I am not a religious man but everyone tells me that the man who did this yesterday follows a religion of Peace, yet over the past couple of years all i have seen is hate. Will any one enlighten me.Because if that was my son or daughter who died in this tragic event, i for one would have little forgiveness.
Question with the shootings in America yesterday are we going to see a rush of Anti muslim feelings.?
November 7, 2009 by mole45
Islam is not “a religion of peace” [if only it was] and it is not just a ‘religion’ either (in the secular Western mindset’s understanding of the word ‘religion’).
My wife is a practising Catholic, on rare occasions i have been to church with her but on each occasion all i have seen is acts of love for your fellow man. And i belief of a God who watches over us and someone who will be there in our death.Right or wrong true or false i cannot see anything wrong in that. We all need some form of belief and a grounding for our moral standing.But why over ten years have we seen a religion followed by i don’t no how many people accross the world that as never been a problem change to see so many young men and women who seem to be filled with nothing more than hate. Some of the barbaric acts i have seen cannot be allowed to be linked to a religion i feel these people are being brian washed by groups who have been allowed to develop, we never had anything like this, the only acts of terror we faced were from the IRA. I think this issue needs serious thought and intense discusion lets throw away political correctness and look for the answers.
http://www.richardcarvath.net/RichardCarvathIslamTheTruth.pdf
As usual Richard a ridiculous and simplistic approach and strictly one dimensional thinking with a touch of xenophobia thrown in for good measure.
At a rough guess I would say that one religion in the UK is probably responsible for deaths in the ratio of about 100,000 to 1 against the Islamic faith what religion do you think that is?
The occupation that is overwhelmingly most responsible for child abuse per person (by a massive margin) is what do you think Richard?
In the last 50 years divisions of what faith has been responsible for over 100 times more terrorist deaths in the British Isles than any other ?
I would say that the above could be used to argue that Christianity is perhaps the biggest problem in Britain and in some ways it would be very hard to dispute that.
However it’s not the religion that is to blame it is the way people choose to interpret it and the way that SOME people use religion as an excuse for their hate and anger towards others that are different from themselves that is the real problem.
Hatred and lack of tolerance is the REAL enemy of all civilization and all religion does id give some sort of a banner to perpetrate these acts under. I always thought that though what I always thought of as my religion had an atrocious human rights record in the distant past that it really was the religion of understanding and of love but thanks to you Richard I would no longer class myself as a Christian and instead I think I’d call myself an agnostic. Don’t get me wrong I still very much believe in forgiveness . love , charity and all the things I used to think of as the bedrock of faith but if being a true christian means I have to hate people for their sexuality or look down on them for their gender or because they follow a different faith ten you can shove it, I will judge each person and each act independently but to be honest that what I think the god I would want to follow would want me to do anyway.
To answer your original point Mole I think that education and demonstrations of peaceful intent would be far more effective in diffusing the racial and religious hatred that is simmering in the world today than the knee jerk military reactions that we seem to have these days, I also think that the blind support of Israel by the USA has caused a huge amount of the anti-western feelings prevalent in the Arab world and that intervention against some of their worst atrocities (if any other country did half the things they have then we would have taken action by now ) would bring about a better world peace or at least a better chance of getting there eventually. (If I am any judge of opinion I honestly believe that public opinion is turning very much in that direction anyway and in the next ten years the west will take some sort of action against Israel anyway)
As usual i value your comments, and your honesty. where do we go in this battle. Human life seems to come at a cheap price. I detest the idea of war and the human suffering it brings, if we are to stay we must go out to win. We cannot do things by halves
Regards
Mmm… somebody’s getting better at writing secular humanist shite!
Goodness knows how many are working on the ‘Roger Berry’ anti-Carvath project by now!
So, to sum up, RB’s anti-Israel, anti-Christian and anti-Carvath. No surprises there, we’ve heard all this before.
Specifically in response to RB’s opening sentence…
I am an expert and an authority on Islam. The pdf which is linked to above and of which I am the author is the truth about Islam and the truth of what I say in the pdf is verifiable by the consensus endorsement of numerous experts on Islam from academia, politicians, journalists, the security services, Muslims themselves and ex-Muslims. Many of the sources given in the pdf are from authoritative Islamic ulama scholars.
