tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post8455220014409109689..comments2023-09-26T05:18:08.074-06:00Comments on Cafe of the Cosmic Dance: When Barbarism Ceases to Seem BarbaricPaul Sunstonehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02462598852553696040noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-50434622866009147822011-12-06T21:17:37.798-07:002011-12-06T21:17:37.798-07:00@Ahab - I hadn't really considered those "...@Ahab - I hadn't really considered those "honor killings," but you have a point there; the label fits well.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-63367179687955901422011-12-06T16:20:37.950-07:002011-12-06T16:20:37.950-07:00It's so sad to read about.It's so sad to read about.Pjevshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15782922274870598283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-73447551891946831802011-12-06T14:41:33.078-07:002011-12-06T14:41:33.078-07:00There's just something about religious fundame...There's just something about religious fundamentalism that turns a person's brains to mush, that prevents them from being able to think clearly. That's the point. Fundamentalists follow, never lead; accept, never question; look backwards, never forward. It just isn't a healthy mental attitude to have.Doug Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18027574195522869708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-61764560227087871882011-12-06T10:41:24.485-07:002011-12-06T10:41:24.485-07:00Marcotte makes an excellent point, and the compari...Marcotte makes an excellent point, and the comparison sends shivers down my spine as well.Donna Bantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01271377907141866718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-47861171854856149762011-12-06T10:10:33.905-07:002011-12-06T10:10:33.905-07:00No difference between Christian and Islamic fundam...No difference between Christian and Islamic fundamentalists in so many respects. The Republicans demonize the Taliban version of Sharia Law but want to establish America (and the World) under their version of Christian lawThe Blog Fodderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11441978691701289074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-77335051422898610102011-12-06T09:57:58.543-07:002011-12-06T09:57:58.543-07:00Wise Fool -- I'm also stunned that so many fun...Wise Fool -- I'm also stunned that so many fundamentalist Christians condemn honor killing in Islamic countries, when the Bible itself commands honor killing (Leviticus 20:11-14, Leviticus 21:9, Deuteronomy 22:13-21, Deuteronomy 22:23-24, ad nauseum).Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-60220858832621033982011-12-06T08:20:28.651-07:002011-12-06T08:20:28.651-07:00This fundamentalist push is the result of valuing ...This fundamentalist push is the result of valuing a woman only for her reproductive capabilities rather than her "personhood" -- which "personhood" takes a back seat to the newly fertilized egg, the result a nonconsensual act. The objective scientific facts establish there is no justification for forcing a woman to suffer the pregnancy and bear that child. But when your god decrees that women are less than cattle, what more can we expect?<br /><br />It is barbarism. It is ignorance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-18782107360482078302011-12-06T08:18:54.000-07:002011-12-06T08:18:54.000-07:00What is perhaps even more amazing is that most Chr...What is perhaps even more amazing is that most Christians would condemn such forced marriages, even though it is exactly what God called for in Deuteronomy 22:28-29.<br /><br />You're right though, forcing a woman to marry her rapist is very close in principle to forcing someone to have a living, breathing representation of that rape. It's barbaric.TWFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06016277303703254572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-88366874916122066472011-12-06T07:09:45.486-07:002011-12-06T07:09:45.486-07:00Thanks for the shout-out. The RH Reality Check com...Thanks for the shout-out. The RH Reality Check commentary is yet another reminder that misogyny is dangerous, no matter what form it takes or what culture espouses it.Ahabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14675629709031865432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8188928860839653471.post-51460541024165468712011-12-06T06:30:36.776-07:002011-12-06T06:30:36.776-07:00I don't think I can post a comment on this. It...I don't think I can post a comment on this. It just sends shivers up my spine. Both the stories from abroad as the ones closer to home. It's madness.makitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16946226160704777285noreply@blogger.com