tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post4995798018127188343..comments2024-03-25T19:00:40.046-06:00Comments on The Constructive Curmudgeon: Kill the ApostatesDouglas Groothuis, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-5385355336552330392008-10-21T16:16:00.000-06:002008-10-21T16:16:00.000-06:00The cases are disanologous. In the OT theocracy (a...The cases are disanologous. In the OT theocracy (a very special situation, a covenant known to the people), blasphemy was punished by death. But this penal sanction was not perpetual; it should not be applied today. The NT knows nothing of it. Moreover, Islam is killing people for converting to the true religion. In the theocracy, apostates could be put to death (with the proper evidence being produced) for defecting from the true religion.Douglas Groothuis, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08766692378954258034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-51851132632419554102008-10-21T09:51:00.000-06:002008-10-21T09:51:00.000-06:00Dr. Groothuis, if you are going to criticize Islam...Dr. Groothuis, if you are going to criticize Islam for killing apostates, you must also criticize Yahweh for commanding the murder of apostates. This is very inconsistent. I'm sure you will say something about how that was in the OT, but it was still Yahweh.<BR/>Ben McFarlaneUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08709727054328578812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14410967.post-56983891582627147752008-10-20T10:18:00.000-06:002008-10-20T10:18:00.000-06:00I recently watched a well-done documentary on the ...I recently watched a well-done documentary on the rise and motivation of Islamic extremism called "Obsession". <BR/><BR/>You can find more information here:<BR/><BR/>http://www.obsessionthemovie.com/index.php<BR/><BR/>It shows a lot of footage from Middle Eastern TV and other propoganda mediums to show how "the word is spread."<BR/><BR/>There was a part where they tried to make the case that this extreme movement is similar to the Nazi uprising in Germany. They make a thought provoking case, both from an ideological standpoint and from the similarities in tactic and motivation.Danielhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07600780136429792975noreply@blogger.com