RB’s idiotic dismissal of an authoritative document shows up RB as being an idiot on a scale I had previously not thought possible.
That’s a 10,000 word document from an expert who’s been there, done it and bought the T-shirt, you King of Muppets! And you think you can dismiss it with a one liner! Sheer bloodly idiocy! [Being magnanimous...] It would be insulting too were it not for your idiocy acting in mitigation for you!
Listen up you wazzock…
You write a serious response document [you'll need a few thousand words] refuting every source and conclusion in my briefing paper – if you can – or else don’t waste my time!
As for RB’s claim to be a Christian, let’s remember…
RB has previously stated approval for sex out of marriage, pornography, prostitution, abortion, homosexual perversion… need I go on?
Well ex-chuffing-scuse me, but… that’s the strangest ‘Christianity’ I ever heard of!
Could it be the case that…
as usual, RB is lying so hard that even Tony Blair might blush?
Richard for one second engage your brain before you write sometimes just for a novelty.
Can you honestly deny any of my points about terrorist activity or sexual abuse of children?
Again I make the point that it is not the fault of the Christian religion but of some individuals that use it as an excuse so how on earth can that be construed as being anti-christian?
As for the Israel question let me ask you this, if the British army responded to roadside bombings with random missile attacks into defenceless Afghan villages I’m sure that you would be amongst the voices raised in protest and it’s that type of action I (and the overwhelmingly vast majority of British people) oppose, don’t you?
Again you want to brand me as anti- Christian so lets have a check list of your reasons
Abortion – My view is that I personally would never want a child of mine aborted BUT I support the woman’s right to choose (I would like to see the father have more of a say but thats a separate issue)
Pornography – I don’t agree with YOUR definitions such as the body painted girls who went on the charity march or the students who posed for the calender for example and neither would I support draconian censorship but I would support legislation for vastly increased sentences for child porn for example.
Homosexuality – I firmly support every adult’s right to choose a lifestyle or sexual orientation and not to be criminalised or victimised as a result. I am not gay but I would not want anyone treated differently because they are.
Sex outside of marriage – Pretty much exactly the same as the above I believe that everyone over the age of consent should be free to choose what works for them. I support a FAMILY unit whether married or not but unlike you I think that a family is based more on mutual love and respect than a piece of paper.
Prostitution – I personally believe that the best way of dealing with this issue is legalisation and strong rules regarding positioning of brothels, only licensed and fully health checked on a regular basis staff employed with far far stronger sentences for those that operate outside the rules. I am not naive enough to think that this will ever go away and my views are very much incline with organisations like the Women’s Institute for example.
Now whether you like it or not Richard my views are far far more inline with those of the people who have a say in what happens in this country and think of themselves as Christians than your are it’s a fact and if we just take Joe for example on the points I’ve listed above how many of my views would you have a different view on fundamentally Joe? (I know that there will be details that you will see things differently but in principle how many of the above are close to your own feelings please?)
Lastly Richard your comment on “Being an expert on Islam”, exactly what reasons can you give for making that claim? Have you studied and debated the subject in academia for years? Are you a published (remember a random web report that YOU published does not count in the real world) and respected by other experts in this subject? Have you lived under an Islamic government for decades perhaps?
Or is it the usual case of I have decided that I’m an experts so there that we’ve come to expect?
Do try and debate , pick holes in my viewpoints etc Richard, unlike you I am genuinely open to persuasion by strong and logical debate and differing point of view so if you can seriously refute some of the above then do so.
I’ve been over the subjects mentioned by you in your above comment with you many times previously on comment-threads here on Mole’s blog. I might consider doing so again, however, let’s get the order of things right…
You started off dismissing my 10,000 word paper with a sentence. You made no counter arguments to anything in my paper, you just basically wrote a sentence which is the logical, intellectual and political equivalent of saying ‘Ner-ner-N-ner-ner’.
You have yet to say anything to justify your dismissal of a 10,000 word paper with your conclusion that the paper amounts to: “…a ridiculous and simplistic approach and strictly one dimensional thinking with a touch of xenophobia thrown in for good measure.”
