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Re:Islam and science: The road to renewal by userulluipeste on Monday January 28, 2013 @01:28PM (#5129808)
Islam is fundamentally a religion of peace, and only justifies violence in direct response to direct attack [...] against the faith.

I didn't knew much about Islam, but that is serious.

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Re:Islam and science: The road to renewal by rosser on Monday January 28, 2013 @11:55PM (#5132401)
As I just tried explaining in my reply to your comment's sibling, "direct attack" means "violence", not "name-calling." Anyone who tells you that Islam says it's okay to kill someone for calling Mohammad a doody-head is lying; the Qu'ran has many examples of Allah exhorting Mohammad to remain patient in the face of insults.
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Re:Islam and science: The road to renewal by crusso on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @12:29AM (#5132520)
"direct attack" means "violence", not "name-calling."

The many many Muslims who called for the death of the Dutch cartoonist a few years back would disagree with your assertion.

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Re:Islam and science: The road to renewal by rosser on Tuesday January 29, 2013 @12:53AM (#5132594)
Hey, if they want to disagree with the Qu'ran, that's between them and Allah...

Also, the cartoonists, plural, were Danish.

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