Muslims on India train assaulted 'because they ate beef'
 

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40393331


Much can be said about this I suppose.

The buffets at Hindu/Muslim weddings must be quite boring. Do I want fish or fish?

Chicken?

There is intolerance pretty much every where.

A common human failing is to consider what you believe to be important to other people who may not share your opinion.

True that :yep:

And roasted widow.

Rule of thumb: consider the land/place/country you are in, and its predominant population. Just reasonable. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12iZx2K82to

So non-Christian people in predominantly Christian countries can't express their beliefs, because if they do they'll offend everyone else, and rightfully get killed for doing so?

When in Rome do as the Romans. If you're <insert whatever> and start tearing down that which is held sacred to others because your beliefs say its OK. You had best be ready to suffer the consequences. There's a reason Pakistan exists, go eat beef there.

Both parties involved in the above tragic incident are complete and utter idiots. But if it were me I would not eat beef out of respect for their beliefs and culture. How hard can it be? Obviously some just dont get it.

Well, I live in a predominantly Christian country, but I still eat meat on Friday. But no-one's tried to kill me for that, because no-one around me is insane enough to kill me for my beliefs.

Besides, if someone's so delicate that they fly into a murderous rage (quite literally when it comes to Islamists) when someone doesn't share their beliefs, then I want to keep offending them.

My opinion is that they can, but if they violate the law while doing so (ie by beheading people) they must by punished accordingly.

This includes a large number of other crimes, such as incitement of violence and others.

Hence I would advise a person not to exercise his beliefs if his actions are against the law.

This has very little to do with this...

..and everything to do with the rule of law in a country. Western nations tend to be far more tolerant and although religious prejudice exists it is not acted upon like it is in less tolerant states. India and Pakistan have a long and sad history of this and it is not likely to end anytime soon.

I think it is about how western states are (with a single exception) secular and understand the idea of the rule of law, even though various elements within those states (ie leftists covering for illegal migrants out of moral/ideological reasons) are trying to undermine it.

Well, of course, they have to express their beliefs in a way that does not harm or bring harm to anyone.

Unfortunately it appears that this is not the case with a significant number of muslims which use accusations of islamophobia to cover their activities.

I agree that people in these countries are a lot less tolerant, (though I'm not sure what Pakistan has to do with this? Everything I can find suggests that the Muslims were Indian) but the fact is that the mob was still breaking the law of the country. Vigilante justice is illegal in India. Especially when the vigilantes take a crime with a maximum sentence of 15 years and apply the death penalty.

But here's the thing that we've all missed...

They weren't attacked because of the beef.

http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/...sted-1.2048483

So, it seems that some idiot/s decided to use religious tensions to get themselves a better seat :dead:

Agreed. The irrational fear of Islamophobia is a great asset to Islamists.

I wouldn't be surprised if several logical ideas were shot down by people who interpreted them as Islamophobic.

Its wise to at least, minimally, not start to offend the natives and tell them that they owe to you and how much you dislike their habits and laws and that you think your own faith rules over their standards.

Owner of place: maker of rules. Common sense.

And beyond that: reciprocity. If Christian visitors in certain Muslim countries get systematically discriminated and even threatened with death if they violate Muslim rules, then I fail to see why we should allow them their ways in countries of historically Christian ancestry.

But you knew these answers were coming at you, didn't you.

Or better: why even going there in the first, if you must not...? :03:

Exactley!


Meanwhile we continue to accommodate and adapt our lives to anothers perverted ideology. We mustn't offend! Even if it means we find ourselves being blown to little itty bits.

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