Christian teen arrested in Egypt for allegedly posting Muhammad cartoons on Facebook
On Tuesday a prosecutor in Egypt ruled that a 15-year-old Coptic Christian boy must remain in custody for at least 15 days while an investigation is conducted into whether he posted cartoons on Facebook depicting the Prophet Muhammad.
The Egyptian newspaperAl-Masry Al-Youm reported thatGamal Abdallah Masoud, a high school student in the central Egyptian town of Baheeg , has denied posting the images, claiming they were added to his Facebook wall without his permission.
On New Years Eve, after news first spread of Masouds alleged online activity, riots broke out in Baheeg and three other nearby towns in the province of Asyut.
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You know that it wouldn't be hard to hack an account and post photos . Even the account of the police chief of Baheeg . Not that I'm suggesting such an action ...
Persecution of Christians was bad under Mubarak-- but has gotten much worse as a result of the so-called "Arab Spring".
"On New Years Eve, after news first spread of Masouds alleged online activity, riots broke out in Baheeg and three other nearby towns in the province of Asyut.
Muslim villagers threw rocks at police and set fires in at least six homes owned by Christians, including Masouds home, which was empty at the time. Seven officers were hospitalized after police used tear gas to disperse therioters."
Over-react much??? Geesh!!
Remember the "Mohammed Cartoon Crisis"-- when a Danish newspaper published some rather mild carto/ons of Mohammed?it resulted in over 140 deaths!!!
And some amazingly inflammatory pronouncements as well. Here's a video of a demonstration against the cartoons, in front of the Danish Embassy in London. Check out what is written on the signs they are carrying:
Allahu Akhbar!
Larry and I got hit with a Miley virus on FB. How does the government know that this isn't another hack job?
^ Krishna,
Yes, I remember the aftermath of the cartoonincident in Denmark. I also rememberthe deathof Theo van Gogh, murdered by Mohammed Bouyeri a Dutch-Morrocan Muslim, for making a movie with Ayaan Hirsi Ali about theviolence against women in Islamic societies.
I belong toVoiceof the Copts (Egypt),Farsi Christian News (Iran), Voice of the Martyrsthatpublishesnews of what's happeningwith Christians in those locations, as well as around the globe in otherMuslim countries.Many people are imprisioned or killed for simple, innocentexpressions of their faith. There is very littlereligious freedom or tolerance in Muslim countries, with the possible exception ofJordan.
I've said it before and I'll say it again.
Religion of peace....my ass......
That does seem to be the case.
I am trying to think of any exceptions i've heard of. I think Morrocco maybe a bit more tolerant of minorities than the others-- but I'm not sure. And, I beleive i've heard that Kosovo Muslims tend to be more moderate than most others?
It probably doesn't matter-- if they want to persecute someone, they will. (Egypt was bad under Mubarak-- but as a result of the so=ca;;ed "Arab-Spring" its gotten much worse for everyone-- and especially minorities.
Some are worse than others . To deny that is absurd and tragic .
Unitarian-Universalists?
Bahaii?
Quakers?
Most branches of Buddhists?
You're also talking about ancient history for some of them . BTW Buddhism is a very major belief system .
Fair enough . Since you were raised under one of those belief systems you know what that means about you ...
Randy,
Quakers are Christianpacifist. To make a blanket statement like that isn't fair.
Tch, tch, tch Randal Snyder -- very ethnocentric of you
Just found this:
Major Religions of the World Ranked by Number of Adherents
(Sizes shown are approximate estimates , and are here mainly for the purpose of ordering the groups, not providing a definitive number. This list is sociological/statistical in perspective.)
I think the Baha'i are pretty cool as well:
Well, Buddha was sort of peace loving ; )
However, yes, I do agree.
So do you consider the "big three" to be Christianity, Islam, and Atheism-- or Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism?
Okely dokely, that edit did NOT work.
Well anyway, I was going to say that many, sadly, are not so peace loving, so in a sense, I agree with what Randy said.
I think that it's a matter of degree. Anyextremestbelief is going to be harmful. But moderate ones probably not.
I don't know why this is so difficult to understand . If a religion does not espouse the active suppression of destructive behavior it is going to result in permitting such behavior . And there is one particular religion which fits that description . Does anyone need me to spell it out ?
