^loool@not gonna behead you..... classic! I guess that's good benchmark. Shiikh Bashir is man one could work with. We atleast know what he's opposed to unlike others.

It was appropriate for the current athletes to carry the flag and I am glad it was the girl carrying it.

lol

Dont despair:-)

Good spin Ngonge;-)

lool@Norf....reminds of me 80s video games. Lazy........Basketball gets boring after-while. Don't know how people watch an entire season?

Landhan fell short-was boring of course Mr Bean being the exception.

Abu Salman.....it must be ingiriis thing. I see no Yanks complaining.

You folks complain a lot!

Come down Ditoore, no one is hating.

Might just watch the opening ceremony, everything else is rubbish of course apart from Chinese gymnastics and Indonesian badminton.

He's secessionist dee..lol

You must be Carafaat script.

The diaspora should be not part of any delegation.

It is hard to take this man seriously. What's with the anchor..loool

^LOL...really?

lol@qowdhan

^Suffering from qaad withdrawal?

^His nick is Rampage, aren't you asking too much?

Ethiopian Police Clash With Muslim Protesters, Several Arrested ADDIS ABABA July 21, 2012 (Reuters) - Ethiopian police clashed on Saturday with scores of Muslims protesters complaining that the state is interfering in their religion, witnesses and officials said. The protesters, some wearing masks, blocked the entrance of the Anwar Mosque in the west of the capital Addis Ababa and hurled stones at riot police who had surrounded the compound after noon prayers. "Police broke inside the mosque and arrested many people, including several members of the (protest organising) committee. They also fired teargas at protesters outside," said an activist who declined to be named for fear of reprisals. Another witness said he had seen empty tear gas canisters strewn on the ground. It was not immediately possible to verify these reports. Thousands of Muslims have staged sporadic street protests in the capital since late last year, arguing that the government is promoting an alien branch of Islam, the Al Ahbash sect, which is avowedly apolitical and has numerous adherents in the United States. The government denies promoting Al Ahbash, but is determined to prevent Islamic militancy spilling over from neighbouring Sudan or lawless Somalia. Around 60 percent of Ethiopians are Christian and 30 percent Muslim, mostly of the moderate, pragmatic Sufi tradition. Diplomats and analysts say there could be potential for any militant groups to exploit sectarian divisions and trigger violence. The government accuses "extremist elements" of sparking violence at the protests. Government spokesman Shimeles Kemal said police had arrested 'several' people on Saturday but denied that police had used teargas. "These were masked assailants from extremist groups that prevented mosque attendants from leaving the compound after the completion of noon prayers," he said. "They tried to incite violence, they threw stones and damaged property." Activists have reported several deaths during previous clashes, but no casualties were reported on Saturday. Al Ahbash, also known as the Association of Islamic Charitable Projects, was founded in the early 1980s by Sheikh Abdullah al Harrari, an Ethiopian cleric who was forced to leave his country for Lebanon in 1950. The protesters say the government is promoting the ideas of the group through Ethiopia's highest Muslim body, the Supreme Council on Islamic Affairs, and preventing overdue elections that could bring alternative views onto the Council. Shimeles denied that the government was trying to influence Muslim affairs. "Our constitution bans any government interference in religion," he said. (Editing by Kevin Liffey) Source: Reuters

The-freeman;852415 wrote: I'm not familiar with other religions but it is true Muslims fear punishment of hell and seek the "reward" of heaven. . So you don't think people go the same process as you did and come to the conclusion Islam is what they want after all? Abtagiis....I was not making an argument per se, merely objecting to the timing and intent of this topic, an attempt to provoke Muslims on Ramadan and the mockery tone.

Freeman....do you believe everyone adheres to religion out of fear?

Ramadan kariim Lazy, I know what baptistism is and my use of the word was deliberate. I don't think I said anything about rationality or that it rests with particular folks.

^I am not talking about you but only those I have met but enlighten us with your journey to nirvana. Leave the comedy to the funny folks.