Pakistan Protests

[naomi24]

The BBC television news just reported that someone was killed when a cinema was burnt down. What on earth do these people hope to achieve? They're killing their own.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19671701

[ludwig]

Hard to say what they're trying to achieve. Maybe because the offensive material was a film, they think it's worth attacking cinemas.

That's about as much logic as there is behind killing an american ambassador on the basis of the film being made in America.

[VHG]

Unfortunately through history much cruelty has be done in the name of religion.

Religious "fanatics" have done all sorts of things to enhance their own religion and discredit another religion.

If someone does not "agree" with your religion it seems to give you some sort of "right" to kill them, torture them or go to war with them.

Queen Mary (Bl**dy Mary) burned many protestants at the stake who would not convert to catholic. Around the same time many Catholics were burned at the stake when we had a protestant king or queen.

The spanish inquisition was responaible for much death and torture (and more) in the name of religion.

And so it goes on.

All pretty pathetic as all religions are "made up" by man, based on writings and teachings, and each religion has their own views and traditions.

All religions, I think, promote peace and "love thy fellow man", except when it comes to someone who is of a different religion.

The world would be a far better place without religion.

[naomi24]

But this is potty. OK, protest - but why smash their own society and kill their own? However I look at it - even from their point of view - I can see no logic whatsoever in what they're doing.

[anotheoldgit]

What makes me wonder is if they are blaming the Americans, how is it we are not seeing such clashes in the USA?

[bazwillrun]

"you would think the pakistani Authorities
would crack down on this sort of behaviour, or maybe they sympathise "

thats a toughie....now let me guess.......

[Duncer]

fender62, I think your comment "it's just total madness to burn kill maim or otherwise in the name of religion", would read better as "it's just total madness - religion."

[ludwig]

From the BBC article below..

// Meanwhile, the US charge d'affaires Richard Hoagland was summoned to the Pakistani Foreign Office and an official protest was lodged with him. He is reported to have responded that the US government had nothing to do with the film. //

These halfwits just can't seem to grasp the concept that a government isn't responsible for every action performed on it's soil, or by one of it's citizens.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-19670527

[emmie]

forgive me for saying this but what's new.

[Kerosene]

Maybe it was done by non Muslim 'fundamentalists' ? (For a change?)

[emmie]

kerosene, doesn't seem so.

http://news.sky.com/s...ts-spread-across-asia

[ludwig]

Maybe you get a day off work with full pay if you want to attend a riot in these countries.

[emmie]

rather puts our riots to shame doesn't it.

[Zeuhl]

This seems appropriate:

https://www.facebook....pe=1&relevant_count=1