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pnwmom

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8. The sample consists of extremist Muslims, because those are the only ones

Reply to FrodosPet (Original post)

Thu Dec 10, 2015, 02:03 AM

Dec 2015

who favor making Sharia the law of the land.

So half of those who favor Sharia also favor stoning. It's almost surprising that more don't, since that's the penalty called for in Sharia.

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Does supporting the death penalty for adultery and apostasy make someone a "radical"? [View all] FrodosPet Dec 2015 OP

Sounds radical to me GummyBearz Dec 2015 #1

Yes, of course. Nye Bevan Dec 2015 #2

Yes Johnyawl Dec 2015 #3

What part of SheilaT Dec 2015 #4

As long as states are the hostages of a religion, that religion will not evolve Yorktown Dec 2015 #5

This isn't about Muslims in general. Only those who favor a Sharia state, pnwmom Dec 2015 #9

A majority of Muslims worldwide favors the Sharia (source:Pew poll) Yorktown Dec 2015 #10

Yes and I think most people would agree with that. Rex Dec 2015 #6

Definitely fundy. Jesus Malverde Dec 2015 #7

The sample consists of extremist Muslims, because those are the only ones pnwmom Dec 2015 #8

No, the Pew sample is representative of the Muslim world at large Yorktown Dec 2015 #11

Can you tell me how Pew managed to take a representative sample of opinions in pnwmom Dec 2015 #12

Why do you make unwarranted assumptions without checking first? Yorktown Dec 2015 #13

Do you think women answering in front of their husbands would reply honestly if they disagreed? n/t pnwmom Dec 2015 #14

It is unlikely males were allowed to stay nearby during the interview of women. Yorktown Dec 2015 #15

Islam is a religion of peace Binkie The Clown Dec 2015 #16

Radical relative to what? HickFromTheTick Dec 2015 #17

you need to ask? nt Javaman Dec 2015 #18

I'm afraid I do FrodosPet Dec 2015 #19