Hostage situation in French church

Bambi wrote: »

There's numerous references to the americans using these variations. I suppose the thing is..if it puts doubt in the mind of jimmy suicider about his eternal reward then he is less likely to be offering himself up, regardless of what any imam says

Widdershins wrote: »

No to religion in schools .Unless it's taught in history class !

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

I think it's very important that kids have an understanding about all the major faiths. Religion shapes so much of the world we inhabit and by the looks of things now it's not going anywhere anytime soon.[/

OK. My view is that those who practice already know , those who don't , only need to understand that some people do. They can see that in the world around them and learn more on their own time. As far as I know they don't teach science in primary . I'd prefer if they taught that instead of more religion . Religion needs to be less of a presence in public life, not more , especially for non believers. Believers don't need lessons .

Widdershins wrote: »

All that tells us is that jihadists don't care if they are thrown into the sea. They do have certain beliefs around ascension to paradise . They apparently can't do itif a woman kills them. I just read about the Russians burying jihadist bombers in pig skin. I don't know if it was a widespread practice , but Russia does still suffer from suicide bombings .

Gatling wrote: »

The most feared units fighting Isis is the Kurdish womens brigades ,
Isis fighters are terrified of the idea getting killed by them

If the woman killer story is true and that is all it took to defeat them on the battle field then all the armies who are fighting them would have been made purely of women and ISIS would have been history. Their fighters would've been sh1t scared of going on to the battle field out of fear that they will be killed by a woman.

In a week when its barbaric actions saw it top news agendas across the world, it was claimed that the Islamic State was actually scared.

Of women.

The Wall Street journal reported that guerrillas linked to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) had joined other Kurdish fighters, specifically the Peshmerga, in trying to retake Mosul Dam from Isis.

Among the PKK fighters are hundreds of women, one of whom told the WSJ:

The jihadists don't like fighting women, because if they're killed by a female, they think they won't go to heaven.

The claim is, however, almost certainly not true. Isis fighters, in part reflecting the nature of modern warfare, are told they will be martyred if they die in battle, regardless of who killed them.

"They believe whoever kills them - man or woman - it doesn't matter, [they will still go to heaven]," Isis expert Shiraz Maher, senior fellow at ICSR, King's College London, told i100.

http://indy100.independent.co.uk/article/do-isis-militants-really-hate-fighting-female-soldiers--eyuMLkyU7e

unseenfootage wrote: »

Just stating something doesn't make it true.

Grayson wrote: »

Besides, how do people expect muslims to view the desecration of the dead?

Can you imagine the reaction of ordinary americans if their soilders bodies were horribly desecrated? I'm sure even some people who were against the intervention in Iraq and Afghanistan might change their minds. At the very least they'd lose sympathy for the people who are doing it. And Imahine how it would affect the american soilders.

Abusing dead bodies just seems like overkill (no pun intended) to most people. Rather than a tactic to prevent attacks it seems like taking vengeance on the dead.

Grayson wrote: »

Besides, how do people expect muslims to view the desecration of the dead?

Can you imagine the reaction of ordinary americans if their soilders bodies were horribly desecrated?

Abusing dead bodies just seems like overkill