Is it time to ban Islam in Ireland?

[mollox]

All religions are clearly not equal, in the context of how they interact with the civil and “elective democratic” society in which they operate. Some threaten us, while the vast majority are benign.

There are many examples of Islamic faith and custom which are abhorrent to our traditional values, most notably the attitude to the rights of women.

Yet the liberal elite in Ireland, typically represented by the likes of Fintan O’Toole, would have us believe that we must abandon our own traditional demonstrations and traditions, e.g. the Angelus, and embrace a society that promotes all religions equally, or none.

One only to think of female circumcision, or to recall Salman Rushdie and the fatwah proclaimed following the publication of his book “The Satanic Verses”. Did anyone ever believe that they would hear the likes of Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam) confirm on RTE’s Late Late Show that he would feel obliged , as a muslim, to kill the author?

Then there was the furore over the Danish cartoons and the murder of the Dutch film director, more examples of Islamic intolerance and extremism.

Now , within the past couple of weeks we’ve had even more evidence that Islam is living in the dark ages and shouldn’t be allowed any more leeway. A 19-year old gang rape victim is sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in jail, and a 54-year old English teacher is jailed for allowing her junior infants class to christen a teddy bear Mohammed, while the mob demand her death for the offence.

Should we tolerate such a religion?

[MichaelR]

There was once in England a religion which openly called for murder of the monarch, inspired a plot against the Parliament, and elsewhere in the world was known for instigating massive wars and burning people at the stake.

Should it or should it not have been tolerated?

And would you guess which that religion was?

[pikey]

All religions are clearly not equal, in the context of how they interact with the civil and “elective democratic” society in which they operate. Some threaten us, while the vast majority are benign.

There are many examples of Islamic faith and custom which are abhorrent to our traditional values, most notably the attitude to the rights of women.

Yet the liberal elite in Ireland, typically represented by the likes of Fintan O’Toole, would have us believe that we must abandon our own traditional demonstrations and traditions, e.g. the Angelus, and embrace a society that promotes all religions equally, or none.

One only to think of female circumcision, or to recall Salman Rushdie and the fatwah proclaimed following the publication of his book “The Satanic Verses”. Did anyone ever believe that they would hear the likes of Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam) confirm on RTE’s Late Late Show that he would feel obliged , as a muslim, to kill the author?

Then there was the furore over the Danish cartoons and the murder of the Dutch film director, more examples of Islamic intolerance and extremism.

Now , within the past couple of weeks we’ve had even more evidence that Islam is living in the dark ages and shouldn’t be allowed any more leeway. A 19-year old gang rape victim is sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in jail, and a 54-year old English teacher is jailed for allowing her junior infants class to christen a teddy bear Mohammed, while the mob demand her death for the offence.

Should we tolerate such a religion?

yes mollox , yes we should cause the alternative is worse . gas chambers ,lynching , fear , paranoia etc check out an atlas , get out more theres more to life than you ,you small minded so and so

[konig]

When dealing with Islam you’re not dealing with a religion, you’re dealing with an ideology and even a perception that is the antithesis of Christianity as well as the antithesis of our culture, our values, and our way of life.

Islam has absolutely no place in Modern Life, it is a cancer that WILL metastasise into all parts of society either directly taking them over of gaining such influence as to achieve effective control.

Our national culture, probably more so than even other European cultures, is, or rather WAS a very open very tolerant one and the effect has been that the social pathogen of Islam rapidly took hold and now we, as well as much of Europe and especially France and England, are having to deal with a raging social infection that is causing great harm to us and our values.

Islam can NOT co-exist with Democracy and the modern world. Islam MUST ever seek to dominate and it is presently doing so.

If we could turn the clock back even ten years I am sure that the course that our nation followed would have been changed, If Ireland still has the opportunity to put up social barriers to the advancement of this awful and inhuman ideology then it not only should, it really must.

WE are the ‘ship on the beach’. Use us as the lighthouse to be the warning to yourselves.

[saratoga]

All religions are clearly not equal, in the context of how they interact with the civil and “elective democratic” society in which they operate. Some threaten us, while the vast majority are benign.

There are many examples of Islamic faith and custom which are abhorrent to our traditional values, most notably the attitude to the rights of women.

Yet the liberal elite in Ireland, typically represented by the likes of Fintan O’Toole, would have us believe that we must abandon our own traditional demonstrations and traditions, e.g. the Angelus, and embrace a society that promotes all religions equally, or none.

One only to think of female circumcision, or to recall Salman Rushdie and the fatwah proclaimed following the publication of his book “The Satanic Verses”. Did anyone ever believe that they would hear the likes of Cat Stevens (aka Yusuf Islam) confirm on RTE’s Late Late Show that he would feel obliged , as a muslim, to kill the author?

Then there was the furore over the Danish cartoons and the murder of the Dutch film director, more examples of Islamic intolerance and extremism.

Now , within the past couple of weeks we’ve had even more evidence that Islam is living in the dark ages and shouldn’t be allowed any more leeway. A 19-year old gang rape victim is sentenced to 200 lashes and 6 months in jail, and a 54-year old English teacher is jailed for allowing her junior infants class to christen a teddy bear Mohammed, while the mob demand her death for the offence.

Should we tolerate such a religion?

Banning Islam is clearly a ridiculous idea, and an unworkable one in any event. You know this, and are clearly only trying to provoke. Obviously many Islamists are living in the dark ages, and obviously there is a huge compatability problem between Islam and western liberal democracy, and obviously this problem will need to be tackled in the decades ahead, and there will be much trouble in Europe and elsewhere, but banning Islam will not deal with it effectively.

[jam_mac_jam]

Ban a religion, are you out of your mind? I live in Europe where you can worship what you like, why dont you move to Cuba or North Korea where that kind of carry on is still tolerated. This kind of hysterics threatens democracy much more than muslims living in the country.

[konig]

Islam is not a religion in the conventional sense. Other cults have been and remain banned in Europe. Islam should join them..

[smiffy]

Other cults have been and remain banned in Europe.

Such as?

[GalwayIndy]

This is getting so boring. Don't you get sick of the constant RahRah Israel, Islam-bashing?

[ibis]

Islam is not a religion in the conventional sense.

WTF? WTF?