I doubt whether you’ve even read the paper. What is certain is that your conclusion without justification puts you way up on a pedestal as prize numpty of the year.
Let’s hear your analysis, your refutations and your counter-arguments to my paper first, before I even consider whether to go over old ground with you again!
You have form for running away from debate. You have a track record of making a ridiculous conclusion about me or my work like the one above but when challenged to justify you can’t.
Not so long ago you were supposed to be writing something substantial on this blog about the parallels between 1930s Germany and today but that never materialised, did it!
I’m sorry RB but until you make a credible and heavyweight counter to my paper – if you can – then you’ll continue to look a prize Muppet.
You can’t expect to have any credibility just saying a 10,000 word authoritative paper is a load of rubbish whilst failing to make any credible argument as to why anybody should agree with you.
I can answer your points if I so wish, but first the onus is on you to deliver the goods.
You think my paper’s a load of rubbish…
Prove it!
On what basis do you feel qualified to even write a paper Richard ? Real world experience , academic qualifications what ???
So, you’ve got nothing to say to justify your conclusion then?
Oh.
My paper is authoritative, just as I claim.
If you can’t justify your attack upon a piece of work, you’ve certainly got even less credibility [if that were possible] in attempting to jump from that to a personal attack upon the author!
As just one logical argument [one at a time is more than enough for you to cope with] the qualification of an author is intrinsically manifested and evident in the quality of his work. Therefore, since you can’t mount any credible attack upon my work, you confirm both the quality of my work and my qualification as its author!
I’m afraid you’ve been checkmated again… for the umpteenth time!
God you are such an idiot it’s untrue!
If I decide to write a book on what it’s like to be a 13year old girl who wants to be a ballerina in 2009 , I could research it and produce a work of fiction no problem.
Its not the same with your “work” Richard, how can anyone take it even remotely seriously with the complete lack of any background or experience? If I read everything that has been written on boxing would that mean I have any more knowledge on what it really feels like to be punched ? Or looking at a gun will give me a clue on how it feels like to be shot or shot at?
You have not earned the experiences necessary to produce a decent work on such a hugely complex issue Richard but yet again any semi – intelligent person reading this and knowing the educational and life experiences tat you have had (by your own admission) will understand exactly what I mean and yet again it leaves us marvelling at the unsurpassed arrogance of a man who can do some quick research then claim to be an expert on something like Islam, or homosexuality, evolution, child education etc etc etc etc etc
So your only response is an ad hominem attack (to use a favourite term of Steve Cooke).
Pathetic!
You have utterly failed to produce even the slightest shred of an argument against my work – and if you can’t attack my work then you can’t attack me either. You wrote that in your opinion I have a “complete lack of background or experience.” Justify your remark. Of course you can’t! The extent of your idiocy is breath-taking. If I did not have the background/experience I would not have been able to write the paper. Did you, for example, read the bit about my meeting Mr. Hussain? You haven’t even read the paper, have you? Are you capable of admitting that? Do you seriously think that my paper is the result of a bit of “quick research.” ??? Are you crazy? How many hours do you think it took me to write? Do you have the slightest idea what you are talking about? I’m the author of a 180,000 word book and numerous other multi-thousand word works. What’ve you ever done? I repeat – and intellectuals will take note of your answer – do you stand by your “quick research” remark?
You know very, very little about my “educational and life experiences” – though you seem to consider yourself an expert biographer – so I challenge you to put your money where your mouth is…
Let’s see your 10,000 word biography of my life experiences, education and achievements.
You failed to deliver on your 1930s Germany essay.
You failed to deliver a counter paper to my islam paper.
Now you will fail to deliver a Carvath biography (though you like to come across as one intimately acquainted).
Well done RB: you have taken idiocy to a sublime level of excellence that may never be surpassed.
By your own admission you where refused entry for university (by your own admission as well you where overly qualified and should ave probably been teaching the course too!!)
You used to clean toilets in a gay bar but have moved up to ovens now (I do hope you washed your hands btw)
You where “transformed” into a Christian about ten years ago and then discovered that you are in fact the most naturally gifted and intelligent man on earth (assuming you call your planet earth that is). You found tat you can understand and see solutions to virtually all of the world’s problems effortlessly, can explain to people in relationships what they are doing wrong without being in one yourself. You can explain what needs to be done with the teaching profession without ever having taught or had children, you’ve worked out how to solve all the sex related issued in the modern world without err any help.