"Give me an "I""!
Does anyone else know how to spell too or are Larry & I alone here ??
From here on out, the letter "I" is only to be used in reference to mo's peaceful religion. All other uses will be considered blasphemous.
"It means that I became an atheist"
That's nice . It also means you still have the "blood on your hands" . If centuries can't wash it off , neither can your "conversion" .
RDS ,
If you can "wash off the blood" by just changing your POV then so can the religious . If they are far more peaceful now and believe that peace is the way to proceed then they to have freed themselves of the past .
Even the Mafia has been somewhat reformed . This is America . They now own hotels and casinos in Las Vegas . They have "gone legit" .
You mean the "Arab Christian Winter"
What a joke. Funny how our press really isn't covering this with the same panache as they did the fall of Mubarak, eh?
Very True! I guess things didn't go as planned.
Depends on who ya talk to. The muslim brotherhood probably feel that they are close to being on target.
So ten...you are openly admitting that you are a bigot..???
true...many beleivers are not peace-loving.
(But, of course, its also true that man Atheists are not peace loving either).
Should blasphemy be made a crime???
(It is in some places...)
Christianity?
That has an "i' in it-- in fact-- it has three "i" 's!
The "Mohammed Cartoons" were publ;ish in 2005 or 2006-- but from time to time there is stil craziness rsulting from publication of alledged images of Mohammed.
This story is from 2010:
Judgment is mine, sayeth Larry!
:~)
I am perfectly fine with critiquing and believe that the same standards should be used to judge all. In that regard, where do we place the culture of death? Along side any other modern day religion , it comes up wanting.
Yum , grasshoppers !
Nope, Krishna points to a bigotry, that is evidenced in your post Randy. It's there for all to see.
I've read every comment on this seed Randy, you don't have to explain what I can clearly deduce. This has nothing to do with comments from an atheist view-point; I love a good debate!
It takes little reason and nearly no imagination, to parse meaning from your own words Randy.
RDS ,
"The accusation of bigotry is one that people who follow a religion throw at atheists"
You seem to be implying that atheists can't be bigoted . Is that because you think your "truth" is more truthful than theirs ?
So get back to that and back it up, instead of lumping all people of all religions, into the same black pot.
The responsessolicitedby your comments had nothing to do with disengaging the point; they cut to the heart of the matter, which is that your point is fundamentally flawed to start with, by your stereotyping. There are good, innocent folks from all varied walks of life...some even believe in Jesus.
Well, that my your perception of what I am doing.
However, here's what I am actually doing:
1.I read peoples' comments pretty carefully.
2. Until proven otherwise, I assume people mean what they say! (For example, if you mention the "top three religions", it seems obvious that you are referring to Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism.
If you don't want people to believe that you are saying what you actually mean-- then perhaps you might consider being more accurate in what you post in comments?
Re-reading your comment, it seems like it might be considered a "personal attack". (Oh-- the horror! I am shocked- - shocked I tell you!).
Or perhaps even one of those fabled " derails". from days of yore.
However, since the COH does not apply here (we use the COC here instead..)-- I will ignore violations of the COH!
Will only consider COH violations when crossing over to another jurisdiction. ..as it were...
Heh
Well-- as long as they aren't too.. .large!
Well, I do have to agree that some people (especially people with a political or religious or Atheistic agenda of one sort or another) do often overuse certain words when making attacks. Some of them have been overused to the point of being cliches.
One of the worst example of this, IMO, is how many folks have come to use the accusation of racism.
And besides calling someone a "racist' when they are not-- sometime its used when its not even a matter of race!
(But, of course, sometimes the same words are used correctly).
I don't need a list of links, just honesty.
So tell me Randy, would you consider Mother Teresa stained? I think she would say she is. If you know anything at all about about Judeo-Christian belief systems, it is obvious that a basic tenant is theacknowledgmentof human imperfection.
While I could hang with your premise that all religions are fantasy based (as a discussion point), and talk about that, you pointedly round on Christianity. Is that because you believe Christianity to be more cruel or militant? Is it because of personal experience.
Randy,
Or maybe it was Krishna was trying to get clarity about his faith? Why presume the worst?
Everyone views their life from their perspective, including him.