14 year old boy forced in hiding for scuffing a copy of the Koran after recieving death threats!

[Hindsight]

Indeed. Matthew 7:7. Pearls of wisdom for the spiritual journey.

You could actually do worse than to at least visit all of the above religions. Not from the point of view of an afterlife password nonsense, but in how it might inform and enrich the journey.

PS He missed the Synagogue. And most importantly, the Quakers.

He missed Synagogues and Meetings Rooms (think Quakers meet in meeting rooms) for sake of brevity in my post. Assumed anyone reading would get the gist of my comment.

 

[The Agrarian]

Absolutely! I get you.

I think Quakers are worth mentioning though. Very underrated.

 

[Muck Spreader]

Ok. I have a few issues arising from that video. First, the positives. The Imam talked the talk of peace, of rejection of any sort of violent reaction, of not being the driver of any investigation, and of not seeking to bring in blasphemy laws by the back door.

On the other side of the coin, however, the presenter said at the end that he expected the boy to be suspended for disrespecting the Qur'an, just as any other holy book. Strangely, he quoted others, but managed to somehow forget the Christian Bible. Anyhow. I'm not comfortable with that. Blatant disrespect in school grounds should certainly be the subject of efforts to educate the pupils on how respect for other races and faiths might be appropriately applied. But there is not a law against book burning, nor should there be.

Yes I did notice that. But would a Muslim see the Torah as the Bible as its essentially the old treatment.

 

[The Agrarian]

Possibly. Although, given it's a historically Christian country, and the background of the crusades, you'd wonder how he'd have missed Christians as a specific group.

 

[john432]

If it was that easy to get off going to school when I was 14, I'd have wiped my arse with the Koran!

 

[Hindsight]

Absolutely! I get you.

I think Quakers are worth mentioning though. Very underrated.

Yes, Quakers, humanism seem to me the ultimate development of religion as science developed. Cheers.

 

[stewart]

Absolutely! I get you.

I think Quakers are worth mentioning though. Very underrated.

I do like their oats.

 

[yoki]

PS He missed the Synagogue. And most importantly, the Quakers.

..............and the Mormons, and the Jehovahs Witnesses, and the Moravians, and the ........................ etc, etc.

 

[Hindsight]

..............and the Mormons, and the Jehovahs Witnesses, and the Moravians, and the ........................ etc, etc.

Buddists, Confusionists.........as you say, etc, etc. I am going to be busy!!

 

[Charlie Gill]

Buddists, Confusionists.........as you say, etc, etc. I am going to be busy!!

And don't forget the Remainerists - it's a big thing in France apparently.

 

[Exfarmer]

Mohamed was the most popular boys name for babies born last year, perhaps we should all be careful, I'm changing my name to Ali Bin Paddington to be on the safe side.

No it was not
Liam , followed by Noah , Oliver , Mateo, Elijah, Lucas, Asher,

 

[Oldmacdonald]

No it was not
Liam , followed by Noah , Oliver , Mateo, Elijah, Lucas, Asher,

Shhhh! You're spoiling his made up story!

 

[Paddington]

No it was not
Liam , followed by Noah , Oliver , Mateo, Elijah, Lucas, Asher,

Apologies, not last year but from the 2021 census and not the whole country -
"Although Noah was the most popular boys' name in England and Wales overall in 2021, this was not the case regionally. Across England's nine regions, Muhammad was the most popular boys' name in four regions, George was the most popular in three, and Arthur and Oliver were the most popular in one region each."

 

[Hindsight]

And don't forget the Remainerists - it's a big thing in France apparently.

Aggggh, yes, mmmmm, forgot about that peculiar sect or is it a cult!? Or am i muddling them with the Brexiters. Roundheads and Cavaliers. Lancastrians and Yorkists. Plantagenets and Tudors. Never the twain shall meet.

 

[robs1]

No it was not
Liam , followed by Noah , Oliver , Mateo, Elijah, Lucas, Asher,

No wonder we get so many arriving in boats with all these Noah's

 

[yoki]

However, Muhammad was the most popular boy's name in Galway city.

Muhammad, Lily and Saoirse are the most popular baby names in Galway City - Galway Daily

The most popular baby names in Ireland in 2022 have been revealed by the Central Statistics Office.

www.galwaydaily.com

Which is pretty weird if nothing else!