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Started by Admiral Yi, July 22, 2009, 03:15:40 PM

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Viking

#2250
March 09, 2013, 10:47:07 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 09, 2013, 10:14:04 PM
As thread's dying I thought I'd ask a question. Which Muslim jurisprudent and theologian retold the story of Jesus saving Mary Magdalene, with the words 'let he who is without sin cast the first stone', only to add that John the Baptist then ran out of the crowd and pummelled her?

I know there is an apocryphal story about a Rabbi who retold the story like that (but not with John the Baptist and the prostitute not being Mary Magdalene) as a musing on self-righteousness. I can't remember who it was though. In his version the stone thrower was the husbands wife iirc.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Eddie Teach

#2251
March 10, 2013, 09:12:18 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 09, 2013, 10:14:04 PM
As thread's dying I thought I'd ask a question. Which Muslim jurisprudent and theologian retold the story of Jesus saving Mary Magdalene, with the words 'let he who is without sin cast the first stone', only to add that John the Baptist then ran out of the crowd and pummelled her?

Sayid Al-Douchebag
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Viking

#2252
March 10, 2013, 12:44:25 PM
We don't know, tell us.
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Sheilbh

#2253
March 10, 2013, 08:52:52 PM
Yeah. Day's up. Ibn Hanbal.

I quite liked the story. It does highlight what's always struck me, that that story isn't necessarily about unconditional forgiveness and tolerance which is often how its presented.
Let's bomb Russia!

Viking

#2254
March 10, 2013, 08:57:46 PM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 10, 2013, 08:52:52 PM
Yeah. Day's up. Ibn Hanbal.

I quite liked the story. It does highlight what's always struck me, that that story isn't necessarily about unconditional forgiveness and tolerance which is often how its presented.

Hanbal as in Hanbali school of juristprudence?
First Maxim - "There are only two amounts, too few and enough."
First Corollary - "You cannot have too many soldiers, only too few supplies."
Second Maxim - "Be willing to exchange a bad idea for a good one."
Second Corollary - "You can only be wrong or agree with me."

A terrorist which starts a slaughter quoting Locke, Burke and Mill has completely missed the point.
The fact remains that the only person or group to applaud the Norway massacre are random Islamists.

Sheilbh

#2255
March 10, 2013, 09:04:09 PM
Yep.
Let's bomb Russia!

Admiral Yi

#2256
March 13, 2013, 06:45:48 AM
Who was the first person to talk about winning "hearts and minds" in the context of counterinsurgency?

Eddie Teach

#2257
March 13, 2013, 07:03:08 AM
Napoleon?
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

Syt

#2259
March 13, 2013, 07:21:49 AM
Himmler
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Eddie Teach

#2261
March 13, 2013, 07:53:24 AM
Gaius Julius Caesar
To sleep, perchance to dream. But in that sleep of death, what dreams may come?

jimmy olsen

#2262
March 13, 2013, 08:01:28 AM
Quote from: Sheilbh on March 10, 2013, 08:52:52 PM
Yeah. Day's up. Ibn Hanbal.

I quite liked the story. It does highlight what's always struck me, that that story isn't necessarily about unconditional forgiveness and tolerance which is often how its presented.
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mongers

#2264
March 13, 2013, 08:10:40 AM
Stalin ?
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