On Sun, 31 Oct 2004 23:48:44 +0900, Eric Takabayashi
<etakajp@yahoo.co.jp> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:

>Kevin Gowen wrote:
>
>> > The issue is their affiliation or so called religious beliefs which are not clear
>> > from a photo or video clip.
>>
>> I don't see what that has to do with being judged, as you asked, "Why do
>> men with hoods who appear in anonymous photos and videos not need to be
>> properly investigated or questioned before being judged?"
>
>As to what ethnicity they were ("rags") or what their beliefs (probably assumed to be
>Muslim) were. There is no crime issue.
>
>> > Or they could be mere criminals who have a disregard for Islam.
>>
>> Yes, it is possible. It is not probable.
>
>For example:
>
>http://tinyurl.com/57rob
>
>VII. Practices of Islam.
>
>God instructed the Muslims to practice what they believe in. In Islam there are five
>pillars:
>
>A. Creed (Shahadah):
>
>The verbal commitment and pledge that there is only One God and Muhammad is the
>Messenger of God, is considered to be the creed of Islam.
>
>B. Prayers (Salat):
>
>The performance of the five daily prayers is required of Muslims.
>
>C. Fasting (Saum):
>
>Fasting is total abstinance from food, liquids and intimate relations from dawn to
>sunset during the entire month of Ramadan.
>
>D. Purifying Tax (Zakat):
>
>This is an annual payment of a certain percentage of a Muslim's property, which is
>distributed among the poor or other rightful beneficiaries.
>
>E. Pilgrimage (Hajj):
>
>The performance of pilgrimage to Makkah is required once in a lifetime if the means are
>available. Hajj is, in part, a memorial to the trials and tribulations of Prophet
>Abraham, his wife Hagar and his eldest son, Prophet Ishmael.
>
>[snip]
>
>Did the people who appear in the video do or promote these? At best, the people in
>videos I have heard of claim the first.


Did you know all those people who went on the Crusades were not
Christian?

This is demonstrably true since they violated Exodus 20:13




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Michael Cash

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