Comments for Infidels Anonymous http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com Not PC, Not Popular and Not afraid to speak my mind Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:57:14 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Honor Killings: an oxymoron in the truest sense by lunalupa http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/honor-killings-an-oxymoron-in-the-truest-sense/#comment-12 lunalupa Mon, 29 Oct 2007 00:57:14 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/honor-killings-an-oxymoron-in-the-truest-sense/#comment-12 I appreciate the clarification by ERS. When religious people get weird - it isn't the religion any more. It is just really sick people that make religion an excuse. I appreciate the clarification by ERS.

When religious people get weird – it isn’t the religion any more. It is just really sick people that make religion an excuse.

]]> Comment on Is Baghdad the new Ramadi? by Jkrapture http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/is-baghdad-the-new-ramadi/#comment-11 Jkrapture Thu, 25 Oct 2007 01:51:52 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/is-baghdad-the-new-ramadi/#comment-11 If only we could know empirically what the best course of action is. Are we doing more harm staying there, or are we ultimately eating away at a very corrosive problem with no end in sight. We may never know the answer. Although I hope for the best. If only we could know empirically what the best course of action is. Are we doing more harm staying there, or are we ultimately eating away at a very corrosive problem with no end in sight. We may never know the answer. Although I hope for the best.

]]> Comment on Honor Killings: an oxymoron in the truest sense by ERS http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/honor-killings-an-oxymoron-in-the-truest-sense/#comment-10 ERS Wed, 24 Oct 2007 12:02:01 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/honor-killings-an-oxymoron-in-the-truest-sense/#comment-10 If this happened in Jordan, where the average sentence for these crimes is just six months and includes time spent out on bail awaiting trial, he'd probably walk free and return to his village a hero. That is not my cynical opinion. . .just objective reality. The term "honor" killing is an oxymoron to a lot of us, but it really refers to killings conducted in perceived defense of the family's honor. In some cultures, it is considered that the family's honor resides in its girls and its women. So if there is even so much as the perception of a breach or a rumor of one, the girl or the woman involved is at risk for one of these killings. In fact, "honor" killings are believed to have their origins in misinterpretations of pre-Islamic Arab tribal codes. They pre-date Islam by centuries and are un-Islamic. However, what sometimes confuses things is that it is the case that the overwhelming majority of the world's 5,000 or so "honor" killings per annum occur in Arab/Muslim countries and in Arab/Muslim immigrant communities elsewhere. So there is a correlation, but it is due more to certain aspects of culture than to religion. Ellen R. Sheeley, Author "Reclaiming Honor in Jordan" If this happened in Jordan, where the average sentence for these crimes is just six months and includes time spent out on bail awaiting trial, he’d probably walk free and return to his village a hero. That is not my cynical opinion. . .just objective reality.

The term “honor” killing is an oxymoron to a lot of us, but it really refers to killings conducted in perceived defense of the family’s honor. In some cultures, it is considered that the family’s honor resides in its girls and its women. So if there is even so much as the perception of a breach or a rumor of one, the girl or the woman involved is at risk for one of these killings.

In fact, “honor” killings are believed to have their origins in misinterpretations of pre-Islamic Arab tribal codes. They pre-date Islam by centuries and are un-Islamic. However, what sometimes confuses things is that it is the case that the overwhelming majority of the world’s 5,000 or so “honor” killings per annum occur in Arab/Muslim countries and in Arab/Muslim immigrant communities elsewhere. So there is a correlation, but it is due more to certain aspects of culture than to religion.

Ellen R. Sheeley, Author
“Reclaiming Honor in Jordan”

]]> Comment on Honor Killings: an oxymoron in the truest sense by Nickelpickel http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/honor-killings-an-oxymoron-in-the-truest-sense/#comment-9 Nickelpickel Tue, 23 Oct 2007 23:42:29 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/23/honor-killings-an-oxymoron-in-the-truest-sense/#comment-9 Personaly I know that if my sister was to ever dishonor us good drinkin Irish Catholics by becoming a vegan and hooking up with a chick I would boil her head like some corned beef and cabbage and then go to mass. After all what is there that a good confession can't fix. If I did that I'd be in prison before I could sneeze, what happened to this guy if he was in an Islamic country? Personaly I know that if my sister was to ever dishonor us good drinkin Irish Catholics by becoming a vegan and hooking up with a chick I would boil her head like some corned beef and cabbage and then go to mass. After all what is there that a good confession can’t fix.

If I did that I’d be in prison before I could sneeze, what happened to this guy if he was in an Islamic country?

