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72 virgins
Reader comment on item: Islam and Democracy - Much Hard Work Needed
in response to reader comment: Oil and Water
Submitted by ALAN MASAR (United States), Feb 8, 2011 at 16:42
when a person matyrs him self by killing women and children in a suicide bombing, his body goes into the ground , so of what use are the virgins to a mangled body in the ground ,,what goes to heaven,? a soul..wind ..static ??
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| 1 | Democracy is obligatory and not optional [125 words] | Prashant | Apr 17, 2017 21:14 | 238583 | |
| 1 | Really ? [167 words] | TimeConceptor | Jul 16, 2011 20:58 | 187464 | |
 Noorse overheid zeker als politieke aanvoerder van de islamisering [827 words] | isaak | Aug 5, 2011 05:22 | 187464 | ||
| TURKIJE STEUNT MOSLIMTERRORISTEN IN IRAK, ISRAËL, ZUID KAUKASUS, BALKAN LANDEN, LIBANON EN SYRIË [4155 words] | isaak | Jul 7, 2011 07:33 | 187083 | ||
| Met terreurnetwerk Al-Qaida verbonden strijdgroepen werven steeds intensiever onder West-Europese moslimjongeren. [1215 words] | sanne | May 7, 2014 08:56 | 187083 | ||
| Democracy... [42 words] | gms | Feb 23, 2011 15:21 | 182909 | ||
| 1 | incomplete list [194 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Feb 24, 2011 20:13 | 182909 | |
| 5 | A religion of law [282 words] | Malcolm Smith | Feb 19, 2011 02:12 | 182818 | |
| Like turtle clamming up! [81 words] | moon light | Feb 18, 2011 02:56 | 182793 | ||
| 1 | One man, one vote, one time [11 words] | Hari Iyer | Feb 16, 2011 18:54 | 182755 | |
| one man, one vote, , The world will end sooner than to see democracy in Muslim world. [379 words] | moonlight | Feb 18, 2011 04:36 | 182755 | ||
| 1 | El islam no admite interpretar textos. [173 words] | doneloys | Feb 15, 2011 19:34 | 182720 | |
| 1 | Religion and Democracy [214 words] | Peter Herz | Feb 11, 2011 19:26 | 182553 | |
| 1 | demurral about religion and democracy [725 words] | Kepha Hor | Feb 11, 2011 19:16 | 182552 | |
| democracy and the national identity [77 words] | myth | Feb 11, 2011 16:22 | 182548 | ||
| 3 | Perhaps we should have waited for the reformation of the Third Reich [106 words] | meyse kapeyer | Feb 8, 2011 18:58 | 182464 | |
| If only political correctness had come to the scene, we would still be waiting for reformation of the Third Reich!!1 [82 words] | Jaladhi | Feb 10, 2011 12:17 | 182464 | ||
| 1 | Agree with Dr. Pipes [259 words] | Imad Al-Sukkari | Feb 8, 2011 15:49 | 182455 | |
| 4 | The real clash is two types of (Sunni) Islam [390 words] | There is NO Santa Claus | Feb 9, 2011 10:59 | 182455 | |
| 4 | "uniquely incompatible" - Indeed! [1663 words] | Ron Thompson | Feb 8, 2011 14:38 | 182450 | |
| ALL RELGIONS [165 words] | ALAN | Feb 15, 2011 19:39 | 182450 | ||
| The Brotherhood's BFF [435 words] | Arlinda DeAngelis | Feb 8, 2011 11:38 | 182439 | ||
| Islam and democracy in Egypt [167 words] | Abraham46 | Feb 8, 2011 10:35 | 182436 | ||
| Moderate MB? [42 words] | Kepha Hor | Feb 11, 2011 19:32 | 182436 | ||
| Not so hopeful [132 words] | Joe Six-Pack | Feb 8, 2011 10:17 | 182435 | ||
| Schari'a and Democracy [498 words] | Gabriel Ange | Feb 8, 2011 08:49 | 182431 | ||
| MUHAMMED AND JESUS !!!!!!!! [202 words] | Farheen | Feb 13, 2011 15:01 | 182431 | ||
