Burning is the new beheading.

[Mr Angry]

Originally Posted by Damien

There are almost cartoonish in their villainy ....

Careful now.

[TheDaddy]

Originally Posted by Damien

Surely such levels of barbarism is going to back fire? It must alienate all but the most psychotic of people.

They seem intent on provoking western reaction, always have done imo. Wonder what truthspeaker has to say about this.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by TheDaddy

They seem intent on provoking western reaction, always have done imo. Wonder what truthspeaker has to say about this.

Omg dont drag him into here he spouted enough bull excreta in the last thread he derailed.

[papa smurf]

have our own peaceful Muslims started to publicly condemn this barbaric act yet or are they still organising a mass protest .

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

have our own peaceful Muslims started to publicly condemn this barbaric act yet or are they still organising a mass protest .

But which side will they protest about, will it be the side that follows the rules of war and try’s not to kill indiscriminately or the side that makes up its own rules based on a religious story book. ?

[Mr Angry]

Originally Posted by papa smurf

have our own peaceful Muslims started to publicly condemn this barbaric act yet or are they still organising a mass protest .

I think most people are aware of the stated opinion of "our own peaceful muslims" in opposition of ISIS, IS, IL.

[Osem]

I still think most Muslims in the UK are horrified by this sort of thing but are they supposed to protest en masse every time something like this happens in order to prove it? I do think it's vital that the Muslim community is seen to abhor such extremes and if part of that opposition extends to marches, so be it, but it really isn't reasonable to expect high profile marches in the streets each time something like this happens in the name of their faith.

I did a very quick search before posting this and found a large number of press releases and articles just like those linked to below in which murders in the name of Islam were roundly condemned by Mosque, community leaders, Imams etc. I really don't think it's reasonable to expect much more, after all as much as many of us opposed the wars in Iraq etc., how many of us have ever bothered getting out on the streets protesting about it and how often? Is it right to assume that unless ordinary Muslims constantly and publicly voice their opposition to such acts, they somehow support or condone them?

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-...st-is-killing/

http://www.mcb.org.uk/paris-murders-jan-08-15/

http://www.greenlanemasjid.org/Resou...ses/Index.aspx

http://www.centralmosque.org.uk/3/86...tacks-in-paris

http://www.guardian-series.co.uk/new...osques/?ref=mr

If the mainstream media chooses, understandably, not to report every such condemnation then is it surprising that maybe we don't hear about them as much as we feel we should?

[devilincarnate]

From what I have been reading IS is trying to unstabalise Jordan so that the splinter cells break out, then IS will be able to get to Israel.

Originally Posted by devilincarnate

From what I have been reading IS is trying to unstabalise Jordan so that the splinter cells break out, then IS will be able to get to Israel.

Think that would be a major mistake on their part, although it could bring a swift end to their plans.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Mr Banana

Think that would be a major mistake on their part, although it could bring a swift end to their plans.

Are you thinking that an attack on Israel may end in bright lights and mushroom clouds, Mr Banana?

[Mr Angry]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Are you thinking that an attack on Israel may end in bright lights and mushroom clouds, Mr Banana?

Another way of burning people to death.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Mr Angry

Another way of burning people to death.

One that would be disastrous to all of us. Fortunately the odds of Israel doing that to anything beyond an existential threat are very slim, and ISIL are not an existential threat to Israel right now and hopefully never will be.

[Halcyon]

I cant read the news anymore as it is so sad to read such awful news.

Burning, stoning, beheading, etc...What next?

These people are living in the stone age and I find it digusting that anyone could do such things to another human being.

[Sirius]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

I cant read the news any more as it is so sad to read such awful news.

Burning, stoning, beheading, etc...What next?

These people are living in the stone age and I find it disgusting that anyone could do such things to another human being.

Burning, stoning, beheading all at the same time.

[Mr Angry]

Originally Posted by Halcyon

I cant read the news anymore as it is so sad to read such awful news.

Burning, stoning, beheading, etc...What next?

These people are living in the stone age and I find it digusting that anyone could do such things to another human being.

I have to say I agree with the sentiment about the news. More often than not it's simply depressing.

On the matter of ISIS, IS, IL "living in the stone age", and whilst in no way seeking to excuse or condone their recent executions, I think it's important to note that it wasn't that long ago civilized Western democracies were behaving in a very similar fashion (spectacular lynching being a case in point). Very recently the new king of Saudi Arabia presided over beheadings and the hanging of gay men from cranes - all in public view.

The reality is that we, as a species, are capable of doing incredibly horrific harm and injustices to our fellow man. Clearly, however, when someone else practices and presents for mass public comsumption something which "we" practice or practiced they are labelled "barbarians", "savages", "animals" and all kinds of "monsters" by our supposedly morally superior benchmark.

It would be funny, were it not so tragic.