]]> Comment on 2nd grader suspended for drawing gun by lunalupa http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-8 lunalupa Tue, 23 Oct 2007 06:19:19 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-8 My son (who is now 19) used to draw horrible, violent pictures that upset me. Then our cat caught a mouse and was playing with it, torturing it, and my son started crying about how inhumane the cat was to the poor mouse. I realized that even though boys like guns, they still have souls. Even so, I'd still prefer that he drew pictures of kitties and flowers... and maybe rainbows. (Yeah, Lori - rainbows are nice, too.) My son (who is now 19) used to draw horrible, violent pictures that upset me. Then our cat caught a mouse and was playing with it, torturing it, and my son started crying about how inhumane the cat was to the poor mouse.
I realized that even though boys like guns, they still have souls. Even so, I’d still prefer that he drew pictures of kitties and flowers… and maybe rainbows. (Yeah, Lori – rainbows are nice, too.)

]]> Comment on 2nd grader suspended for drawing gun by ladylori62 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-7 ladylori62 Mon, 22 Oct 2007 20:56:52 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-7 Nick might have a point. What about his constitutionally protected right to draw whatever-the-hell-he-damn-well-pleases? Perhaps the teacher should question if he's SEEN a gun like that and where. A little protection instead of conviction. Or maybe you boys should think about things like flowers and kitties, like us girls do, so you can stay out of trouble. By the way, good to see you! Muuaahh! Nick might have a point. What about his constitutionally protected right to draw whatever-the-hell-he-damn-well-pleases? Perhaps the teacher should question if he’s SEEN a gun like that and where. A little protection instead of conviction.
Or maybe you boys should think about things like flowers and kitties, like us girls do, so you can stay out of trouble.

By the way, good to see you! Muuaahh!

]]> Comment on 2nd grader suspended for drawing gun by doubledeuce http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-6 doubledeuce Mon, 22 Oct 2007 19:39:04 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-6 I read that over the weekend. I am rather surprised at this. Kids will be kids let them draw what they want. Sometimes I think the parents tend to go over board let the kids be kids. I read that over the weekend. I am rather surprised at this. Kids will be kids let them draw what they want. Sometimes I think the parents tend to go over board let the kids be kids.

]]> Comment on 2nd grader suspended for drawing gun by Deena Davis http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-5 Deena Davis Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:52:27 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-5 Well, yeah, I can see zero tolerance for physical guns whether they are real or not. However, it seems a little radical to say that children cannot draw what's on their minds without getting suspended for it. What if that child has no other outlet for the things that are bothering him? Like, what if his big brother is in Iraq right now...or his dad....maybe he NEEDS to be able to put on paper how he's feeling about it. Maybe he needs counseling and no one will ever know because he's not allowed to express himself with his 64 crayola crayons. And don't tell me he can color at home. Not every child has that luxury.....he may not have crayons at home....he may have an abusive parent at home that doesn't allow coloring. I don't know. I guess I'm on my soapbox, but kids are kids, and unfortuantely, guns and war are a part of our lives. Shoving that under the carpet will not help. Well, yeah, I can see zero tolerance for physical guns whether they are real or not. However, it seems a little radical to say that children cannot draw what’s on their minds without getting suspended for it. What if that child has no other outlet for the things that are bothering him? Like, what if his big brother is in Iraq right now…or his dad….maybe he NEEDS to be able to put on paper how he’s feeling about it. Maybe he needs counseling and no one will ever know because he’s not allowed to express himself with his 64 crayola crayons. And don’t tell me he can color at home. Not every child has that luxury…..he may not have crayons at home….he may have an abusive parent at home that doesn’t allow coloring. I don’t know. I guess I’m on my soapbox, but kids are kids, and unfortuantely, guns and war are a part of our lives. Shoving that under the carpet will not help.

]]> Comment on 2nd grader suspended for drawing gun by Nickelpickel http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-3 Nickelpickel Mon, 22 Oct 2007 16:29:29 +0000 http://infidelsanonymous.wordpress.com/2007/10/22/2nd-grader-suspended-for-drawing-gun/#comment-3 I know my little guy draws nothing but skeletons, demons, and dungeons (thanks to his mom being a d&d nerd) but there is pleanty of violence and stuff in his drawings. No guns though. Where is the next line going to be. No swords, knives, rope in drawings. Does this mean that if you are under 18 you have no 1st ammendment rights? Is this what you boys are fighting for? I know my little guy draws nothing but skeletons, demons, and dungeons (thanks to his mom being a d&d nerd) but there is pleanty of violence and stuff in his drawings. No guns though. Where is the next line going to be. No swords, knives, rope in drawings. Does this mean that if you are under 18 you have no 1st ammendment rights? Is this what you boys are fighting for?

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