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Religious heads in southern Sweden have advised their followers to ignore an upcoming exhibition of work by controversial Swedish artist Lars Vilks, warning that people should not be provoked by his artwork.
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Big mo's own words,
Muhammad is the most "beautiful pattern of conduct" and "example" for mankind to follow! (Qur'an 33:21), as well as the "exalted standard of character" (Qur'an 68:4).
Is it really any wonder what we are seeing today, when the adherents buy into this crap.
@ bcterry: Oooh so you did some research in the Quran too!!! well done! We didn't know about those facts so thank you for enlightening us..
Now do you wanna tell the readers what the priest (s) used to do to you when you were 9 years old in his office..?? I know Im bringing back painful memories but please tell us about the kinky part of your group prayers???!!
More than happy to oblige.
"Now do you wanna tell the readers what the priest (s) used to do to you when you were 9 years old in his office..?? "
Sure, they did the same SICK perverted sexual acts as big mo and all those who followed his (cough) "exalted standard of character", the pedophiles took advantage of INNOCENT CHILDREN!!!, and had sexual intercourse with CHILDREN!!!
Anything else?
News flash, any 54 year old man that has sexual intercourse with an innocent 9 year old CHILD!!!, is a perverted pedophile, and a criminal.
Anyone who does not condemn that sickness outright, is not much a man.
So tell us omash, where do you stand on this?
I'd put the bomb squad in alert 5, just in case...
I guess omash chose to sit down.
all within the the framework of Sweden' s Freedom of Speech Law,he didn't threaten anyone both local and immigrants . So ,please all Swedish lovers of
freedom should express your total support to Lars Vilks who only wanted to tell the Swedish indigenous natives that Sweden is their homeland .
Islam is submission.
@ The Poetician,
"When was the last time you saw one?? Neither Mr. Lars nor anybody else would dare make a cheap "painting" mocking christianity nor judaism."
LOL, you've got to be kidding.
Google,
"Paintings mocking christianity"
"Paintings mocking jesus"
"koran quotes on jews"
And as you're sooo concerned about "bigoted douchebags"
Google,
"Intolerance in the quran"
Better put on the coffee first, because there are over 500 direct quotes to go through.
An emergency meeting to discuss how to handle an ART exhibit!?!? This speaks to the lack of integration that has occurred among a segment of the immigrant population! I blame the government for its blindness and lack of education. You cannot bring in a group of people, raised in a theoretically authoritarian autocratic society, and dump them into a FREE society without teaching them what that freedom entails.
Swedish people should not have to worry about violence resulting from their free practice of their "god given" right to freedom of speech nor to their freedom of expression. A CIVILIZED society allows its people to read and write without threats or fear of violence. A CIVILIZED people should be able to decide for themselves which art exhibits that they desire to go to OR NOT go to without threats or fear of violence!
The fact that mail carriers cannot carry "provocative" mail items because of threats of violence to the people who are delivering the mail, people who are just doing their jobs, also speaks loudly to the fact that VIOLENCE IS THE ANSWER to any wrongs this primitive culture perceives against itself.
@????? - "...I'd like to see his reaction if there was a gallery with paintings of his mother or wife being shown as whores..."
If you are expecting him to go out and do revenge attacks on the artist, you are sadly mistaken. Would it hurt his feelings? Probably not! He would consider the source. Personally, my mom would laugh it off. Why would it bother us? We know who and what we are! Only insecure, paranoid people would feel the need to react to nonsensical art.
@Eric1 - "...Violent Muslims always get their way."
Sad but true.
@liban91 - "Islam is peace..."
No it is the HOUSE OF PEACE! If you are not in the house of peace, you are in the house of WAR!
@The Poetician - "Tarring all muslims with the same brush is plain ignorance...you wanna tell the readers what the priest (s) used to do...We didn't know about those facts so thank you..."
I judge the followers of islam on the actions of just one man - their "PROFIT" (as in where's the cash). Sleeping with a 9 year old is just one SMALL part of the PROFIT's depravity (rape,torture,...). And YES! @bcterry is correct. The PROFIT of islam is the perfect example of the perfect man and should be emulated. Unfortunately, as you pointed out, most people ARE ignorant of The Profit's depravity.
@The Poetician, you have to watch out for those false equivalencies. You cannot equate "gods chosen messenger" with a priest or rabbi.
I think you need to get out more because your world view is extremely limited. Again @bcterry is correct that islam is NOT the only target of freedom of expression.