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I reread my post and am assuming that he read my post as saying that her headscarf DID demonstrate a link to ISIL rather than that is what the abuser claimed. To he honest it wasn't written very well.

I am not complaining I am happy to continue discussing and debating such things. However one of my major points about this is the lack of balance when looking at posts of this nature. People can post what they like, of course they can, but they must expect to be challenged in their ideas when...

Thanks for the reply. I am not commenting about what the news reports as, as you say, this particular item is probably more newsworthy because of the circumstances of the incident. My point is that it is always these stories that are anti muslim that are posted on NSC by a section of our...

I was replying to the other poster who was talking about the rules etc of society and how fragile they are. I am not sure that society is that fragile or at least that this example cannot really be put up as evidence of said fragility. having said that I do agree with his idea in that it only...

I think you make a good point here. These boats are hardly representative of normal society though. To me it is hardly surprising that the rules of civilisation break down in this kind of situations. With so many over crowded, squalid, rickety boats full of desperate people who are fleeing for...

and so was that :)

Now that is provocative.

This was just not clear in your previous posts. personally i think that asking people to 'Hang their heads in shame" and focussing on the religion in this tragedy is far more provocative than me challenging it.

If they were Buddists, Muslims, Sikhs or Atheists would you still feel sorry for them?

What I was trying to say, Sometimes i wish i could make my points more succinctly :).

This makes no sense at all to me, sorry. I have great respect for all people that have fought in wars throughout the ages. My respect is not dependant on their religion and nor will people get my respect and concern purely because they share religious beliefs with people I respect. Having said...