| Another Wrong Idea About Trying to Make Jesus Christ a Muslim-Islam Does NOT Reveal Who Jesus Christ Really IS! [770 words] | M. Tovey | Feb 23, 2011 19:18 | 182431 | ||
| 1 | MUHAMMAD IS NOT THE PROMISED COMFORTER [1083 words] | Nur el Masih Ben Haq | Feb 24, 2011 11:35 | 182431 | |
| democracy [82 words] | gms | Feb 25, 2011 14:59 | 182431 | ||
| 1 | There Will Be NO Democracy in Heaven: Isaiah 9:6 [915 words] | M. Tovey | Feb 28, 2011 12:01 | 182431 | |
| Democracy [39 words] | gms | Mar 17, 2011 15:52 | 182431 | ||
| 1 | Original Mathematics Provided by Almighty God - Rule of One Versus the Rule of Many [173 words] | M. Tovey | Mar 21, 2011 11:30 | 182431 | |
| democracy [120 words] | gms | Apr 26, 2011 15:33 | 182431 | ||
| Belief is All One Has When Facing the Truth of Almighty God - No Democratic Politics in Heaven [194 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 27, 2011 18:18 | 182431 | ||
| 1 | islam and democracy never [400 words] | rodney allsworth | Feb 8, 2011 05:54 | 182427 | |
| Islam and Democracy [188 words] | Ghulam Muhammed | Feb 8, 2011 00:44 | 182416 | ||
| 3 | why not Eskimo law? [424 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Feb 14, 2011 07:20 | 182416 | |
| Islam [42 words] | Gret | Feb 7, 2011 22:20 | 182411 | ||
| 1 | I Disagree - This Is Just Wishful Thinking [148 words] | CA | Feb 7, 2011 21:55 | 182409 | |
| democracy [37 words] | gms | Feb 25, 2011 15:15 | 182409 | ||
| hypocrisy and democracy [196 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Feb 27, 2011 19:17 | 182409 | ||
| democracy [80 words] | gms | Mar 17, 2011 15:37 | 182409 | ||
| 3 | "Post hoc, ergo propter hoc" is not always a fallacy. [242 words] | Peter Forsythe | Feb 7, 2011 21:48 | 182408 | |
| I disagree: the prophet Samuel and the will of the people, for instance [71 words] | Abu Nudnik | Feb 7, 2011 18:47 | 182405 | ||
| Government of a Reluctant People Requires the Rule of Law, or the Rule of One: To which Must the Choice be Submitted [908 words] | M. Tovey | Mar 25, 2011 17:10 | 182405 | ||
| 7 | Imago Dei [139 words] | Prof. Paul Eidelberg | Feb 7, 2011 18:40 | 182403 | |
| a further point [60 words] | rw | Feb 8, 2011 04:24 | 182403 | ||
| The image of God [18 words] | Abu Nudnik | Feb 8, 2011 11:26 | 182403 | ||
| 1 | A Clue to the ABSENCE of Conscience in Islam? [674 words] | Ron Thompson | Feb 17, 2011 15:30 | 182403 | |
| Islam & Democracy [215 words] | John W. Beason, DDS | Feb 7, 2011 17:06 | 182402 | ||
| RE: John W. Beason's comments [110 words] | Ghulam Muhammed | Feb 8, 2011 00:57 | 182402 | ||
| 2 | Oil and Water [64 words] | Francis Thornton | Feb 7, 2011 15:02 | 182398 | |
| 1 |  72 virgins [44 words] | ALAN MASAR | Feb 8, 2011 16:42 | 182398 | |
| perversion of the term "martyr" [41 words] | Abu Nudnik | Feb 14, 2011 22:37 | 182398 | ||
| Perversion of the term Martyr- my thoughts exactly! [177 words] | sara | Feb 15, 2011 17:35 | 182398 | ||
| Islam and Democracy - would take a long time to fuse. [48 words] | Kamath | Feb 7, 2011 14:56 | 182397 | ||
| Well argued [8 words] | Lloyd Klein | Feb 7, 2011 14:41 | 182396 | ||
| Honored [139 words] | Barry Black | Feb 7, 2011 14:25 | 182395 | ||
| 3 | Islam and democracy [12 words] | JIm | Feb 7, 2011 13:54 | 182394 | |
| 3 | ISLAM IS NOT COMPATIBLE WITH DEMOCRACY [294 words] | JACQUES HADIDA | Feb 7, 2011 13:10 | 182392 | |
