At least 70 dead by Islamic extremists.

[downbeatplumb]

Nothing else to add to this really.


http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-32169080

[robvalue]

Ugh, this makes me feel physically ill How horrible

[Brian37]

Ugh, this makes me feel physically ill How horrible

All human violence makes me ill. Having said that Jews tick me off anytime you say boo to them acting as if because of that you advocate genocide. I cant even point out to Jews who agree with me, some really stupidly think you side with the other outright for merely pointing out errors in their tactics and or logic.

But I also get this from Muslims, especially those in Palestine and Gaza. 

None of them want to face the elephant in the room. Humans piss me off because they think that by telling people that religion is the cause that somehow I am calling for a ban on it. When the reality is with any problem a human might face, if you accept the core cause of the problem, you can manage it better and are going to end up with more opportunity to reduce the negative affects of it.

The reality none of the Abraham religions fans want to face is that religion is the root cause itself. When you point this out they switch to race. When you take that away from them by pointing out others with different skin tones worldwide, they try to point to culture, when you point that out they turn to the word "ethnic". The when you take that excuse away from them, they accuse you of hating religious people.

The reality isn't for me about hating religious people, but attacking the concept itself from a logical standpoint. Penn said it in his book "God No", "Don't hate the faithful, hate faith itself".

Sam Harris and Bill Maher have gotten a bad rap from mainly liberals whom they are not the enemy of. Both value secular law and human rights. But like them, I agree that ideas by themselves should never get blind value.

[Anomalocaris]

Ugh, this makes me feel physically ill How horrible

It is now clear that radical Islam is no longer for any version of Islam adaptable to some degree of modernity.    Rather it is simply against modernity.

[RobertE]

147 dead now. Sorry to swear, but what the fuck is up with religion? I do have facebook, and I do have some Christian and Muslim friends, but it is not going to stop me from saying what I have to think on what has happened and saying religion is morally fucking wrong.

[Brian37]

Ugh, this makes me feel physically ill How horrible

It is now clear that radical Islam is no longer for any version of Islam adaptable to some degree of modernity.    Rather it is simply against modernity.

Um no, far too much of the minority in power in the east hold the majority hostage. I am sorry, but I am not going to lump people like Malala or Ayaan Hirsi Ali in with the current powers. I see lots of Muslim and X Muslim sites on the web and facebook and twitter full of people who want the change. I only agree that the majorty of powers are in control. The change has to come worldwide both in the west but they need to hear liberals voices that can put the cracks in locally where they live.

Otherwise what is the solution? A world war? Genocide? Not only would that be impractical, it would be just as inhuman as what we accuse their powers of.

[Mudhammam]

Humans piss me off because they think that by telling people that religion is the cause that somehow I am calling for a ban on it.

I hate to use a phrase I constantly hear from the mouth of Mike Huckabee, but it would be nice if people "self-policed" their ideas before making it their goal to embed them as deeply into as many brains as possible. It's also frustrating to be called a bigot for using the terms "stupid," "ridiculous," "nutty," "WTF," etc. in describing religious doctrines and the practices they involve, but if it really is possible to be bigoted towards ideas, I'll gladly take that badge of honor.

[Brian37]

Agreed, you should go to his FB page and quote him and throw that back in his face. He is nutty himself.

[Regina]

Attacking an educational establishment too, for shame. I wonder if they're objecting to the female students or if it's just education in general they hate.

As African countries go, Kenya actually isn't doing too badly. It just sucks they have that shithole next door.

[robvalue]

Allah is scared of women, scared of books and particularly scared of girls with books.

He's so scared of all these things he won't come anywhere near the earth, and instead talks telepathically to people willing to go slaughter without question at his command.