Religion

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts) Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:34 PM Dec 2014

Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists?

Nigeria's militant Islamist group Boko Haram - which has caused havoc in Africa's most populous country through a wave of bombings, assassinations and now abductions - is fighting to overthrow the government and create an Islamic state.

Its followers are said to be influenced by the Koranic phrase which says: "Anyone who is not governed by what Allah has revealed is among the transgressors".

Boko Haram promotes a version of Islam which makes it "haram", or forbidden, for Muslims to take part in any political or social activity associated with Western society.

This includes voting in elections, wearing shirts and trousers or receiving a secular education.

Boko Haram regards the Nigerian state as being run by non-believers, even when the country had a Muslim president.

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-13809501

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Who are Nigeria's Boko Haram Islamists? (Original Post) Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 OP

I'm sure someone will be along to tell us that whatever they are... trotsky Dec 2014 #1

Nobody would ever say anything like that. Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #2

Correct. trotsky Dec 2014 #3

Who has claimed that religion "only does good things?" YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #6

Ask a certain former host of this group. trotsky Dec 2014 #7

well how about "none of these bad things are about religion"? Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #8

None of those links you've stalked rebut what he said. rug Dec 2014 #10

FLAME BAIT!!!1!11!!!! Act_of_Reparation Dec 2014 #4

Look at how enlightened and tolerant our Western liberal civilization is!! YoungDemCA Dec 2014 #5

If you knew anything about Nigeria you might want to consider Warren Stupidity Dec 2014 #9

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

1. I'm sure someone will be along to tell us that whatever they are...

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:47 PM

Dec 2014

in NO WAY are they religious. Because religion only does good things!

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

2. Nobody would ever say anything like that.

Reply to trotsky (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:51 PM

Dec 2014

But perhaps "how dare you use this tragedy to take a cheap shot at religion" will be used instead.

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

3. Correct.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #2)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:55 PM

Dec 2014

You should instead use a single person's out-of-context tweet to declare that an entire group of people has a "sexism problem."

YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)

6. Who has claimed that religion "only does good things?"

Reply to trotsky (Reply #1)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 04:06 PM

Dec 2014

That sounds like a strawman to me..

trotsky

(49,533 posts)

7. Ask a certain former host of this group.

Reply to YoungDemCA (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 04:15 PM

Dec 2014

I've heard he's back after a hiatus.

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

8. well how about "none of these bad things are about religion"?

Reply to YoungDemCA (Reply #6)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 04:46 PM

Dec 2014

Will examples of that work for you?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1218169908

in particular pay attention to statements like this:
This is how religion is used as a tool to justify madness, but it is only madness.
http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1218&pid=169921

Where religion is given a get out of jail free card.

rug

(82,333 posts)

10. None of those links you've stalked rebut what he said.

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Reply #8)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 06:08 PM

Dec 2014

Which was:

Who has claimed that religion "only does good things?"

Not:

"none of these bad things are about religion"?

What's the matter> Can't you find a honest rebuttal?

Act_of_Reparation

(9,116 posts)

4. FLAME BAIT!!!1!11!!!!

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 03:59 PM

Dec 2014

YoungDemCA

(5,714 posts)

5. Look at how enlightened and tolerant our Western liberal civilization is!!

Reply to Warren Stupidity (Original post)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 04:05 PM

Dec 2014

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)

9. If you knew anything about Nigeria you might want to consider

Reply to YoungDemCA (Reply #5)

Thu Dec 18, 2014, 05:30 PM

Dec 2014

how the rest of the population of Nigeria, those not aligned with Islamic Jihadist extremism, think about the religious madness that is wreaking havoc in Nigeria. Go to some of the Nigeria newspaper websites for example. There is widespread horror at what Boko Haram is doing. Are they cultural chauvinists too?

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