| 1 | Agree that Islam can never be democratic [344 words] | Charlie M. | Feb 7, 2011 22:48 | 182392 | |
| 1 | Kemal Attaturk [172 words] | Amin Riaz | Feb 8, 2011 03:09 | 182392 | |
| bible and israel [72 words] | alan | Feb 15, 2011 19:08 | 182392 | ||
| - - = - [115 words] | Amin Riaz | Feb 17, 2011 04:31 | 182392 | ||
| Amin refers to a a "man-made book" [19 words] | Ted | Feb 17, 2011 23:42 | 182392 | ||
| What Book? [53 words] | Robert Benson | Feb 18, 2011 02:51 | 182392 | ||
| The Bible Obviously. [20 words] | Amin Riaz | Feb 19, 2011 13:46 | 182392 | ||
| Ataturk [38 words] | burhan | Feb 26, 2011 11:38 | 182392 | ||
| 1 | A dictators whims [16 words] | Amin Riaz | Feb 27, 2011 22:40 | 182392 | |
| The Race for Democracy [292 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 14, 2011 17:57 | 182392 | ||
| huh? [132 words] | Amin Riaz | Apr 18, 2011 21:39 | 182392 | ||
| Secular Views Not Explaining Biblical View - Explained - Biblical Understanding 101 Explained by Others [386 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 19, 2011 17:15 | 182392 | ||
| 1 | Why The Jews as a Race Still Exist - and Exists as a Nation Today [369 words] | M. Tovey | Apr 19, 2011 17:51 | 182392 | |
| 4 | More islamic hypocrisy and ignorance [491 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 20, 2011 17:43 | 182392 | |
| Boring, Boring, Boring [34 words] | Amin Riaz | Apr 27, 2011 21:54 | 182392 | ||
| 3 | Our dear Amin says that he is smart! Oh the Muslim ego! [175 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 28, 2011 19:19 | 182392 | |
| Prove You Right [35 words] | Amin Riaz | Apr 30, 2011 02:27 | 182392 | ||
| 2 | Islamic hypocrisy [96 words] | dhimmi no more | May 1, 2011 06:09 | 182392 | |
| 2 | What Islamic Hypocrisy? [40 words] | Prashant | May 3, 2011 03:12 | 182392 | |
| 1 | Re the ancient fallacy [169 words] | Benjamin Lee Hegeman | Feb 7, 2011 13:10 | 182391 | |
| I don't understand [13 words] | Abu Nudnik | Feb 8, 2011 14:11 | 182391 | ||
| defence [25 words] | Benjamin Lee Hegeman | Feb 8, 2011 19:43 | 182391 | ||
| 9 | ...Western history? [417 words] | TL Winslow | Feb 7, 2011 13:00 | 182390 | |
| Next page in Bernard Lewis's Clash of Civilization [201 words] | Ghulam Muhammed | Feb 9, 2011 00:09 | 182390 | ||
| A simpler way [317 words] | Danny Boyd | Feb 10, 2011 17:13 | 182390 | ||
| Nice Observations [70 words] | Amin Riaz | Apr 27, 2011 22:05 | 182390 | ||
| 3 | Educated Muslims? [172 words] | dhimmi no more | Apr 28, 2011 19:36 | 182390 | |
| A winning argument. [108 words] | Amin Riaz | Apr 30, 2011 02:42 | 182390 | ||
| Go right ahead. [8 words] | Amin Riaz | Apr 30, 2011 02:44 | 182390 | ||
| 2 | Educated muslims? A real oxymoron [172 words] | dhimmi no more | May 1, 2011 06:03 | 182390 | |
| I take it as a compliment [61 words] | Amin Riaz | May 2, 2011 22:10 | 182390 | ||
| 1 | Democracy and Islam - Incompatible by definition!!! [163 words] | Jaladhi | Feb 7, 2011 12:40 | 182389 | |
| Re:Jalladhi's Jihad [207 words] | Ghulam Muhammed | Feb 8, 2011 23:47 | 182389 | ||
| Hope for the Best, But Keep Both Eyes Open [60 words] | Barry Black | Feb 7, 2011 12:09 | 182384 | ||
| right on! [104 words] | phyllis | Feb 7, 2011 12:00 | 182383 |
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