Mark _australia said...
^^ hey Barn
Ummm, somethign like 70% of the USA congress identify as Christian, many of those very strongly so.
I don't see the American Govt circumcising their girls, stoning women to death for daring to be raped, or beating people for death for possessing an opposing religion's texts.
I don't see any such things in countries where Buddist or Hindu Govt's rule, so no it is not about when religious people are in power.
Feel free to take the p!ss about religion, but you can't say that Islam is just like any other.
They circumcise the boys though?
What I said was they would be just as
oppressive. Now think back to the last time Christianity had total power over the people.. The bloody Dark Ages, people weren't just stoned, they were stretched to death for blasphemy.. Burnt at the stake for being a witch.. Countries were invaded for being Muslim..
Christian Theocracies put Islamic Theocracies to shame.. One year in gaol and 90 lashes? Pfft, how about drawn and quarted?? Or sawed in half, upside down so you stay conscious..
Or one that Doggie wouldn't like, the Breast Ripper.. (it rips off breasts)
And how did Hitler justify the hatred of the Jews? Christ Killers, the lot of them.. (I've got pages of Hitler quotes to back that up!)
But back to America, they have Capitol Punishment and Anti-Abortion laws, which are the worst in the most Christian states. And Anti population control policies in developing countries (they don't let their aid money be spent on contraception and family planning)... Just a few examples, let's thank the 30% of congress for holding the Dark Ages II off..
I agree the denominations of Islam are the most evil of the current Religions, followed by Catholicism.. But any religion can be used and distorted to justify oppression, it doesn't matter which one.. The Aztecs had to make a human sacrifice daily so the sun would rise.. The religion of Huitzilopochtli? five hundred years ago - 50,000 youths and maidens were slain in sacrifice to him.
Sh!t hits the fan when the dinsdales are in charge..