I tried to explain why I used the word "islamist" in the subject/title of this thread. I was simply trying to retain as much of the original headline in the little space QL gave me (I tried a few different versions, but settled on this one).
Apologies if you're offended by it -- wasn't my intent.
Eco-savvy -- thanks for flattering me, but I really can't take credit for coining the term "islamist". It existed before my use of it here. ;-)
I never said domestic abuse belonged to Islam. Platao36 got it right when he reiterated my earlier point: I was pointing out the IRONY in the fact that this man had devoted his professional life to stamping out negative images of his faith, and then he goes and undoes all that good work by beheading his wife.
I don't think I have ever posted lies, but please feel free to check all my posts if that's how you wish to spend your free time. I'll try to be more prolific in the coming weeks to keep you busy! ;-)
And FYI, karboghol, I HAVE studied and read about Islam extensively. And while there were many attractive things about it to me (I considered converting at a point), there were many more things that I could not reconcile, and there were enough negative aspects to me that I knew that I definitely didn't want to sign on to join the ranks. (And just as an aside, perhaps one of my biggest reservations was people like eco-savvy. Hearing them spout their vitriol just made me think that I would NEVER want to belong to the same group as them. Sad but true...)
I tried to explain why I used the word "islamist" in the subject/title of this thread. I was simply trying to retain as much of the original headline in the little space QL gave me (I tried a few different versions, but settled on this one).
Apologies if you're offended by it -- wasn't my intent.
Eco-savvy -- thanks for flattering me, but I really can't take credit for coining the term "islamist". It existed before my use of it here. ;-)
I never said domestic abuse belonged to Islam. Platao36 got it right when he reiterated my earlier point: I was pointing out the IRONY in the fact that this man had devoted his professional life to stamping out negative images of his faith, and then he goes and undoes all that good work by beheading his wife.
I don't think I have ever posted lies, but please feel free to check all my posts if that's how you wish to spend your free time. I'll try to be more prolific in the coming weeks to keep you busy! ;-)
And FYI, karboghol, I HAVE studied and read about Islam extensively. And while there were many attractive things about it to me (I considered converting at a point), there were many more things that I could not reconcile, and there were enough negative aspects to me that I knew that I definitely didn't want to sign on to join the ranks. (And just as an aside, perhaps one of my biggest reservations was people like eco-savvy. Hearing them spout their vitriol just made me think that I would NEVER want to belong to the same group as them. Sad but true...)