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CNN.com - Pharmacists fired for denying 'morning after' pill - Feb. 12, 2004[/quote]
FIRED! As it should be. As for the others mentioned it said there will still be arrangements made for distribution of drugs. Sounds to me like the muslims are getting pref treatment because I haven't heard of them getting fired. If it was up to me I would fire anyone who did not want conduct the business of my company in accordance with the policies I put forth. It should be my right.
My personal freedom & that of others I know & care about is far more likely to be infringed by non-Muslims than by Muslims.
Yeah!! That last edict issued by the pope to kill all non-catholics really pisses me off too!!
Heavens preserve me. You want to compare yet another anti-Islam whinge to someone opposing the British Empire. Fine. Whatever rows your boat. There are some species of delusion too surreal to be argued against.
I agree...There are some species of delusion too surreal to be argued against.
Any legal code based on religion is a form of oppression. Beyond that Sharia is no better or worse than any other - it just depends on who enforces it & how. Since very few of those who discuss Sharia have any meaningful understanding of it, I don't really see any point in attempting a debate here. I am yet to attain my qualifications in Islamic jurisprudence, how about you?
Naw, I just read reports where women are stoned for being caught in public without a male family member and then stoned as punishment.
or the one about where a young mans sister was gang raped by tribal council members as punishment for her brother having a relationship with a married woman. Oh! I could just go on and on.....
Just one point
,(yea right) when was the last time you heard someone launch a campaign against observant Jews or Catholics who allow religious courts & canon law to arbitrate key issues such as marriage, divirce, property settlement etc? Yet this goes on all ove the Western World.
Actually I'm not familiar with that either. As for religious courts- well here in America we have "In god we trust" printed and damn near everything. Cool thing is you can be sworn with your hand on a Christian bible or a Quran. I think we're fairly tolerant(maybe to a fault). As for allowing courts to decide marriage, div,prop.... Uhhh...yeah... Thats how its done. If you want to refer to our courts as religious, ok, fine. Our founding fathers wrote our basic laws right from the ten commandments. I may not believe in God but but I damn sure like the securities that our laws provide.
A little exercise: Have a look at what people were saying about Jews & Catholics in the C19th & early-mid C20th and see if you can see any similarities with the way Muslims are portrayed today.
I don't know, englighten me. But first explain why I should care?
(once again...last I checked..they don't want to cut of my head for what I believe)
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Let me guess, you are a Churchill fan too? Deeply flawed political figures often seem more attractive to those not compelled to suffer their flaws up close.
Let me guess, you are a Ward Churchill fan? And BTW. Without Winston, this conversation probably wouldn't be taking place and we(well at least most of or all of europe) would be speaking the tongue of Der Fatherland. And I'm sure the Nazis would have made it down under by now.
[/b]You may well applaud him. I suspect history will take an altogether different view.[/quote]
I admit there are probably things I didn't know or understand about him because I don't live there. Residents are usually and should be closer and more informed of thier own gov't than foriegners. I admit I read only a few things about him but liked what I saw.
This might help me. Is Howard the one that got some of your guns banned or he the one fighting for the right to own? (Serious question, just thought you could save me the trouble of googling it.)
Oh I almost forgot. No I really don't need a whiney any body to present my opinion. I thought the guy had SOME good points. Simply presented by me as a viewpoint to provoke thought. So, I wonder how much time you'll never get back while reading my whiney, middle aged dribble.HAHA!