I do believe that next week your studying golf because you’ll be teaching Tiger Woods the week after what he’s doing wrong!!!
So to sum up:
RB attacked RC’s paper.
RC challenged RB to justify.
RB failed to justify.
RB was thus exposed as sheer bloody idiot.
RB realised idiocy was exposed, RB therefore resorted to even more idiotic rants in misguided attempt to malign RC personally.
RC challenged RB to justify personal rants.
RB again failed to justify.
RB thus exposed as probably the greatest idiot ever to appear on a Salford blog.
RC now wondering why he wastes even a moment on RB, and also when would be the optimum time to unmask RB’s real identity on the internet.
RC Talks out loud to himself and agrees that RC is right and at the same time admires the last of the winter sunshine glinting off his receding ginger hair and thinks to himself how blessed with movie star looks RC is.
RB rereads this thread and wonders for the umpteenth time if oven cleaner should be on the banned substances list.
RB briefly ponders the meaning of life and our place in the universe.
RC poses in front of the mirror and practises his speech on winning the forthcoming election for the forty third time today
RB Wonders whats for tea
RC screams at the computer and watches a bit of RockyIV to calm his nerves
RB decides that this is the optimum time for a caffeine buzz and makes himself a coffee
RC prays for God to strike RB down (again) and promises to be good for ever and ever if he does
RB practices his Krav Marga mop evasion techniques then decides that he’d better keep a page 3 photo in his back pocket to pull out and frighten off religious dwarfs in true vampire / garlic style instead.
RC tries on his pope outfit while whispering “One day” to himself. He plans RB’s “unmasking” in detail and just needs one small bit of information (his identity) to carry out his fiendish plan
RB gives up on this post and decides to drink coffee instead as it’s getting cold.
I’ll give RB a D for attempted parody (and even that’s being generous); it must be very frustrating being stuck in ongoing idiocy – capable only of trailing in another’s wake.
There is of course a very significant and fundamental difference between my comment and RB’s anaemic response…
My comment is The Truth, but RB can only languish in fantasy.
Does it not concern you in the slightest Richard that your pretty much universally seen as Salfords answer to David Icke?
Your claims to be an author and politician and formidable intellect are backed by you you and well you (I hear even your mum has swapped her support to Ian Lindley because he’s so much better looking than you in her words)
Seriously Richard in all your grandesque claims can you show any credible support whatsoever? Do you have ONE single heavyweight name that backs your campaign, just one legitimate reason why you are qualified in the eyes of others to relinquish your dustpan and take up the burden of government?
Just look at the mauling you take on an almost weekly basis on Salford Online Richard and gage how your thought of (Oh and very very few of the comments are mine simply because others get there first and are funnier than me).
You really ought to learn to quit whilst you’re behind, mi amigo.
I’m sure Iain Lindley will be thrilled to hear he’s your fancy boy. If you’re not aware, Iain and I are going for different constituencies.
My credentials are becoming increasingly manifest in the public awareness of Salford and Eccles voters – a process which will continue over the next six months until the election. I do not feel the need to justify my candidacy to you, because… you’re a lying fool… and, believe me, your credentials are well established to justify that assertion!
Furthermore, it’s incredibly rude – not to mention incredibly stupid – to persist in asking me questions when you’ve utterly failed to justify your previous ridiculous opinions of me and my work as expressed on this thread.
Cheerio.
I can understand that you are pushed for time having to deal with all those comments on your own blog Richard, Haleys comet appears more frequently than a comment on your place by anyone other than you!
I must say that I admire your complete disregard of reality though, the utter rejection by anyone to even take you seriously would have broken a lesser nutter long ago.
Is there any chance I can find out who I am tonight Richard the suspense is killing me, I do hope I’m someone famous or good looking, perhaps I could be a sportsman or something exciting like a spy or bodyguard please ???
I’ll leave the fantasising up to you RB: lies and fantasies are what you do best.
Your right I once told people that you where a politician so how’s that for lies and fantasy