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Fish on Fridays, to veil or not to veil, those are the questions
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by YankeeJim | May 15, 2010 at 02:33 am
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Religions are rooted in ancient mythology, and Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share common roots. All of them are inventions of humankind for the purpose of coping and making life civil. Over time, humans invented governments to do these things. Governments fought with religions for the space of governing people. In time, humans invented democracy which empowered people with self control.
However, zealots, clinging to their beliefs are protected by democratic society as are all people with different views. Conflict erupts when religious beliefs are incongruent with government and others in societies who don’t share the same belief.
Some religions are more adaptive, tolerant, and respectful than others.
In my interpretation of words and deeds, a large number of Muslims reject non-Muslims with hostility. It is the intolerance rooted in this behavior that begets intolerance such as the aversion to full veils. That is the symptom of a problem.
I can remember when Catholics could not eat meat on Fridays. They would go all day and not eat meat, then have a party at the stroke of midnight and eat pepperoni pizza to celebrate. Fish and macaroni and cheese days on Friday were over when a Pope decided to change the rules.
In Islam, there is no single person who can say, “Let us not wear veils. Let women be recognized with full equal freedom.” Too bad.
So, throughout the world, people remain hung up on mythology when, in my opinion, energy should be put to attending the rights of humankind to live in peace and tranquility.
Anti-Islamic sentiments surface in wake of restrictions on veils
By Edward Cody
Washington Post Foreign Service
Saturday, May 15, 2010
BRUSSELS -- Since she started wearing a full Islamic veil six weeks ago, Selma said, she has been stared at, frowned at, muttered to, mocked as a "ghost" and forced by a policeman to lift her veil to show her face.
"In Belgium, it is forbidden to carry your religious convictions to their logical conclusion," the 22-year-old Brussels woman said, speaking on the condition that her full name not be used to avoid trouble for her family.
These are uneasy times for the estimated 15 million Muslims of Western Europe, not only for fundamentalists such as Selma, but also for the vast majority who want to find their place as Muslims without confronting the Christian and secular traditions of the continent they have adopted as home.
Responding to a wave of resentment unfurling across European societies, several governments have begun to legislate restrictions on the most readily visible of Islamic ways, the full-face veil. Outside the gilded halls of parliaments and ministries, meanwhile, anti-Islamic sentiments have risen to the surface in a surge of Internet insults and physical attacks against Muslim symbols.”
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at 04:23 on May 15th, 2010
Society changes, sometimes change is good, sometimes not! Now pass the pizza
at 04:38 on May 15th, 2010
To eat, I must lift my veil.
To eat his own.
at 05:53 on May 15th, 2010
Fact or fiction
McDonalds began serving fish sandwiches to accommodate Catholics on Fridays
The Cheese pizza was invented to accomdate Catholics on Fridays
The Pope revoked no meat because the Pizza parlors could not sell enough pepperoni pizzas on Saturday nights in the USA
at 08:41 on May 15th, 2010
Yeah! The Cuzins got to him no doubt.
at 08:18 on May 15th, 2010
These are uneasy times for the estimated 15 million Muslims of Western Europe, not only for fundamentalists such as Selma, but also for the vast majority who want to find their place as Muslims without confronting the Christian and secular traditions of the continent they have adopted as home.
Yeah! It seems to be their way or the highway! Assimilation into the host country's culture is the furthest thing from their minds. But I bet they like the fact that they can make more money in Europe and the U.S. than in their country of origin and get over due to the host country's "tolerance". LOL!
at 09:42 on May 15th, 2010
When a Theocratic (or Socialist) State becomes all, The People become nothing!
at 10:11 on May 15th, 2010
ZbOROVAN: Yes! This is the main problem! At least here in the U.S. and parts of Western Europe, people can speak out against the main-stream religions. But there seems to be a politically correct trend that's growing here in the U.S.whereby those in government are going out of their way to accommodate the Muslim religion and afford Muslims extra religious rights and protections in terms of any criticism.
at 11:20 on May 15th, 2010
Worth pondering this thought
at 10:26 on May 15th, 2010
What's wrong with fish on Friday's? It's good for you to eat fish every week.
We like fish more than just once a week. and besides there's all these fish specials on Friday's down here in New Orleans and south Louisiana.
at 11:22 on May 15th, 2010
Rene, I hope your fish are spared. I love fish, but not when they tell more than 4 ounces a month will kill me.
at 10:32 on May 15th, 2010
"As populations become more educated, and as they better understand their empowerment, religion becomes less relevant."
Empowerment?!...what kind of empowerment I wonder makes religion irrelevant but the realisation that YOU can live YOUR life as YOU see fit - the paradox of the modern man, the fall of things divine, the decline of western civilisation. Christianity is kicked around like football...Islam is the flower you mustn't touch.
Anyway, it is a war and I know who is winning. Hmmm....hmmnn..., the woman in veil across the street.
at 10:49 on May 15th, 2010
Now what's the problem, yankeeselim? Exactly? For you ? (please don't talk in generalisations, that's proven dangerous)
I live opposite a Moroc mosque, in a neighbourhood with many muslims. Do I see nikaabs? I don't. I see scarfs, and sometimes unscarfing. It's their choice. Girls wear it and dress quite sexy underneath :-)
If you want to abolisch that, wearing the scarf, then also caps and hoods and wigs and veiled bonnets and motor-helmets. Worldwide, of course..
Ana
at 11:23 on May 15th, 2010
Good response, mezze.
at 11:03 on May 15th, 2010
Not 'so' related. Just two stories to kill some time :-)
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Source: dailypioneer.com
Nice story , YankeeJim..!
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at 10:39 on July 25th, 2010
It's a shame. Sunglasses are fine! Nobody makes a big deal about them cause they have a utilitarian function. Scientism is in control of governments. But it has its place too. Alongside ALL our religious beliefs and practices! Does anyone get what I am saying?