Incredible and terrible

shanshee_allures Nov 27, 2007 00:08:47

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/11/26/wsudan226.xml

I hope to hell the poor woman gets out of this ok.

The very fact the little kids chose that name, with the perfect innocence of childhood in mind and are now probably as 'guilty' as she is just breaks my heart.

EDIT: In their minds, they were probably showing an 'affection' for Islam in doing this; hoping their parents would be pleased etc.

Religion rules once more.

handofdave Nov 27, 2007 02:00:02

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Honestly, I can't imagine why any westerner would choose to live under such brutally medieval, insane laws. The fundamentalist Islamic world is out of its collective gourd, EVEN MORE THAN THE XTIAN CRAZIES, and I find THEM repulsively ignorant and full of shit.

I hope this poor victim of batshit fundamentalists escapes their evil intolerance and can get the fuck out of there.

Wiggy Nov 27, 2007 10:59:17

Replying to shanshee_allures

I reckon those kids knew what they were doing!

handofdave Nov 29, 2007 03:56:08

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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/africa/article2963737.ece

So now she's been formally charged. Goddamned Sudanese government! They're seemingly going to take out their backwards, pathological tribalism on this innocent woman, who's old enough to be a grandmother.

I have to admit that at times, it's really difficult not to feel a bit anti-Muslim when you hear about this kind of totally irrational and insane shit. Yes, I remind myself that most of the Islamic world is not this evil. But where are the moderates? Is it really too much to ask that they step in and do something about reigning in their foaming, bloodthirsty brethren?

If Sudan goes ahead with this blatantly injust punishment, I hope the repercussions for their government are harsh indeed.

Merrick Nov 29, 2007 21:14:55

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Why can people name their baby mohammed but not their bear?

Jim Tones Nov 30, 2007 06:17:03

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"Twenty of the 23 children opted for Mohammed..."

I suppose those twenty poor little mites will be flogged at some point

I really hope she is able to get out of there fast

What kind of sick minds would do that to a person who means well ?

hmmm....racism rearing it's ugly head again

What a sad fucked up world it is

Jane Nov 30, 2007 16:01:13

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I can hardly even bring myself to comment on this story I feel so disgusted and angry at it.

Official: "You have been found guilty by the elders of the town of uttering the name of our Lord, and so, as a blasphemer, you are to be stoned to death."

Blasphemer: "Look. I'd had a lovely supper, and all I said to my wife was 'That piece of halibut was good enough for Jehovah.'
(From Monty Python's 'Life of Brian')

Blasphemy is not even a 'real' crime, ffs!!!! It's like being imprisoned for not believing in Father Christmas.

The sooner the governments are run on secular grounds the better. Vive la France.
J
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Moon Cat Nov 30, 2007 16:36:16

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It's insane. My question is regarding this issue, and I posit the same thing to fundeMENTALists of every creed when this kind of thing happens, is - if your faith is so fuckin' absolute and unshakeable, then why do you get flustered and go beserk at the slightest provocation. Seem's to me that if it takes so small a thing to rattle you then perhaps your faith ain't all its cracked up to be.

I think when people have said there's a political agenda to this they are right. It's interesting to see that various Muslim speakers in the UK have spoken out against this very quickly and very strongly which is fairly encouraging. After all, it's not exactly the best PR in the world for Islam as a fair and peaceful faith.

Bonkers!

FOMouse Nov 30, 2007 16:37:25

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No one's asked the bear what he thinks about all this.

Might change me name to "Allah" for a laugh.