This ain't Hell, but you can see it from here

Category: Religion

  • For Once, Justice

    I have to hand it to the Brits this time around.  In spite of their bizarre (by US standards) laws regarding firearms and opposition to capital punishment, they still appear to take murder seriously.

    Even when it’s an honor killing.

    Nine years ago, Shafilea Ahmed disappeared.  Her body was found in 2004.

    Turns out it was an honor killing.  Her own parents killed her in front of her siblings for “bringing dishonor on the family”.

    How did she “dishonor her family”?  By wearing jeans and makeup, wanting to be a lawyer, and resisting an arranged marriage.

    However, killing her in front of her siblings was a mistake.  One was later arrested for burglary – and turned state’s evidence against the parents.

    Gee, I wonder why?  You mean murdering one of your own kids in front of their siblings isn’t a good way to ensure their loyalty and love?

    Earlier this year, Shafilea’s parents – Iftikhar and Farzana Ahmed – were convicted of her murder.  They received life sentences.  Under English law, that means they’ll serve at least 25 years.  By then both will be in their 70s.

    Hopefully they’ll die in prison vice ever see another day of freedom.  And then they’ll have a chance to explain their acts to Allah – and, possibly, to Shaytan as well.

    Many Islamic extremists subscribe to conservative forms of Islam that condone honor killings.  They also want to eventually impose Shaira worldwide.

    We should probably remember that.

  • The Conscientious Objector – A Reminder

    Many hear or see the words “I’m a conscientious objector.” and think of hippies and draft dodgers, and rightly so. But there have been others who could use that phrase with no small honor.

    I was reminded of that today when I stumbled across the name below. I remember reading about him years ago. Reckon maybe others here might not have heard of him?

    Meet Desmond Doss.

    Desmond T. Doss (February 7, 1919–March 23, 2006) was the first conscientious objector to receive the Medal of Honor and one of only three so honored (the others are Thomas W. Bennett and Joseph G. LaPointe, Jr.). He was a Corporal (Private First Class at the time of his Medal of Honor heroics) in the U.S. Army assigned to the Medical Detachment, 307th Infantry, 77th Infantry Division.

    Desmond Doss refused to kill, or carry a weapon into combat, because of his personal beliefs as a Seventh-day Adventist. He thus became a medic, and by serving in the Pacific theatre of World War II helped his country by saving the lives of his comrades, while also adhering to his religious convictions. 

    His Medal of Honor was earned by the risks he took to save the lives of many comrades.

    Now there is a documentary about him.

    The Movie, with trailer.

    It’s on my to-watch list.

  • Been nice knowin’ ya

    I’m almost tempted to give up blogging…since the world is coming to an end tomorrow anyway. I should really be doing something else besides trying to entertain you folks. What? You haven’t heard?

    Al Allen believed the world would end in 1994. It didn’t. He was disappointed.

    This time, he’s more certain that Judgment Day will arrive at 6 p.m. Saturday, May 21.

    “There is so much more information in the Bible since 1994. This thing is a certainty. It’s going to happen,” said Allen, 68, a retired chemist. “The whole world is going to be scared out of its wits.”

    Emphasis mine. Really? There’s MORE information in the Bible since 1994? How did that happen? I wasn’t aware the Bible is an ongoing editorial project.

    Of course, the end of times was brought on by the Jews;

    Camping’s prophecy comes from numerological calculations based on his reading of the Bible, and he says global events like the 1948 founding of Israel confirm his math.