LonDom61 -> RE: need some help with my man (11/2/2012 11:12:32 AM)
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OP: I endorse the general feeling here. But especially RocheSub on post #59. I wont quote it. Too long. Speaking of which, he took time to quote you and respond to individual points in your OP I took the same amount of time (or longer) and space with my last post, which was not at all on topic. To you, Aswad, SilentMist and others who stick up for the modern Turkey, let me say a few things. I am sure that Turkey is a much better place to live, for Muslim and especially for Westerners and other non-Muslims, than just about any other Muslim country. I do know that Turkey is among the best or more enlightened or westernized Muslim nations. But it is still a nation with many followers of Islam and one that is, even now, increasingly Muslim-run. I know that it is different in the cities. I know that city Muslims are not as backward as those in the country. I know that it is different for non-Muslims (which includes sinful and her boyfriend). In the western world we cannot point to a long history of enlightened laws. Some stuff that seems pretty basic and sensible has been passed only in the past 50-100 years. But I was shocked when my brief research showed that, in Turkey, with all of its modernity...up until 10 years ago stoning was still legal. And the extent to which it still goes on, not just elsewhere, but in Turkey. It was irritation with Ull and shock over what I learned that inspired me to make the previous rant. This apology is NOT, though, for Ull. That was WAY too many derrogatory comments. Ull. And putting down Rose for being so incorrect and ill-informed when in fact it was YOU who were both. And since you were very rude and very wrong on the facts if not on the character of the country, I responded as I did. I was not suggesting that sinful was in imminent danger because of this. I was showing that your attitude was misplaced.
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