Posted on 11/09/2004 3:17:04 PM PST by thierrya
Tuesday, November 9, 2004 · Last updated 3:11 p.m. PT
Islamic school set ablaze in Netherlands
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
THE HAGUE, Netherlands -- Suspected arsonists set an Islamic elementary school on fire Tuesday amid a string of attacks following the killing of a Dutch filmmaker by an alleged Islamic extremist.
Firefighters struggled to extinguish the flames at the burning Bedir school in the southern town of Uden, where someone had scrawled "Theo Rest in Peace" in the building in homage to slain filmmaker Theo van Gogh, but the building was destroyed in the blaze.
Uden Mayor Joke Kersten told Dutch television she didn't know the exact cause of the fire but suspected arson. She said the school had not been the target of prior attacks.
Arsonists attempted to burn down Protestant churches in Rotterdam, Utrecht and Amersfoort in apparent retaliation for the bombing of a Muslim elementary school in Eindhoven on Monday, police said.
Muslim sites have been the target of a half-dozen attacks in the past week. No injuries have been reported and no arrests have been made.
Tensions have been high in the Netherlands in the week since the murder of Van Gogh, who was shot and stabbed in Amsterdam by an alleged Islamic radical after making a movie critical of Islam. A funeral was held for Van Gogh on Tuesday.
In Utrecht, police arrived Tuesday to find that a church window had been smashed and a container of flammable liquid thrown inside. In Amersfoort, several Molotov cocktails were thrown at the outside wall of a church.
So far, no evidence.
What do you call 100,000 lawyers at the bottom of the sea? A Good Start!
I say the Dutch have given the islamonazis a good start...
Only a crime against property not humanity.
It is getting more and more clear why Americans re-elected someone like Bush.
I'm from the Netherlands and cannot believe the brainless reactions on this forum.
600 years ago Christians were as radical in their beliefs as numerous Muslims today.
It is important not to push moderate Muslims in the radical corner. The Enlightning has not taken place in the Islam but the mayority of Muslims in the NL are moderate.
The arson of churches is accompanied by White Power signs thus commited by Racist pigs who use the murder of TvG for spreading hatred.
No.. not yet. Islam will probably have to go thru a civil war first. Do you agree?
2. It is getting more and more clear why Americans re-elected someone like Bush.
How so?
3. ...cannot believe the brainless reactions on this forum.
Please elaborate, and the provide your solution - in detail.
4. The arson of churches is accompanied by White Power signs...
Really? Why do you think there is no mention of this? I'm not disputing it... just asking if you have a source you could share that may shed more light on this.
5. ...thus commited by Racist pigs who use the murder of TvG for spreading hatred.
Sounds like Islam, the Koran and the gender and religious apartheid it stands for.
Roger that.
Wtf do you mean troll alert? Do you actually know what a troll is?
I am just trying to give a different perspective on the subject. A little discussion on this forum seems necessary according to the one-sighted posts. Just try some arguments instead of your last post.
I like your FR Profile Page, s_f!
You gotta live with them, friend. I don't.
A "moderate" muslim will suffer the same fate that a German who befriended a Jew did in Germany during the 30s.
A muslim only owes alligence to allah through the lovam mullah or aytolla.
"600 years ago Christians were as radical in their beliefs as numerous Muslims today."
Irrelevant, even if true.
You don't have 600 years available to wait on them getting enlightenment.
"the mayority of Muslims in the NL are moderate."
The majority of Germans under Hitler were moderate. Lot of good it did you guys.
"It is important not to push moderate Muslims in the radical corner."
You can try to placate them but they will stand by and watch you killed by their "radical" brothers, and never even blink. Look at their "moderate" reactions to the murder of TvG.
"Racist pigs who use the murder of TvG for spreading hatred."
Maybe so but guess what. Assuming you are an "infidel," the islamists already hate you, and they won't care that you aren't a racist pig. They will be happy to convert you or kill you.
It's just what they do, and you would be "brainless" not to face it.
600 years ago Christians were as radical in their beliefs as numerous Muslims today.
So, what are you suggesting Teezle? We wait until the Islamofascists culturally "catchup"?
Thanks for your more sensible reply.
About the Enlightning. I don't say that I have the answers. What sounds more sensible to me is to ask Muslims about what they read in the Koran. Do they really think that someone who has stolen should be amputated as said in the Koran? This has been done with Christians as well.
About re-electing Bush. When I read posts that say: "Kill all Muslims" I can understand why people elect Bush cause he is doing that in Iraq right now.
About the brainless reactions. "Kill all Muslims." If that is what people really want they have a lot of work to do (killing a big part of the world population).
About White Power signs. I just saw the fire on the news (in the NL) and saw the WP signs written on the wall, next to TvG RIP.
About hatred and Koran. The Bible does not say nice things about Jews but Jews and Christians are living and working together all over the world. As will be the Muslims sooner or later.
PS: How can I qoute someones post? :-)
I voted for Bush, but I disagree with the "kill all the Muslims" mentality of some on this forum. And so does Bush.
Just because these paople say they are for Bush doesn't mean that they support his policies.
I know there are many moderate Muslims. Lots of them are working in the government translating terrorist documents and teaching diplomats Arabic.
This Van Gogh was trying to incite people. He didn't deserve to be murdered, but he was a loud-mouthed racist. He showed a Muslim woman naked. This would not make Muslims consider the issue of wife-abuse. He didn't care about Muslim women. He didn't try to have a serious discussion of this problem. He even claimed that Muslims have sex with animals.
It is a big present to Osama to turn the war on terrorism into a war on Islam. That is Osama's game, and some Freepers play it.
People lynched Blacks in the name of the terrorist "Christian" organization the KKK.
Jim Jones got everyone in his cult to drink poison Kool-Aid in the name of Jesus.
But we don't equate all Christians with Jones or the KKK.
Bin Laden wants to start a religious war with the Muslims against the Christians. He hopes this will bring the moderate Muslims to his intolerant point of view.
People who are really Christians will not fall into this trap. Jesus said "love your enemy." That doesn't mean you can't defend yourself, but we should be able to find common ground with most Muslims if we are respectful and demand respect.
I wouldn't be surprised if radical Muslims are burning down Muslim schools just to fan the flames of intolerance.
The extremists mainly want to intimidate Muslims who don't see things their way.
The Koran says that you should obey Allah or the Sharia but when you live in a non-Islamic country you should obey the laws. So I'm told by moderate Muslims.
I don't care about living with Muslims or people from other religions as long as they are no bloody extremists.
Look, a tear. Oh, it's gone...
Que the Crusade music...
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