The Peace Thread...

[Mighty Mouse]

If everybody in our world was an atheist, we would not be having holy wars.  No, we would be having wars albeit with a different reason

I'm not knocking religion. To each their own however, when fanatical religious groups try to shove their brand of religion down everyone throats and become violent in so doing,  then problems arise.

Today, these fanatics are blowing up families, ruining peoples lives for what? All in the name of "peace?" Give me a break !!!

Your "tolerance, awareness and understanding" is not going to deter suicide bombers from their killing spree.

They are not doing it in the name of peace!! they are doing it for the glory of Allah and their entrance to paradise. Mistaken and brainwashed maybe, but they believe it.

Tolerance etc should be practised anyway, despite the myriad fools who are extremist. There is no excuse to follow them just because they shout the loudest

Of course they are not doing it in the name of peace.

Re-read my message, in the context that it was written, and note my sarcasm.

As for your "tolerance," I wonder if you would be so tolerant if your family members were the innocent victims of these extremists.

Putting your head in the sand and hoping that things will improve without the need for intervention, is wishful thinking.

richb2004. I just had a telephone call from psychiatrist. He is extremely worried that you failed to keep your last three appointments with him.

[Sphere]

About time the title of this thread was change to read - The War Thread!

[Jeff1]

Now that we have women sucide bombers , does that mean that they too get 40 virgins when they die ?

Just wondering.........

[zaz]

jeff take your stupidity it somewhere else....

Edited October 10, 2005 by zaz

[sadman]

IMHO I don't think that religion is the problem - it is the fundamentalism that pervades these people, whether it be ultra-Zionists, Muslim suicide bombers, Christian fundamentalists who bomb abortion clinics in the US - none of these creatures are acting in accordance with the central tenets of their respective religions. Fundamentalism is what is left when you take the love, compassion and tolerance out of a religion. And it's not good.

For my own part, I hear people talk about events in the south of Thailand and how the Muslims should be suppressed and so on but, as a Christian living in a Buddhist country, I'm building a house in a Muslim village in Phuket. I have no problem with the people, nor they with me - we can peacefully co-exist without difficulty. In fact, they were a bit nervous about me being there because they initially thought that, as a Westerner, I might be anti-Islamic. (And no, I'm not building there to make a point - I simply like the land there).

Peace is the key. Don't be dragged into reprisals or retaliations. We all know that the murderers are wrong, but 2 wrongs will never make a right. We all have a wish to leave in peace and security, so let's do it together.

[Jeff1]

jeff take your stupidity it somewhere else....

I'll take it anywhere I want and never tell me what to do again . Where do you get off calling someone stupid ? The peace thread , HA ! Now thats stupid but notice I did not attack you and say YOU are stupid . Learn some manners .

[zaz]

Where do you get off calling someone stupid ? The peace thread , HA ! Now thats stupid but notice I did not attack you and say YOU are stupid . Learn some manners .

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Don't use words you don't know the meaning of - look manners up in the dictionary. Your post was stupid, held absolutely no relevance to the subject matter and does nothing to promote peace here or anywhere else. Go away.

[ilyushin]

Peace to you all! Cheers!

[Jeff1]

Where do you get off calling someone stupid ? The peace thread , HA ! Now thats stupid but notice I did not attack you and say YOU are stupid . Learn some manners .

Don't use words you don't know the meaning of - look manners up in the dictionary. Your post was stupid, held absolutely no relevance to the subject matter and does nothing to promote peace here or anywhere else. Go away.

Yawn

[BambinA]

zaz and jeff1 ... jai yen yen nah ja

i will sing a song for u guys

ahemmm

Written and composed by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie

(USA for Africa)

Lionel Richie

There comes a time when we heed a certain call

Lionel Richie & Stevie Wonder

When the world must come together as one

Stevie Wonder

There are people dying

Paul Simon

Oh, and it's time to lend a hand to life

Paul Simon & Kenny Rogers

The greatest gift of all

Kenny Rogers

We can't go on pretending day by day

James Ingram

That someone, somewhere will soon make a change

Tina Turner

We are all a part of God's great big family

Billy Joel

And the truth,

Tina Turner/Billy Joel

you know, love is all we need

Michael Jackson

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

Diana Ross

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

Michael Jackson & Diana Ross

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Dionne Warwick

Oh, Send them your heart

So they'll know that someone cares

Dionne Warwick & Willie Nelson

And their lives will be stronger and free

Willie Nelson

As God has shown us by turning stones to bread

Al Jarreau

And so we all must lend a helping hand

Bruce Springsteen

We are the world, we are the children

Kenny Loggins

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

Steve Perry

Oh, there's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

Daryl Hall

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Michael Jackson

When you're down and out, there seems no hope at all

Huey Lewis

But if you just believe there's no way we can fall

Cyndi Lauper

Well, well, well, well let us realise that a change can only come

Kim Carnes

When we

Kim Carnes/Cyndi Lauper/Huey Lewis

stand together as one

Chorus:

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

Bob Dylan

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Chorus:

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

Bob Dylan

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Chorus:

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

Ray Charles

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

Stevie Wonder

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Stevie Wonder/Bruce Springsteen

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

Bruce Springsteen

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Chorus:

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

James Ingram

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

Ray Charles

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

Chorus:

We are the world, we are the children

We are the ones who make a brighter day

So let's start giving

There's a choice we're making

We're saving our own lives

It's true we'll make a better day

Just you and me

bimbo

Edited October 10, 2005 by BambinA

[h90]

Where do you get off calling someone stupid ? The peace thread , HA ! Now thats stupid but notice I did not attack you and say YOU are stupid . Learn some manners .

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Don't use words you don't know the meaning of - look manners up in the dictionary. Your post was stupid, held absolutely no relevance to the subject matter and does nothing to promote peace here or anywhere else. Go away.

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Yawn

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Jeff1: just a short question: which are the words you don't know the meaning of?

Just reading your post, there are not to many words.

"Now that we have women sucide bombers , does that mean that they too get 40 virgins when they die ?"

your question is really interesting: what do they get??? Or what do they do with all the virgins??

[thaibebop]

Peace sells, but who's buying?

I do want to know what the terrorist leaders are promising female bombers. Muslim women have never been violent before, it would be unlady like, women aren't supposed to be like that according to the men. So, what happened to change this?

[awarrumbungle]

Zaz - peace is inclusive. Don't get fundamental peacism started please.

My bro made a t-shirt that said:

'Peace is good for Touris'

If he wanted he could have made a lot of money off it. Lot's of people were asking for them.

[h90]

maybe they get promised to get born again, without a fundamentalist muslim husband...

Peace sells, but who's buying?

I do want to know what the terrorist leaders are promising female bombers. Muslim women have never been violent before, it would be unlady like, women aren't supposed to be like that according to the men. So, what happened to change this?

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[zaz]

Maybe you can start another thread.....

[lovejoy]

zaz

it is much easier for people fo find problems than to think about solutions

a nice atempt at a decent thread

but i think that this one has ended up upsetting you more than the mulim thread

keep smiling man

[zaz]

Yeh I guess it's just quite ironic that people continue to p1ss each other off even on a topic such as this one...!!

Anyway, there's more to life than letting things like this get to me.

Oh I'm smiling alright, every time I think of LOS!!