jlf1961
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All that said, if it were up to me, he would be buried in an unmarked grave in such a manner as to be against all principles of his personal religious beliefs, avoiding of course burying him in a pet cemetery, as we know what would happen to the corpse and we seem to have a problem with zombies, who are actually just misunderstood undead creatures in need of some sort of guidance.
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Why? What would you hope to achieve or express with this?
Uh, basically it goes back to my native American ancestors. You know, mutilate the body in such a manner as to cripple it in the after life, and of course leave it face down so the soul could not go to heaven.
However the civilized part of me says that this is wrong and we, as Americans, hold ourselves to a higher standard.
Although, truth be known, a follower of Islam that actually follows the Q'ran to the letter has to consider this little fact:
Muhammad laid out some pretty progressive rules of warfare, and medieval Muslims out-niced the Christians in battle by a landslide. Especially since Muhammad personally issued "a distinct code of conduct among Islamic warriors" that included:
No killing of women, children or innocents -- these might include hermits, monks or other religious leaders who were deemed noncombatants;
No wanton killing of livestock or other animals;
No burning or destruction of trees and orchards; and
No destruction of wells.
God says in the Qur'an: "Permission (to defend) has been granted to those who are being fought against; that they have been oppressed. Verily, God has the power to help them. Those who were unjustly expelled from their homes for no other reason than their saying: 'God is our Lord.' If God were not to repel some human beings through others, monasteries, churches, synagogues, and mosques, wherein the name of God is mentioned, would have certainly been destroyed. God will definably help those who will help Him. Verily, God is Immensely Strong, Mighty." (Qur'an 22:39-40)
War is the last resort, and is subject to the rigorous conditions laid down by the sacred law. The often misunderstood and overused term jihad literally means "struggle" and not "holy war" (a term not found anywhere in the Qur'an). Jihad, as Islamic concept, can be on a personal level - inner struggle against evil within oneself; struggle for decency and goodness on the social level; and struggle on the battlefield, if and when necessary.
What does Islam say about war?
Of course there is also the fact that Muhammad also said that the people of the book would go to heaven, meaning Christians, Jews, and Muslims.
Granted in the writings of later of the Hadiths, there have been writings by apostles of Allah (please note these are apostles and not prophets) which contradicted the word of Muhammad to justify some of the actions of Muslims in the years following his death. Of course there are those wonderful Muslim clerics who call for the wanton slaughter of Christians and Jews, both combatants and non combatants.
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), and I think they should send the body (C.O.D.) back to Russia and his parents too.. I think the brouhaha is about biting the hand that fed you and helped you.. it just rubs people (especially tax payers) the wrong way.. to me, that feeling is understandable..
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