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Fatwa about corona virus

Started by Tank, January 30, 2020, 12:07:15 PM

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Tank

January 30, 2020, 12:07:15 PM
If religions were TV channels atheism is turning the TV off.
"Religion is a culture of faith; science is a culture of doubt." ― Richard P. Feynman
'It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life.' - Terry Pratchett
Remember, your inability to grasp science is not a valid argument against it.

xSilverPhinx

#1
January 30, 2020, 01:09:15 PM
Dafuq?!

::) Religion's at it again, twisting people's minds like nothing else.
I am what survives if it's slain - Zack Hemsey

Inertialmass

#2
January 30, 2020, 01:38:13 PM
Jeepers, MEMRI is still around?  They were the go-to propagandists behind much of the dehumanization of Arabs and Arab culture after 9/11 and just before the illicit, illegal Iraq Invasion.   

2003 wants its Islamophobic war propaganda back.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_East_Media_Research_Institute
Quote...Political Research Associates (PRA) considers that "MEMRI's slogan, 'Bridging the Language Gap Between the Middle East and the West,' does not convey the institute's stridently pro-Israel and anti-Arab political bias." It further notes, that MEMRI's founders, Wurmser and Carmon, "are both hardline pro-Israel ideologues aligned with Israel's Likud party..." 

Former head of the CIA's counterintelligence unit, Vincent Cannistraro, said that MEMRI "are selective and act as propagandists for their political point of view, which is the extreme-right of Likud. They simply don't present the whole picture." Laila Lalami, writing in The Nation, states that MEMRI "consistently picks the most violent, hateful rubbish it can find, translates it and distributes it in email newsletters to media and members of Congress in Washington."

billy rubin

#3
January 30, 2020, 03:00:58 PM
on the other hand, his fatwa is based on the persecution of the Uyghurs and non-Uyghur Muslims in chinese concentration camps.


typically, extremist muslim groups don't distinguish between a state and its people, which is why what we call odious terrorism is what they call justifiable holy war.

in this case, both the muslims and chinese identify their enemies based on their religion. it's a bad guy/bad guy conflict here.



set the function, not the mechanism.

Recusant

#4
January 30, 2020, 03:58:19 PM
Not to be outdone by a jihadi cleric, the US Commerce Secretary is anticipating good things from the virus.

"Wilbur Ross: Coronavirus Outbreak in China Will Boost the U.S. Economy" | The Daily Beast

QuoteIt's hard to believe he actually said this out loud. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross has said he thinks the coronavirus outbreak in China, which has killed 170 people and infected more than 7,700, will boost the U.S. economy. Appearing on Fox Business News, Ross was asked whether the deadly virus will disrupt the Chinese economy. He started off well, saying: "Every American's heart has to go out to the victims of the coronavirus, so I don't want to talk about a victory lap over a very unfortunate, very malignant disease." However, Ross then immediately went on to do exactly that. The Trump Cabinet member said businesses will have to consider the coronavirus when they review their supply chains, adding: "It's another risk factor that people need to take into account, so I think it will help to accelerate the return of jobs to North America—some to the U.S., probably some to Mexico as well." At least one person is managing to see the bright side.
"Religion is fundamentally opposed to everything I hold in veneration — courage, clear thinking, honesty, fairness, and above all, love of the truth."
— H. L. Mencken

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No one

#5
January 30, 2020, 05:45:17 PM
The depths of human stupidity are fathomless. Have I ever mentioned how much I hate them?

Dark Lightning

#6
January 30, 2020, 08:14:50 PM
That dork ought to be watching the Stock Market. It is experiencing some negativity with the uncertainty over the effects of the coronavirus. China is also likely under reporting the severity to save face. That's my opinion; we'll see if I'm right, eventually.

Kusa

#7
January 30, 2020, 10:16:57 PM
Bat soup. That's what caused this. Actually, them eating this delicious dish is what caused it.


Magdalena

#8
January 30, 2020, 10:52:18 PM
^^^
Is that from Fox News?

"I've had several "spiritual" or numinous experiences over the years, but never felt that they were the product of anything but the workings of my own mind in reaction to the universe." ~Recusant

Magdalena

#10
January 31, 2020, 12:20:53 AM
Quote from: Kusa on January 30, 2020, 11:04:42 PM
Quote from: Magdalena on January 30, 2020, 10:52:18 PM
^^^
Is that from Fox News?

The Sun and Daily mail.

https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10801901/china-coronavirus-outbreak-wuhan/


https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7920573/Revolting-footage-shows-Chinese-woman-eating-bat-scientists-link-coronavirus-animal.html

I heard different.

No, Coronavirus Was Not Caused by 'Bat Soup'–But Here's What Researchers Think May Be to Blame

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.health.com/condition/infectious-diseases/coronavirus-bat-soup%3famp=true

Quote...
But here's the thing, per Foreign Policy: That video in question reportedly wasn't filmed in Wuhan or China in general—the woman in the video, who news outlets have identified as Wang Mengyun, is a host of an online travel show who was actually eating a dish in Palau, an island country located in the western Pacific ocean. The video was also reportedly filmed in 2016—well before the coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan. Mengyun has also reportedly apologized for the footage. "I am sorry everyone. I should not have eaten a bat," she said, according to the South China Morning Post. " had no idea during filming that there was such a virus," she continued. "I realized it only recently."
...

"I've had several "spiritual" or numinous experiences over the years, but never felt that they were the product of anything but the workings of my own mind in reaction to the universe." ~Recusant

Biggus Dickus

#11
January 31, 2020, 02:50:31 AM
Meanwhile here in 'Merica, a good, white Christian Pastor,...Vile extremist pastor claims the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak is God 'purging' trans children.

The extremist pastor and evangelical radio host Rick Wiles has blamed the deadly Wuhan coronavirus outbreak on transgender children and "sexual immorality"

https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2020/01/28/rick-wiles-trunews-wuhan-coronavirus-outbreak-god-purging-trans-children/

QuoteOver 100 people have died so far as the Chinese government scrambles to control the virus. Amidst the tragedy, Wiles saw an opportunity to go on a rant against the "vile, disgusting people" who are "transgendering little children".
Speaking on his far-right conspiracy show TruNews, Wiles said: "Spirit bears witness that this is a genuine plague that is coming upon the earth, and God is about to purge a lot of sin off this planet!
"Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With a chair."

No one

#12
January 31, 2020, 04:15:42 AM
What are the odds that the good pastor has some hardcore shemale porn on his computer?

Biggus Dickus

#13
January 31, 2020, 04:55:14 AM
Quote from: No one on January 31, 2020, 04:15:42 AM
What are the odds that the good pastor has some hardcore shemale porn on his computer?

Wait, is that a bad thing?

Asking for a friend 
"Some people just need a high-five. In the face. With a chair."

Kusa

#14
January 31, 2020, 12:53:22 PM
Quote from: Papasito Bruno on January 31, 2020, 02:50:31 AM
Spirit bears witness that this is a genuine plague

What do spirit bears have to do with this?

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