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riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 11:27 AM Sep 2012

The film Innocence of Muslims is putting barriers of hatred between religions

It seems to me that this stupid "little" film has created such a hornets nest and undoing of relations between countries and religion.
The people who came to America who made this film really should be kicked out, no matter of freedom of speech. They are domestic terrorists in my eyes.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/09/13/anti-muslim-film-innocent-muslim-christian-jew_n_1882054.html

Reports have linked people from three major religions, Islam, Judaism and Christianity with the film, and members of each say they fear repercussions against their own people and their relationships to other religions groups.

There have been more than a dozen deaths of Americans and Middle Eastern nationals during protests; the most high-profile victim was U.S. Ambassador to Libya J. Christopher Stevens, though U.S. officials have said the attack on the Benghazi consulate where he and other Americans were killed may have been planned. Protesters in front of Yemen's U.S. Embassy died in clashes with police Thursday, while in Cairo demonstrators jumped over the wall of the U.S. embassy to tear down the American flag. Foxman called the film, which depicts the Islamic prophet Muhammad as a womanizer, a child molester and a gay man, "juvenile, simplistic and ugly," and said its maker "knew it would push buttons, knew there were consequences."

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The film Innocence of Muslims is putting barriers of hatred between religions (Original Post) riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 OP
Freedom of speech didn't mean anything CJCRANE Sep 2012 #1
Screw the stupid movie... I blame the ANIMALS who would KILL over a cartoon or a movie.... liberallibral Sep 2012 #2
It's not really the movie. It's the fear fanned by the pundits, politicians and priests. CJCRANE Sep 2012 #5
Well, by modern standards he was a child molester. Pacafishmate Sep 2012 #3
Well, Jesus was celibate so he's in the clear CJCRANE Sep 2012 #4
How about the popes? riverbendviewgal Sep 2012 #7
The role of this "film" is totally exaggerated KurtNYC Sep 2012 #6
True. The Libya attack was obviously planned before anyone had heard of this movie.nt CJCRANE Sep 2012 #8

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
1. Freedom of speech didn't mean anything
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 11:29 AM
Sep 2012

when Shrub bombed an Al-Jazeera office or Anwar Awlaki the Al Qaeda propaganda guy was taken out.

We need to find out exactly who is behind this propaganda video.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
5. It's not really the movie. It's the fear fanned by the pundits, politicians and priests.
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 11:56 AM
Sep 2012

Same thing after 9/11. If you make people afraid you can steer them in whatever direction you want.

CJCRANE

(18,184 posts)
4. Well, Jesus was celibate so he's in the clear
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 11:40 AM
Sep 2012

but if you look into some of the Old Testament prophets they weren't exactly squeaky clean by modern standards.

But I don't feel the need to make a video about it.

riverbendviewgal

(4,252 posts)
7. How about the popes?
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:06 PM
Sep 2012

They were not men of celebrity or peace. Even Pope Pius XII looked the other way when he knew Jewish people were being gassed.

How about the inquisition? and the crusades and the burning at the stake of "witches"?.

Many in religion are not good people.

My own friend was molested by the catholic brothers in the orphanage he was in as a child.

I am sick of hateful acts in the name of religion.

The movie was used to incite violence, knowing that those in other countries are easily excitable and prodded..

I do find the timing of Cheney coming out and saying Obama is not at all the meetings on security just days before all this happened as not really a coincidence.. And the big to do of Obama not meeting up with Netanyaho.

It all seems fishy to me


KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
6. The role of this "film" is totally exaggerated
Fri Sep 14, 2012, 12:00 PM
Sep 2012

Considering that almost no one has seen it.

Coordinated attacks on two embassies on 9/11. This movie is in the mix only to prop up this BS about "they hate us for our freedoms" (again).

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