Muslim protesters torch Buddhist temples, homes in Bangladesh

[MNBrewer]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/49229241/ns/world_news-south_and_central_asia/#.UGhNf6RSQtp

"Hundreds of Muslims in Bangladesh burned at least four Buddhist temples and 15 homes of Buddhists on Sunday after complaining that a Buddhist man had insulted Islam, police and residents said.

Members of the Buddhist minority in the Cox's Bazar area in the southeast of the country said unidentified people were bent on upsetting peaceful relations between Muslims and Buddhists.

Muslims took to the streets in the area late on Saturday to protest against what they said was a photograph posted on Facebook that insulted Islam."
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If only those buddhist countries hadn't been oppressing muslims for so long... wait... what? They haven't?

[zellie]

1. Obviously they felt offended.

That seems to happen a lot .

[jsr]

2. Fucking morons.

[riderinthestorm]

3. Unfortunately in Islam, the only marginally acceptable religions are Judaism and Christianity

Even then, they aren't immune from attackers.

The rest of the world's religions (or non-religions in the case of atheists and agnostics)? Fair game for flames.

Damn shame.

[zellie]

4. Jews and CHristianity "marginally acceptable"?

Must have missed that.

They seem to dislike Buddhists

And Westerners

And Jews

And gays

And France

[riderinthestorm]

9. In the Quran, Christians and Jews are "People of the Book" and are "protected"

since they're monotheistic.

That doesn't mean they aren't subject to discrimination and outright mistreatment (for example, in the Quran, Christians and Jews are allowed to live but must pay a tax - jizya).... but theoretically, they aren't supposed to be destroyed like the rest of us heathens and infidels (heh).

In reality, it doesn't play out like that but in their religious texts, while they are second class citizens, they are supposed to be allowed to survive.

[4th law of robotics]

12. They haven't exactly gotten along with Jews and Christians in the past

[riderinthestorm]

13. Definitely no disputing that. nt

[Zalatix]

5. Blame it on that stupid movie. <-- sarcasm alert.

[zellie]

6. Last sentence of article ..

The Buddhists were so outraged over burning their temples and homes...

"Over 100 Buddhists staged a silent protest in the capital Dhaka on Sunday afternoon against the attacks on their temples, witnesses said."

[jsr]

7. That speaks volumes.

[Zalatix]

8. It shows such a huge difference.

Disclaimer: most Muslims are not the rampaging thugs that are responsible for what happened here.

[desertduck]

10. No they are not the majority but islam sure has an Inordinate # of knee jerking people who responds

With violence over the slightest perceived provocation. I don't see other religious zelots going off 1/2 cocked like this. This is just nuts.

[desertduck]

11. No they are not the majority but islam sure has an Inordinate # of knee jerking people who responds

With violence over the slightest perceived provocation. I don't see other religious zelots going off 1/2 cocked like this. This is just nuts.

[4th law of robotics]

15. Interesting

post a movie about islam: people die.
Burn down Buddhist temples and homes: people silently protest.

Not all religions are equal.

[zellie]

17. Good point.

nt

[Whovian]

14. Thank god everyone who feels offended doesn't go burning stuff down

Like in Birmingham, AL in the 60's.

News like this makes me ill. So sad.

[Bosonic]

16. Just another religious turf war

‘Myanmar tensions could spill over’

NEW YORK (Sept 30, 2012): UN leader Ban Ki-moon warned that Muslim-Buddhist unrest in Myanmar's Rakhine state could hit the country's landmark reforms and spill across borders, a UN spokesman said.

Muslim leaders have made prominent calls at the UN General Assembly for action over the deadly unrest which Ban raised in talks with Myanmar's President Thein Sein and the head of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Thein Sein, who has embarked on fast-paced reforms in Myanmar, promised Ban he would tackle fallout from the unrest, UN spokesman Martin Nesirky said.

But Ban later told Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, secretary general of the 57-nation OIC, the Rakhine troubles must be "treated carefully because of the potential wider implications of the Rakhine issue on the overall reform process in Myanmar as well as on other countries."

http://www.thesundaily.my/news/503206