11 dead in French satirical magazine shooting

[viper37]

Weren't most of the Gospels written in Aramaic?  I thought I read once that Luke was noticeable among the disciples for writing in Greek, taken as evidence of his education.

You may be confused with The Dead Sea scrools that were mostly written in ancient Hebrew, some Aramaic and then Greek.

[Siege]

Twitter is mobilising:

Obviously a fake. That pencil sharpener is much too big for the pencils.

Looks more like an M-16, or at least a chopped down M-4.

To me it looks like a M107.


Why does it says comrade in spanish?
Are they commies?

[CountDeMoney]

Yeah, Siege.  They're commies.

[Duque de Bragança]

Compañero is more like partner, mate or companion than comrade which exists in Spanish as camarada as well.

Your Sefaradi-Judeo-Castillian connection is getting weaker and weaker, compañero. 

[viper37]

[Viking]

Why does it says comrade in spanish?
Are they commies?

What word do you use for the other members of your unit?

[derspiess]

Wonder what kind of security the building had. 

[Viking]

Wonder what kind of security the building had.

Well they did need to kidnap one of the employees to have her enter the key code to get in.

[viper37]

suspects arrested, apparently.

[Sheilbh]

Wonder what kind of security the building had.

I imagine not much more than any other office. Apparently the publishers of Houllebecq's latest have beefed up their security.

I suspect that with attacks like this, Sidney, Canada and so on we may end up seeing an end to unarmed policing in London, which would be a great shame.

[Martinus]

A statement from Salman Rushdie, now being re-tweeted by Neil Gaiman and other writers:

"Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today. I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity. 'Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion.' Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect."  –Salman Rushdie

I could not agree more. I guess for several people here, that's racism and bigotry but go fuck yourself.

[Jacob]

suspects arrested, apparently.

Good.

[Razgovory]

How do our resident Muslim lovers feel today?



G.

Apparently, not phased in the least.

Heh.  Just 80 years ago, the phrase would been "Jew lovers".  The more things change...

[crazy canuck]

A statement from Salman Rushdie, now being re-tweeted by Neil Gaiman and other writers:

"Religion, a mediaeval form of unreason, when combined with modern weaponry becomes a real threat to our freedoms. This religious totalitarianism has caused a deadly mutation in the heart of Islam and we see the tragic consequences in Paris today. I stand with Charlie Hebdo, as we all must, to defend the art of satire, which has always been a force for liberty and against tyranny, dishonesty and stupidity. 'Respect for religion' has become a code phrase meaning 'fear of religion.' Religions, like all other ideas, deserve criticism, satire, and, yes, our fearless disrespect."  –Salman Rushdie

I could not agree more. I guess for several people here, that's racism and bigotry but go fuck yourself.

And so extremism begets more extremism.

Why is it that all religions "deserve" disrespect?

[Liep]

Why is it that all religions "deserve" disrespect?

Because they demand respect.