Posts by Nightcrawler

What baffles me the most about all this is the near complete ignorance of what led to 9/11, espescially by americans, they often reacted in surprise. Al-Qaeeda and other groups tried to bomb the WTC a few years before 9/11. The thing...

In this new scientific analysis, they come to the conclusion that new living space is the most important thing triggering evolution and not competition: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-11063939 Nightcrawler

Quote: Originally Posted by Camp David According to recent reports, St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church, near the former World Trade Center and destroyed on 09/11/01, is not to be rebuilt according to Port Authority of New York! This is...

There are already a few mosques even nearer to ground zero, there is absolutely nothing to be said against a further mosque. The topic is actually very interesting as it laids open the very psychology of the current america with all its...

Quote: Originally Posted by FineTunes You missed the point. It's not "they all" it's "we all" may not like it. I didn't miss the point, I think you missed the point that I'm not a US-citizen and I'm a muslim on...

Quote: Originally Posted by FineTunes But you have to admit the the conflicts in the Middle East between Muslim and Israel, and between the various Muslim sects, in Northern Ireland, between Muslims and Christians in Indonesia, the...

Quote: Originally Posted by FineTunes PERSPECTIVE FROM BOTH SIDES On point with the issue" childressp wrote, "The test of a society's values is when adherence is difficult, not when its easy. The Constitution is quite...

Quote: Originally Posted by FineTunes One of the issues I have against religion is that the practicing zealots do not follow the tenants of their faith. In the name of their religion wars have been fought throughout time. We don't...

Wars are mostly conducted because of ressources or trade-routes, it's no different with Afghanistan and Iraq. Iraq is obvious because of the massive amounts of oil. Afghanistan was not so obvious for the public but for decades...

First president Obama supports the building of the mosque near ground zero on the conviction of religious freedom and private ownership and I thought, hey that's sensible, unfortunately a day later he tries to paddle back because of...