I think it's just as idiotic as you do, but this woman also went to a foreign country with foreign laws under her own volition. I also think you're right about not supporting this kind of government/nation. I guess where we differ is that I don't think her "basic human rights" were violated.
On 11/29/07, Jerry Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Maybe some hyperbole there, but not much. > > Freedom from insane laws? > Freedom of speech? > Freedom of religion? And from religious persecution? > > Lets review again. > > A woman decides to travel to a foreign country, and provide education > to children who _need_ it. > A child in the class names his own teddy bear after himself. > The class adopts the teddy bear, and votes to keep the owners name for the > toy. > > The teacher is arrested and tried for violating a _stupid_ law (my > take) "insulting the prophet". > > And CONVICTED. And many of the leading folk in the country, including > religious and legal leaders, were advocating for the death penalty. > > Where is the sanity again? > > Truthfully, I couldn't care less that they want to live under strict > Sharia law. That is their choice. They are free to make it. It > certainly isn't mine. I find it sad, and definitely look down upon > them as less civilized than people should be. But that is wholly their > decision. > > What I do object to is our country (and the country the woman is from) > contributing to the madness with foreign aid. > > My take. You want to apply Sharia law to yourself? No problem at all. > To non-muslims? Not what it is for, but again, your right. Foreign > citizens? Really? Go right ahead. But don't ask me to give you money > to help you do it. And don't expect the world to continue to help you > do it. > > Probably a good thing I am not President or Prime minister. > > After Darfur, I would have expelled the diplomats of Sudan from my country. > After this verdict, I would have expelled the diplomats of Sudan from > my country. > > Basically: No soup for you! > > > > > On Nov 29, 2007 4:18 PM, Zaphod Beeblebrox <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Maybe I'm not following the story close enough, but what basic human > > right are they denying her? > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| ColdFusion 8 - Build next generation apps today, with easy PDF and Ajax features - download now http://download.macromedia.com/pub/labs/coldfusion/cf8_beta_whatsnew_052907.pdf Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:247295 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
