Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-19 Thread Fred Holmes
If you Google it you get the answer in the first item of the Google list of hits, without even having to go to the hit page. I'll bet some folks use it for a password? Fred Holmes At 09:00 PM 2/18/2008, Robert Michael Abrams wrote: There are ALREADY some 5,878,499,814,186.5 websites with

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread Jeff Myers
Since all belief in a deity is irrational, religion invites extremism. So, I'm not sure hijacked is the right word. Jeff Myers -Original Message- From: Jordan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2008 12:57 PM Subject: Re: Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
I seem to remember seeing at least one of those images in Wikipedia of the Prophet in high school when we studied the worlds great religions. I think it was in a series of film strips my teacher really liked to use. On Feb 16, 2008 8:01 PM, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wikipedia, the

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread Jordan
I think that it is because the radicals of the Muslim religion make a lot of noise, and that the press simply repeats this noise, that we hear so much about it. I don't know how moderate Muslims feel about these images. I believe that people should not look at things they don't like. [EMAIL

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread Jordan
I'm not sure I understand what you mean, but can't a fantasy be hijacked? Jeff Myers wrote: Since all belief in a deity is irrational, religion invites extremism. So, I'm not sure hijacked is the right word. * **

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So does Judaism and Christianity: Do not make an image or any likeness of what is in the heavens above... prohibits the construction or fashioning of idols in the likeness of created things (beasts, fish, birds, people) and

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
Hey everyone needs a target for Brick bats. :-) Stewart At 07:21 PM 2/18/2008, you wrote: On Mon, Feb 18, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Tom Piwowar [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: So does Judaism and Christianity: Do not make an image or any likeness of what is in the heavens above... prohibits the

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread Robert Michael Abrams
At 08:57 AM 2/18/2008, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't dispute your basic premise, however I think it's unfair to label those who are offended by the public display of these images as extremists. Islam (to my limited understanding) has a fundamental objection to graven images and depictions

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread katan
On Mon, 18 Feb 2008 16:57:18 GMT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Imagine if Wikipedia were to display graphic images of sex acts on its home page. This may sound ludicrous, but to some Muslims, a graphic depiction of the Prophet is equally offensive. That *does* sound ludicrous. What's so offensive

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-18 Thread Rev. Stewart Marshall
I don't know about offensive, but it does garner media interest. http://my.earthlink.net/article/str?guid=20080218/47b910d0_3ca6_1552620080218420090843 Stewart Make mine Red Rose At 10:54 PM 2/18/2008, you wrote: That *does* sound ludicrous. What's so offensive about sex acts? (-: Hey! I'm

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-17 Thread Jordan
There's an interview with Mark Seigel on Book TV right now and again at 9 pm and mid-night. A refreshing view of the Muslim world. * ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy,

[CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-16 Thread Steve Rigby
Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, is refusing to remove medieval artistic depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, despite being flooded with complaints from Muslims demanding the images be deleted. http://tinyurl.com/2f9q7w

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-16 Thread Tony B
The other year when the cartoon thing was an issue I asked one of our users to take down the image. I dunno, it just seems Islam is in a Very Bad Place right now, and, unlike the thousands of years when the Christians were in it, now they can do real *planetary* damage. On Feb 16, 2008 8:01 PM,

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-16 Thread Ranbo
Good for themthey have more courage and conviction than most of the media, who have been caving into these sort of religious demands. Randall On 2/16/08, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, is refusing to remove medieval artistic depictions

Re: [CGUYS] Wikipedia defies 180,000 demands to remove images of the Prophet

2008-02-16 Thread Robert Michael Abrams
At 05:01 PM 2/16/2008, Steve Rigby [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Wikipedia, the free online encyclopaedia, is refusing to remove medieval artistic depictions of the Prophet Muhammad, despite being flooded with complaints from Muslims demanding the images be deleted. http://tinyurl.com/2f9q7w