In yet another case of persecution against Pakistan's Ahmadi religious minority, a woman and two children-one an infant- are burned to death in Pakistan over charges of blasphemy.
http://news.msn.com/world/pakistan-mob-kills-woman-girls-over-blasphemous-facebook-post
Vlad Tepes has a short news video in English.
There is a perplexing aspect to this issue. The Ahmadis are a branch of Islam. There are two things that set them apart. First, to the best of my knowledge they are not involved in the terrorism and violence that you find among Sunnis and Shia. Second, they recognize a 19th century prophet named Ahmad who lived in British-run India. Thus, they are considered heretics. Yet, despite their persecution, they adhere pretty much to the party line when it comes to defending Islam against the charges of violence and intolerance despite the fact they themselves are targeted. They will tell you that the Prophet Mohammad was a kind and generous man who forgave his enemies. If you ask them about the death penalty for apostates and blasphemers, they will deny it and tell you that the Koran states, "Let there be no compulsion in religion".
Given the above incident-which is hardly isolated- it all defies logic.
It doesn't defy logic at all. Jesus said I come not to bring peace, but the sword. Some Christians pick up on that as an excuse for all kinds of mayhem. Others insist that he was the Prince of Peace, and quote the Beatitudes.
ReplyDeleteThe Ahmadi insist that their understanding of Mohammed is the true one, and the jihadi understanding is false. Given that there ARE a billion or so Muslims in the world, I'd rather promote the Ahamdi view than try to prove that they are wrong.
Many Protestants were burned to death too, but that didn't prove Christianity was a fraud.
"I still don't know what the Beatles have to do with all this."
ReplyDelete- Strom Thurmond during the Thomas confirmation hearings