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From the bible: "and contrary to my command has worshipped other gods …. take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death" Deuteronomy 17.5 “Utterly destroy all that they have and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling.” 1 Samuel 15:3 “I will make my arrows drunk with blood and sword shall devour flesh.” Deuteronomy 32:42 “But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you.” Luke 6:27 There is plenty of 'justification' in the Bible for the same kind of barbarism that Daesh currently justify using the Koran.

Tell that to the gay people in Uganda, where the Christian bible is used to justify murdering gay men and gang-raping gay women. People actually consider it their "duty" to thus "punish" homosexuals.

Which of the following are from the Christian bible, and which are from the Koran? "And if they incline to peace, do so and put your trust in God." "Satan wishes to sow enmity and hatred between you with intoxicants and gambling." "But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you." "Fight in the way of God those who fight against you, but do not transgress. God does not love the transgressor." "Soon shall We cast terror into the hearts of the Unbelievers." "Utterly destroy all that they have and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling." "I will make my arrows drunk with blood and sword shall devour flesh." "If anyone killed a person not in retaliation for murder or to spread mischief in the land, it would be as if he killed the whole of mankind. And if anyone saved a life, it would be as if he saved the whole of mankind" "and contrary to my command has worshipped other gods …. take the man or woman who has done this evil deed to your city gate and stone that person to death"

The attack was carried out by Islamic terrorists, just as the attack on a Muslim woman was carried out by Canadian assholes. Blaming an entire group of 1.6 billion people responsible for the actions of 1% of their members is the epitome of lazy, ignorant and racist thinking.

Do you know what feign means? Knocked over? She wasn't just knocked over, she was attacked badly enough that she had to go to the hospital. She was cursed at, called a piece of shit and told to go back to where she came from. How can you possibly reduce that down to being 'knocked over'?

It actually is. One of the attackers posted it on his FB page - something along the lines of making us afraid of our communities, not able to sleep comfortably in our beds.

If the country is primarily Christian, and 89% or 74% of it's women are subjected to FGM, it's pretty hard to claim that's mostly carried out by Muslims. Check out Eritrea and Ethiopa. Maybe, maybe not. Honor killings in these countries are not well-tracked, so it's really hard to say just what the prevalence based on religion. Its a tribal custom, and while neither the Koran nor Sharia law say anything about it, the Christian Old Testament specifically endorses it. Yup, that's pretty common among all religions, although in Western countries, its much less likely to lead to murder. And if you doubt that women are held to a higher moral standard than men in Western society, just consider the reaction of social media if a female is considered too sexually active by her peers. This is most obvious among teenagers, but as an adult woman, I can tell you it's not much different in adulthood, just more whispered than shouted.

It would seem that terrorists entering via the refugee process are doing it wrong. Much better to enter via other means. Presumably, the refugees selected for resettlement into Canada will be among those who have already been vetted by the UN and have been waiting around for several years for this opportunity. A terrorist looking to gain glory in heaven isn't going to sit in a refugee camp hoping to be one of the 1% or 2% ultimately deemed suitable for resettling in a Western country, when he can just fly over in a tourist class seat within a few weeks of accepting his destiny. Damn, now I'm scared and thinking we need to stop letting people come to visit Canada.

Fourteen out of 29 countries that practice FGM are predominantly Christian. Honor killings are practiced by Christians, Jews and Sikhs, as well as Muslims around the world. These are issues of domestic abuse; what else could they be? IMO, a white Canadian women who is rendered infertile because her white Canadian boyfriend shoved a coat hanger into her uterus is equally as horrendous as an African girl mutilated by her family to keep her pure or chaste. A Canadian woman killed by her husband is just as dead as a Jewish woman killed by her father. Yes, we should speak out against assaulting people, and setting fire to private property and both are against the law. We should also strive not to provide additional 'justification' for those who are inclined that way by inciting fear of and hatred toward one particular group.

Could be too. Sometimes its hard to get details straight.

Given that the woman who was mugged was also called a terrorist, and told to 'go back to your country, you piece of shit', it's hard not to conclude that it's motivated by anti-Muslim feeling. The police classed the mosque burning as a hate crime, so again - not hard to determine this was anti-Muslim motivated. You are right, these two acts of anti-Muslim terrorism are not representative of the Canadian people, and I hope it stays that way. I believe that the more people who speak out against anti-Muslim attitudes, the less likely such incidences are to keep occurring in Canada.

