Telling God to shut his mouth II :: Reader comments at Daniel Pipes

Submitted by Wallace Schwam (United States), Dec 11, 2014 at 09:31

The crown prince of Bahrain is right on this one. The theocratical tyrant derives power by arrogating the right to pronounce final judgment on his fellow human beings. Another words, he instructs God to shut up. This stance gives him the power to inflict great misery on all who disagree. At the present time, Islam is turning out the majority of vicious theocrats. However, all major religions have done so, periodically, in the course of history. We have found no better defence against the meglomanic theocrat than "Freedom of Religion" as a social ideal.

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1	Prince Salman's Euphomisms for Its Arch-Enemy, Iran & It's State/Government/Regime [257 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Ludvikus	Jan 15, 2015 16:39	220397
1	Wrong Prince Salman - My Correction to Myself [946 words]	Ludvikus	Jan 28, 2015 16:30	220397
	We did not defeat Communism. [391 words]	Michael S	Jan 13, 2015 12:49	220336
1	The problematic Mr Blair [139 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Alexander	Dec 27, 2014 00:13	219969
	Muslim Reform [97 words]	y Brandstetter MD	Dec 21, 2014 05:22	219889
4	The West is at war with Israel, not with the Muslims [186 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	Michael S.	Dec 18, 2014 07:29	219840
	Not True [12 words]	y Brandstetter MD	Dec 21, 2014 00:54	219840
2	The Samson option [462 words]	Michael S	Dec 23, 2014 09:08	219840
1	UNGA voting against Israel [101 words]	Michael S	Dec 26, 2014 06:04	219840
3	Simply put... [308 words]	There is NO Santa Claus	Dec 16, 2014 08:30	219798
	Prince Salman implicitly includes Iran [33 words]	myth	Dec 15, 2014 07:45	219769
2	MISANTHROPIC theocracy [24 words]	Michael Polyak	Dec 14, 2014 15:31	219760
	fighting islamists [9 words]	Egy1	Dec 11, 2014 23:49	219738
5	Ideology: Ideas; Moderate [204 words]	Dajjal	Dec 11, 2014 22:17	219737
2	Yes, reform in Islam is forbidden by Mo/allah - no Muslim dare try it!! [54 words]	Jaladhi	Dec 15, 2014 15:08	219737
1	Not easy decision. [302 words]	josef zuares	Dec 21, 2014 12:32	219737
	Islam's focus [15 words]	Mohammed Waza Khiddif Id'ullah	Dec 22, 2014 01:52	219737
6	Soon after the death of Sallam Ahmad... [262 words]	Wasim Ahmed	Dec 23, 2014 02:03	219737
1	Quranic Corruption [80 words]	Dajjal	Dec 23, 2014 23:41	219737
2	War on Terror [156 words]	S R Wakankar	Dec 11, 2014 20:21	219734
4	What the heck ...? [312 words]	Jaladhi	Dec 15, 2014 14:36	219734
	There is no such thing as "moderate Islam" [39 words]	George Keselman	Dec 11, 2014 17:38	219731
8	Another propaganda by Muslims!! [77 words]	Jaladhi	Dec 11, 2014 16:05	219729
1	Reform or Merely Revenge? [370 words]	Alex	Dec 11, 2014 15:27	219727
3	call me skeptic..... [118 words]	donevan	Dec 11, 2014 15:11	219726
9	Moderate Muslims? [94 words]	Charlie Griffith	Dec 11, 2014 15:09	219725
3	Moderate Muslims - Oxymoron!! [71 words]	Jaladhi	Dec 15, 2014 17:08	219725
2	Radical... [15 words]	ECAW	Dec 11, 2014 14:07	219723
	Qaradawi under arrest [53 words]	Robert Werdine	Dec 11, 2014 13:38	219722
9	Moderate Islam: What is it and what is it's authority? [173 words]	Stewart Shane	Dec 11, 2014 13:01	219721
	More Mosques, less charities for the poorest [257 words]	Chocoholic Lady	Dec 25, 2014 06:37	219721
3	What about Qatar? [48 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes	RC	Dec 11, 2014 12:38	219720
1	Reform within Islam [12 words]	Ilana Goldstein	Dec 11, 2014 12:31	219719
6	Ban Sharia LawsI [64 words]	Michael Hanni Morcos	Dec 11, 2014 12:09	219718
	appreciation [126 words]	MAHAMUNI	Dec 11, 2014 11:52	219716
6	"Moderate Islam is the Solution?" [163 words]	William Johnston	Dec 11, 2014 11:10	219714
3	No Moderate Islam and No Muslims!! [97 words]	Jaladhi	Dec 13, 2014 20:04	219714
4	radical Islam is the problem and moderate Islam [9 words]	Herman	Dec 11, 2014 10:44	219713
2	It's not a game of rock-paper-scissors [207 words]	TL Winslow	Dec 11, 2014 10:17	219712
1	Maybe there is hope for mankind yet? [69 words]	Maurice Soloviytz	Dec 11, 2014 09:40	219711
2	Telling God to shut his mouth II [94 words]	Wallace Schwam	Dec 11, 2014 09:31	219710
1	Telling God to shut his mouth. Well said. [182 words]	Anne	Dec 20, 2014 16:22	219710