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32. It's not 'tit for tat'. It's about honesty and truth. 50 lashes a week for 20 weeks for criticizing

Mon Jan 12, 2015, 03:42 PM

Jan 2015

the clerics. And you are here saying America is the same because we have crazy preachers too. But we don't beat our bloggers for criticizing them, do we?
You say 'This guy has no power with some rantings on a website, same as the preachers ranting on websites in America' but the fact is that people there get the lash for being critical of clerics. That's the truth. What you said is not the truth.
Here, read this and get all upset about it:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/01/09/in-defense-of-blasphemy.html

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Saudi Cleric Says Building Snowmen is �Un-Islamic� [View all] reorg Jan 2015 OP

BAM!!! Archae Jan 2015 #1

Prominent America clerics, they are called preachers, are not near as bad in their madness, are they? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #2

they don't have the same power at the legislative level samsingh Jan 2015 #13

This guy has no power with some rantings on a website, same as the preachers ranting on websites in Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #15

haven't you heard about the morals police? samsingh Jan 2015 #18

You mean these guys? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #20

No, these guys: EX500rider Jan 2015 #23

I have a friend who lived in Malaysia for four years nichomachus Jan 2015 #36

Liberal Saudi blogger Raif Badawi was publicly flogged in Jeddah for insulting Islam. Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #25

This tit for tat could go on forever...how instructive is that? Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #31

It's not 'tit for tat'. It's about honesty and truth. 50 lashes a week for 20 weeks for criticizing Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #32

the cleric mentioned in the OP has no official approval, though reorg Jan 2015 #42

I think Fred's off his meds again... gregcrawford Jan 2015 #44

what's your obsession with the south? I'm talking about Saudi Arabia. samsingh Jan 2015 #39

And this is someone we're supposed to respect? Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #3

As much as preachers in America, I think that is the point. No respect, lots of mockery. Fred Sanders Jan 2015 #4

i don't think preachers in the US can get someone excecuted or imprisoned samsingh Jan 2015 #11

Well - he gave me a good laugh. 840high Jan 2015 #6

someone could be executed for that without even realizing the new edict. samsingh Jan 2015 #10

" it promotes lustiness and eroticism" Rhinodawg Jan 2015 #5

I supose if you put big tits or a dick on it. Elmer S. E. Dump Jan 2015 #30

and what's wrong with that? samsingh Jan 2015 #40

I'm amazed they think human reproduction is allowable. WinkyDink Jan 2015 #7

i would support the notion that it isn't samsingh Jan 2015 #9

;-) WinkyDink Jan 2015 #28

you never know what is going to be deemed unislamic. seems just about anything can be samsingh Jan 2015 #8

LOL, maybe he's right about promoting lustiness and eroticism: FSogol Jan 2015 #12

Hey, how about a NSFW warning??? arcane1 Jan 2015 #17

What ever happened to the (snow) nipple-alerter? FSogol Jan 2015 #21

LOL I think they parlayed that status into bigger and better things arcane1 Jan 2015 #26

Issuing Snow Fatwas? FSogol Jan 2015 #27

not in Saudi Arabia reorg Jan 2015 #24

Ten Reasons Christians Should Not Celebrate Halloween uhnope Jan 2015 #14

Banned by the ten commandments too. But who obeys that stupid rule? arcane1 Jan 2015 #16

what the hell ELSE are you supposed to do with snow? Demeter Jan 2015 #19

Every religion has its Turbineguy Jan 2015 #22

But in Saudi Arabia, the courts enforce clerical views. On Friday, Saudi blogger Raif Badawi got his Bluenorthwest Jan 2015 #29

No, they are not the same. Turbineguy Jan 2015 #35

So then we should be stoning all the infidel crafts people? Fearless Jan 2015 #33

Those Clerics answering questions on religious websites need thousands of western style questions. Sunlei Jan 2015 #34

Calvin and Hobbes must not be very popular there IcyPeas Jan 2015 #37

Zombie Snowmen needed in Op Photo Burf-_- Jan 2015 #38

You can find zombie snowmen at mainstreetonce Jan 2015 #43

i know where to find them Burf-_- Jan 2015 #45

Good grief... gregcrawford Jan 2015 #41

sorry locking not LBN material per host consensus azurnoir Jan 2015 #46