tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65984112024-03-13T12:40:51.640-05:00Documenting the experiences of a typical Midwesterner struggling to read the Qur'an, understand Islamic extremism and its effects on American politics. Sinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110956574034711749noreply@blogger.comBlogger275125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598411.post-73747448496191556632007-07-29T15:55:00.000-05:002007-07-29T15:56:51.392-05:00

Despite no new posts here in almost a year, the hit counter just went over 10,000.I hope this message gets out.

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I haven't posted here in quite some time, not that I haven't been blogging.So, here is the final update:I finished the rest of the Qur'an and nothing there made me change my mind about the Manson-like quality of the cult.

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James Lileks finds The Presbyterians as repugnant as I do.Of course, Heaven is for Presbyterians.

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Take 'em down Mr. President... TAKE THEM DOWN!

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Run, don't walk, to read this masterwork.

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I have been wasting my time here. It seems that someone has already done the heavy lifting.

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Via Dean's World comes this piece pointing out the hypocrisy of the Saudi's and other militant Islamic enemies of the USA.The Bible in Saudi Arabia may get a person killed, arrested, or deported. In September 1993, Sadeq Mallallah, 23, was beheaded in Qateef on a charge of apostasy for owning a Bible.Sort of odd, considering Islam considers the Bible a holy book that is superceeded by the

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I would echo these comments from Robert Spencer. The thing that everyone is missing in this story is that the rioters killed because someone may have flushed a Qur'an down a toilet. Is that really a jusification for murder?The question here is one of proportionate response. If a Qur'an had indeed been flushed, Muslims would have justifiably been offended. They may justifiably have considered the

Sinnerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110956574034711749noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6598411.post-1116375535207407772005-05-17T19:00:00.000-05:002005-05-17T19:18:55.213-05:00

I am pleased to announce that The Qur'an Project is the 4th hit on a Google search for "Piss on the Quran".Thank you to out Google overlords and the visitor that got here via that search!

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The denizens of "Democratic Underground" are at it again...As of this post the majority (60%) think that al Qaeda is "A completely fictional organization". We have much to learn and those of us who "get it" have much to teach...(Hat tip to LGF)

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21st century meets the 7th century.Of couse, the Magic Kingdom is "poo-pooing" the idea.

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Read This...

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Someone (link removed by request) in the "tolerance" brigade takes me to task for using the term "nutjob" in reference to UBL and his murderous gang of assholes. It surprises me to find out that I am "ignorant". I am sure glad to have these "good friends" and "patriots" on the left around to help me get my priorities in order.On a more serious note, life intrudes again here at "nutjob central". I

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For the benefit of new readers, I will recap the story so far.I started out a touch over a year ago to read the Qur'an in the hope I would gain some insight into the minds of the nutjobs. I wanted to keep an open mind and kept that up until this post and this post. The murders of the Hatuel family made a lasting impression, one that colors everything I will do, read and say on this topic as well

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It seems that a Canadian blogger started a minor kerfuffle but asking some lefty-leaning questions of America and Americans. I can't even find the original post now, but Alarming News has a response. I wondered over there to see what the hubub was and saw that the owner had posted an offer to link to conservative blogs. In this offer, he made a point about religion that would be familiar to my

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I return for a quick thought on Social (In)Security. I am reading and will be commenting on the Qur'an again very soon...really...I mean it!In the past few months, I have often asked why on earth anyone would be against private accounts. How could anyone be against people building an asset that can (and will) be passed on to their children? The alternative is a government stipend that ends with

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While slogging through the sewer of DU, thanks to LGF (bastards) I found this... No one here wants US troops to DIE. WE WERE THE ONES IN THE STREETS, marching against this fucking immoral war. We were the ones writing letters, holding up signs, CRYING, praying, BEGGING the fucking government NOT TO DO THIS. I can't tell you how many candles I lit with tears in my eyes. I can't tell you how many

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While it LOOKS like I am linking to Ace of Spades AGAIN... I am just passing along a link to a soon-to-be classic post on the site. Too bad Ace himself didn't write it... Nice job Guys! You know, I think if someone could REALLY alter the laws of arithmetic, I would want him to be my leader and he would get my vote anyway.

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You know... the hypocrisy of Ollie shouldn't astound me anymore... but here he goes again. Here he makes a reference to Ricky Ricardo (I Love Lucy) in a post about Alberto Gonzales... How sad... How Sad, indeed

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I am still on "blog-break", but I have to surface to point to THIS. And I thought that "tinfoil hat type" was just a myth...

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The long awaited report on RatherGate is out. Ace of Spades is all over it like white on rice.

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After a whole lot of futzing, arguing and frustration, it looks like I have FINALLY gotten control of the domain name. www.quranproject.com now points to this site. I hope that I can now refocus on reading and commenting on the Qur'an again instead of fighting various jackasses and pounding on stupid technology issues.

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Brazenly stealing from "The Daily Show", I have to say "Whaaaaaaaa?!" For some reason, the owner of this racist, weird, poorly designed and (IMHO) stupid/evil website has decided to post a link to TQP. I guess they didn't take the time to read the content, because their front page has a rant that might have come out of the God-forsaken mouth of the terrorists in Iraq. Use of the phrases "

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How could I pass up a link to this video? I mean really, they are FRENCH! H/T to Ace

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It seems that the kook left is alive and well in America. Is the left spinning out of control? I think it more likely that this sort of thought is far to the left of mainstream Democrats, at least that is my hope. Looking at the goofiness displayed here, I worry for the future. I mean how does this sort of belief system survive? How does it grow? What rational person could really believe in this

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