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Trevor Blake: Muslim Priorities [LINK-ZUM]

One great equalizer among all humanity is our mortality. All of us have limited time on this Earth. If something is going wrong, we need to step up and protest it. Let's take a look at the protest priorities of the Muslim world...

Protest! "Shueisha Inc, a Japanese publisher involved in the production of the cartoon 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure' and its animation version, suspended sales of some of the original comics and the DVD series Thursday, but said the material was not intended to be offensive. At issue is a 90-second segment from 'JoJo's Bizarre Adventure,' which depicts Dio Brando, a villain, picking up a Quran from a bookshelf and apparently examining it as he orders the execution of the hero and his friends." [Apparently the Quran doesn't contain any directives to kill people].

No Protest! "This woman's breast was cut off by the soldiers as a reminder to her and her small child of what lies ahead for those who refuse to convert to the Muslim faith."

Protest! "Police in Halifax are investigating a complaint about a political cartoon that some members of a local Islamic group claim is a hate crime."

No Protest! "Women were sometimes executed for the vague charge of doing something 'un-Islamic.'"

Protest! "A Pakistani Taliban leader has warned local tribesmen to grow beards within the next two months in accordance with Islamic teachings or face harsh punishment, residents said Monday."

No Protest! "Muslim villagers in Mymensingh district eager to rid the area of the Christian work of a local pastor have gang-raped his 13-year-old daughter, the girl's father said."

... for what it's worth, my priorities seem to be at odds with the Religion of Peace. On the one hand I do not kill or rape or mutilate women. On the other I enjoy comic books and keep clean-shaven. What are your priorities?

Labels: comics, islam

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