Yes, I read the updated news this morning, but don't know exactly when it was updated. The report I read said he was ID'd by fingerprints, but that the passport found near him was not his. In any case, 3 of the attackers were still French nationals and 4 were from Belgium. Refugees are still less of a threat than in-country radicalization.

The plan to bring in refugees is being called 'reckless', 'too hasty', 'too dangerous'. Yet, people have generally don't know what security measures are in place or security measures that are planned. How can anyone determine if a plan is reckless if they don't even know what the plan is? You may fault me for raising concerns that you think are unrelated, but I fault you for characterizing a plan about which you currently know very little as 'reckless'. Just recently we saw a situation where 'concern' about one woman wearing a niqab during a ceremony ultimately led to the governing party to promise a 'barbaric practices hotline' and some people also wanting to ban niqabs everywhere in public. That escalation took three weeks. If the government, bowing to public pressure, says they'll move more slowly in bringing in refugees, the next thing will be ... don't bring in so many or don't bring in any; that is happening in the States already. And as the anti-refugee sentiment is fed, it will grow, so too will the violence against people who look like those refugees. Ultimately, the government may not be able to get them all here by year's end, but I hope it's really due to logistics, not bowing to public pressure. And, just in case anyone wonders, I would love to accept some refugees into my home, if I had the space.

Two of the dead attackers was French, one more Frenchman is being sought. I believe two more dead attackers were Belgian. There was a fake Syrian passport found near one of the dead attackers. I don't know if they've identified the other three attackers, or where they're from yet.

The more people are afraid and respond with wanting to reject refugees, burning a mosque, or beating up Muslim women, the more successful Daesh is. Doesn't even matter how accurate the news is, if it succeeds in sowing fear and mistrust, we lose and they win.

Hard to say, since he's already demonstrated a commitment to promises made prior to the election - such as openness and transparency. Has any other government ever publicly posted the mandate-letters they sent to their ministers? According to https://www.trudeaumetre.ca/, he's made 184 campaign promises, and in his first 14 days, he's achieved 3, and made progress on 8 more. Still, 173 more promises outstanding, and hopefully electoral reform will be one of them.

Or less clued-in to the 70% who didn't give the Conservatives a majority. Anyway, the problem is that 30 odd percent can give anyone a majority, so I'm still hoping to hear Trudeau's plan for electoral reform. It'll be pretty disappointing if this is a promise he declines to keep.

Canada is not a meritocracy. Stop pretending cabinet appointments are based on merit:

I'd like to know just when appointments have ever been made on 'merit'. I'd bet dollars to donuts that appointments have always been made for political reasons, far and above merit. Unless you can demonstrate differently, your objections have no merit.

And yet, 9 out of 10 media who offer endorsements, endorsed the other party. I don't see where he got a free ride; the media was constantly repeating the Conservatives "not experienced" propaganda,and I saw plenty of experts invited to weigh in on the matter. That he rose above both the Conservatives attack ads, and the media's focus on his lack of experience suggests that the Canadian public is not as stupid as Conservatives hoped they were.

There appears to be a plan already in place, so we're not just picking up stray refugees without any way of knowing who they are or where they come from.

I think the control that corporations have over Western governments is extremely immoral. I'm pretty sure that's a different thread, though . To oppose it isn't a blanket condemnation of all Muslims. It isn't Sharia's goal to remove separation of church and state. Sharia law is both, and covers everything from an individual's personal behavior, to the legal system and system of governance. Some places follow it more closely than others.

Seen on FB today: If only we had a seasonally appropriate story about Middle Eastern people seeking refuge being turned away by the heartless".

Why would another country's decision to 'combine church and state' affect me, as long as they aren't trying to do it here? Much of Sharia law is pretty benign, but it's also true that there are some very harsh things in it, that I would not implemented as part of my government. Most of the Muslim world accepts Sharia law to a greater or lesser degree; as long as they aren't here trying to impose it on me, then I don't have a problem with that, however much I disagree with it or even 'deplore' it. Given that our governments are pretty much controlled by corporations, I don't see that we have much moral high ground here, honestly.

You said ... "13% of Syrian refugees surveyed support ISIS." ISIS did not exist prior to the Syrian war, and we didn't have thousands of Syrian refugees so how could 13% of what didn't exist support something that also didn't exist?