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  1. Shusha

    Debater Slayer Tutors Godobeyer

    It takes a lot of courage and trust to put this out here. Thank you both.
  2. Shusha

    Meanwhile, in Canada.....

    Hmmm. THAT looks familiar. I think we are enjoying the same weather.
  3. Shusha

    Irish pastor on trial for 'insulting Islam'

    The Irish law appears, from my very very brief search, to be based on the fact that the words were "offensive" and publicly disseminated. I don't think we have a right not to be offended. We do have the right not to have hate incited against us. But it seems to me that the line between those...
  4. Shusha

    Jews are not trying to build a Temple/synagogue on the Temple Mount

    The site is something like 45 acres. And the exact site of the Temple and the Holy of Holies is by no means certain. There are at least three different theories that I am aware of. And the traditional theory that its foundations lie under the Dome of the Rock seems least likely to me.
  5. Shusha

    Jews are not trying to build a Temple/synagogue on the Temple Mount

    What makes you think anything will happen to it?
  6. Shusha

    Why can't people just leave the Jews alone?

    If there is to be another Palestinian State, or two, the boundaries between them and Israel have yet to be determined in negotiation. The presence of Jewish residents on any of the disputed land does not constitute "theft" of Palestinian land. No more so than the presence of Arab Muslim...
  7. Shusha

    Hunger Games Quadrilogy

    Let me be clear. There are plenty of elements of really great writing in the book series. An author can have strengths and weaknesses in their writing, or even in individual books. I'm not saying the author is a "bad" writer. I enjoyed the first two books. The last book, though, had a...
  8. Shusha

    Hunger Games Quadrilogy

    I consider it bad writing when an action hero becomes transformed into an ineffective, pointless character at the climax of the book. The movie did a better job in its portrayal of Katniss than the books did (mostly because of J-Law).
  9. Shusha

    Hunger Games Quadrilogy

    Agree. At least the movie had the talented actors, the special effects, the music, the costumes and makeup and some big explosions to distract you from the bad writing.
  10. Shusha

    Hunger Games Quadrilogy

    Not even Jennifer Lawrence can save bad writing. The flaws in the movie are a direct result of the flaws in the books. Its a writing problem. (So, no, you don't want to read the books).
  11. Shusha

    Mandatory Birth Control for All Girls

    I'm not sure I understand why you would have to make it mandatory. If a safe, effective, easily used, affordable method of birth control were developed -- who would reject it? I think you are going down the wrong path here. What we should be asking is why there are ANY unwanted pregnancies...
  12. Shusha

    Why can't people just leave the Jews alone?

    Should all of the settlements of Arab Muslim Palestinians be bulldozed as well and all the Arab Muslim Palestinian residents returned to Palestine "proper"? If Arab Muslim Palestinians live on Israeli land are they "stealing land that does not belong to them"? I ask because I want you to be...
  13. Shusha

    Prejudice against Qur'an.

    Rather it is what the adherents DO with the revelation, not the revelation itself. The question relevant to you and this thread is what is to be done with the kuffar?
  14. Shusha

    Prejudice against Qur'an.

    Ha! I guess that depends on the quality of one's mental gymnastics. ;)
  15. Shusha

    Prejudice against Qur'an.

    Yes, I think this must be the way forward for Islam. To see the battle imagery in the Qur'an as being ideological rather than literal and physical. (And yes, I realize a great many Muslims already see it this way). I think it will be a difficult road. There are some passages which are...
  16. Shusha

    Prejudice against Qur'an.

    Again, from faith, it isn't outdated. It is G-d's instruction to us. It is complete and correct as it stands. He didn't intend for it to be changed or re-written or scrapped (unless you are Baha'i and believe in a progressive revelation). And indeed, it would be an affront to Him to attempt...
  17. Shusha

    Prejudice against Qur'an.

    Well, from a faith based perspective, the enlightened understanding is already in the text. We just have to extract it.
  18. Shusha

    Why can't people just leave the Jews alone?

    Another simplistic excuse, rather like the old ones: "because the Jews poisoned the wells" or, "because the Jews murder children to use in their rituals" or, "because the Jews want to take over the world" or, "because the Jews murdered JC" or whatever. If you want to talk about "other...
  19. Shusha

    Prejudice against Qur'an.

    And the problem with this attitude is that it is no different than the attitude of those radicals, like IS, whom we are trying to combat. Tolerance and respect for other faiths does not include destroying them or their holy scriptures. It does include working together with all of humanity to...
  20. Shusha

    What Do Palestinians Want?

    Adopting an ancient place name does not confer sovereignty. Neither the Palestinians nor the Jewish people need to do so to justify their national self-determination. Can we all just stop trying to deny the other and instead work on coming up with a solution? @FearGod, would you be willing to...
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