About PT
Perpetual Thursday (PT) is a log of Patrick J. Simmons' thoughts, ideas, opinions, commentary, doings, and so so forth. In short, rambling, ranting, nonsense, and bunk.

Subscribe
Atom/RSS

What I'm Up To

Categories
Personal
Technology/Internet
Religion
Politics
Film/Television/Theatre
Music
Gaming
Books
Blogs of Note

Archives
- Archives - June 2005 August 2005 September 2005 October 2005 November 2005 December 2005 January 2006 February 2006 March 2006 April 2006 May 2006 June 2006 July 2006 August 2006 September 2006 October 2006 November 2006 December 2006 January 2007 February 2007 March 2007 April 2007 May 2007 July 2007 August 2007 September 2007 October 2007 November 2007 December 2007 February 2008 March 2008 May 2008 July 2009 April 2010

Perpetual Thursday Ramblings, Rantings, Nonsense, and Bunk

Still think it's peaceful?
Tuesday, October 17, 2006

From Arabic news site Aljazeera.net (English version):

"The relatives of a Christian priest who was kidnapped and beheaded in Iraq have said that his Muslim captors had demanded his church condemn the pope's recent comments about Islam and pay a US$350,000 ransom...

...Iskender's relatives, speaking on condition of anonymity for fear of reprisal, said the unidentified group that seized Iskender on Sunday had demanded a ransom and that his church condemn a statement made by Pope Benedict XVI last month."

So it goes. What really get me, though, are the thousands of comments on news sites, blogs, message boards, and so on, saying that Islam 'isn't really violent,' and that's its only 'those extremist factions.'

It certainly seems violent to me: a priest beheaded, a nun shot, churches burned, and no real sign of it stopping. If this keeps up, we'll be calling for a new Crusade. Frankly, we about need it now.

In a lighter bit of news, here's a band that deserves notice, even if you don't care for their musical style: ClipBandits. Currently consisting of 3 members, ClipBandits play exclusively on the popular video sharing site YouTube. Its members have never met in person, live in three separate cities, and don't even know each others real names - only their YouTube IDs. So how do they play? Well, two of them, J-Pe$0 and Bass Player Girl, record their parts and upload them to YouTube, then the third member, ClipBandit (or just Clip), plays their clips on two screens while he plays with the clips, and records the whole thing, creating the final product. They aren't quite my style, but their sound isn't bad, and their technique is definitely cool. They're worth checking out if you've got the time. (Thanks to MethodShop.com.)

That's all I've got for now - I'll be posting my Monthly BON this week-ish if I get the change, so watch for it. Until then, may all your Thursdays be Perpetual.

Labels: Religion

Share: Digg It - del.icio.us - ma.gnolia - StumbleUpon - Seed Newsvine - Facebook - E-mail
Comments:
If I ever met someone face to face who told me that "Islam 'isn't really violent,' and that it's only 'those extremist factions,'" especially at this point, I would seriously consider smacking him in the head.
Posted by  Grant at 12:38 PM

Post a Comment

---

Perpetual Thursday - Design and Content © 2007 Patrick J. Simmons
         Hosted by midPhase