The world has not yet learned the riches of frugality.
The language of religion holds the most currency for the masses.
Islam doesn't promote violence or peace. Islam is just a religion, and like every religion in the world, it depends on what you bring to it. If you're a violent person, your Islam, your Judaism, your Christianity, your Hinduism, is going to be violent.
Bill Maher is right to condemn religious practices that violate fundamental human rights. Religious communities must do more to counter extremist interpretations of their faith. But failing to recognize that religion is embedded in culture — and making a blanket judgment about the world’s second largest religion — is simply bigotry.
Religion doesn't make people bigots. People are bigots and they use religion to justify their ideology.
If you ask a Saudi Imam why women in Saudi Arabia can't drive, he'll say, 'Because Islam demands it. ' But that's absurd, because - first of all - Islam demands no such thing; and secondly, the only country in the world in which women can't drive is Saudi Arabia. The inability to understand the difference between a cultural practice and religious belief is shocking among self-described intellectuals.
Islam is more than a religion, it's much more than a religion, it's a way of life, it is a one party political system that has a very elaborate legal system that can put you to death if you leave it.
The reality of it, excuse me, is when you're in the public they already have a perception of you,. . . And that can be a little awkward.
The stiffer the penalty, the greater the message is sent.
'Don't be the moth. Be the light bulb. ' When I say that I mean don't follow the crowd. Just shine. Be the light bulb. Do your thing. Pave your own path.
The brazen throat of war.