can correct me if Celtic/Rangers fans now shake hands and meet up over a beer afterwards rather than sending death threats.

And to clarify by 'religion' I meant the team allegiance.

I'm sure they don't meet up for handshakes and beer en masse but proper football violence is a thing of the past (the distant past). There will, I assume, be isolated cases, but probably no more than in Manchester, London etc. Proper football related pitch battles died out in the 70s in Scotland. Casuals in the 80's for example, involved much smaller numbers.

[d000hg]

When was there last any tribal violence at an old firm game ?

Depends if you mean in the ground, or in the streets before/after? It was only one example, the resident Scots can correct me if Celtic/Rangers fans now shake hands and meet up over a beer afterwards rather than sending death threats.

And to clarify by 'religion' I meant the team allegiance.

[vetran]

I particularly like the idea of our suicide bomber hero arriving in heaven to be met by 72 virgins, who turn out to be the last 72 desperate teenage boys who blew themselves up without ever getting laid.

Hadn't heard that but if so its an excellent social comment, puts some of the gibberish used by vile sicko's who send innocents and the mentally impaired to their deaths in perspective.

[BrilloPad]

I particularly like the idea of our suicide bomber hero arriving in heaven to be met by 72 virgins, who turn out to be the last 72 desperate teenage boys who blew themselves up without ever getting laid.

I doubt most arabs would care.

Though they might get a bit upset if atw had a sofa accident and was the last to arrive.

[TestMangler]

It might be interesting to reflect on the question: Is there any cause or principle which you personally would kill or inflict violence for?

Look at an Old Firm game and you'll certainly see many enlightened white Westerners feel that violence to defend the name of their religion is justified.

When was there last any tribal violence at an old firm game ?

I remember once talking to some mad Rangers fan who was explaining to me about his 'religious beliefs'. he explained that he was a member of the orange lodge, played a drum in an orange band, threw heavy objects at the Hibernian walk in Coatbridge etc etc etc.

I asked him if he attended church, to which he replied "No, I'm not a f***in' fanatic !!"

[Doggy Styles]

What's with these nuts who go out and kill for their god? Is he just too busy to do it himself or what?

As the great lizard from the sky once observed, after 1300 years religions seem to go mad for a while.

[shaunbhoy]

It might be interesting to reflect on the question: Is there any cause or principle which you personally would kill or inflict violence for?

Look at an Old Firm game and you'll certainly see many enlightened white Westerners (the "enlightened " ones are the ones sporting green and white colours! ) feel that violence to defend the name of their religion is justified.

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[d000hg]

What's with these nuts who go out and kill for their god? Is he just too busy to do it himself or what?

It might be interesting to reflect on the question: Is there any cause or principle which you personally would kill or inflict violence for?

Look at an Old Firm game and you'll certainly see many enlightened white Westerners feel that violence to defend the name of their religion is justified.

[doodab]

I've noticed the media refer to it as 'the film that offends muslims'. Is that it's official title?

If not, surely that's the perfect name for a spoof.

I particularly like the idea of our suicide bomber hero arriving in heaven to be met by 72 virgins, who turn out to be the last 72 desperate teenage boys who blew themselves up without ever getting laid.