A Bear by Any Other Name…

why if they are so peaceful where their Mullahs and Immas stiring them up to kill Gillian. They are not peaceful. Look through their history relating to Islam. It has never been peaceful with them.

he was a child molester not a profet and if I name my pet muhammad he may get ofended

The only faith which does not have bishops banning books from parochial schools, mullahs issuing fatwahs, religious conservative preachers lambasting moderates is the Baha'i faith, which forbids clergy and which upholds the right of each individual soul to understand the Spirit of God in his or her own manner of revelation. Frankly there is more than a little post-colonial bs involved in this incident, and probably a great deal of intra-school bs.

I am a Muslim, and I believe in Allah and Prophet Muhammad's teachings. I also do believe in Jesus, as Jesus is one of the Prophets too. Prophet Muhammad was the last prophet, while Jesus was one of those in between Prophet Adam(yes, as in Adam and Eve). We also believe in the bible(old testament), the torah(judaism) and the quran. All 3 religions were once interconnected(if you know your history well enough) and branched out from the same faith. It is only due to differences and disagreements between humans, jealousy and over-zealous faiths that different sectors started fighting.

This human disagreements can be seen now in the different religions itself. For example, the Christians: Roman Catholics, Protestants, etc. The Muslims, they have the Sunnis and Shiites. I dont have comments about Judaism as I think they are a little paranoid.

Whatever it is, as a Muslim, I condemn Jihad. These pple who champion Jihad have a distorted view of the real Islam. Islam condemns violence at any level, unless, provoked and only if provoked with violence. In no way that we are allowed to kill someone of another faith just because he/she e.g Mummywrap, said that Allah/Muhammad is ***.

The real meaning of Jihad(for those of you who are not educated enough to bother to read) is holy war, only to be executed when someone like the Prophet says so. Right now, there's no prophet and noone is perfect, hence, no Jihad is to be executed.

This wrong interpretation could also be a cultural thing. Countries like Saudi Arabia disallows women to show their faces. However, Muslims in other parts of the world are not even asked to cover their heads. I dont, and I am not one to ever denounce my faith.

Islam, if practised correctly and intepreted correctly, will never be in the news. We dont go door to door and ask people to convert. We dont preach, and we dont force using violence. Those people are Muslims by name, but they are practising a totally wrong version of Islam. And because of these people, majority of Muslims, like myself, are targetted. We are subjected to hatred and racism of the worst kind.

I have friends who are Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Sikhs etc. I dont have Jewish friends cause not many people practise Judaism in Singapore.

I am studying English Literature and have read up on the Christian faith when I studied Chaucer. I have read some parts of the bible. I have no problems with other religions.

Every religion in the world, be it Islam, Christianity or Judaism, every religion asks the followers to lead a peaceful life. In fact, Prophet Muhammand, in his teachings, told us to live in harmony with those of other faiths, and to love out neighbour inspite of their different faiths. I believe the Sudanese pple who asked for the teacher to be killed were just wrongly lead to believe that what she did was wrong.

Again, as I've said earlier, I am Muslim, and I think she did NOTHING wrong. It was an accidental mistake that should have been overlooked. Sh

Another example of people who have been corrupted by the absurd. When ever humans choose to indulge themselves with the luxury of religion in an attempt to avoid the obvious, like the inevitability of absolute death, or our undeniable injustices to each other they inevitably make fools of themselves. So, if it be Jihadists wanting to kill little old ladies, or Born Agains seeking Armageddon like its desirable, or Roman Catholic pedophile apologists our reaction should be the same. They should be publicly mocked and reminded that their absurd myths are ruining this world

making fun of someone elses spelling because you have nothing productive to say is even more funny.

I thought the issue was about naming animals Muhammad, and last I checked teddy bear wasn't a real bear, but a toy. When asked if this was an inappropriate name for a toy, Mr. Bunglawala also responded that it is inappropriate to name animals Muhammad. So which is it? If someone can clear this up for me that'd be great.

I don't think I'd be too offended if someone named their dog Jesus, and to demand death or any punishment for doing so seems insane to me. After all a pet is something you love and charish, and have a special relationship with. Jesus would still love him and his dog and the people who condemmend him for doing so.

When Da Vinci code was banned by the Vetican, no one said its an absurd reaction from the Christains. When Babri Masjid was destroyed by Hindu Fanatics, no one said its stupid. When Jews hang on to Jerusalam, forcefully throw the Palestinians out and settle there, no one say its rediculous. Why not? Its justa a city eight? Why cant you just give to the Patestinians and move somwehere else ? It was just a Masjid, why cant you make your temple somewhere else? And It was just a Movie, I mean COME ON...

If you know what I mean...

Why only Muslims have to give explainations about their compassion to Islam? We Muslims never disrecpect any other religion or their respected religious personalities because Jesus, Ram, Buddha, David, Joseph, Issac, Moses are all respectable to us. But unfortunately, every other religion disrespect Islam and its personalities becasue they have no respect for them.

Though i support the release of this teacher but i doubt her intentions. She might have done it intentionally. May GOD bless her and all of you with the true path. Amen

I am a Muslim convert. People in Islam are not good representatives of this beautiful religion. One good friend told me once, if you want to learn about Islam and grow your faith. Don't look at the people, look at what the Prophet (peace be upon him) did. Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) would NEVER act in this way. He would have acted in a way that Jesus would have acted, I am sure. People from all walks of life have NO respect for human life any more. Where is the decency and compassion for human life anymore? These people are acting so stupidly to kill someone over a freakin' teddy bear. I mean, COME ON!!!