Wednesday 11 February 2009

Fitna the movie-My review

The dutch MP and film maker geert Wilders, has been banned from entering the UK for making a short film about Islam because here in the UK freedom of speech is great unless it's something that we don't want to hear. I watched this movie earlier today and I got to say it's a great example of rising up against the radical, extremist views and actions of the minority of Muslims. Although Wilders take is defiantly anti ALL Islam and Idea which fills me with horror. I don't pretend to be a big fan of the religion but then I'm not a big fan of any of the religions of Abraham but to stop people from following any religion because I have issues with it is just crazy. Wilders has done ( with this film) what many people do ( of any and of no religion) and that is take the bit's from the religious text ( in this case the Quran) and made it fit their purpose. Of course the extremest element in Islam had done exactly what they do best and send death threats to him. Sadly Muslims can be Islam's own worst enemy after all this movie was about how the Quran calls Muslims to violence so what do the angry Muslims do? They send death threats, yeah that will show those stupid Kafir! What I would love to see is a Muslim making a counter video showing the good Sura's of the Quran and showing footage of Muslims doing good things. Don't just sit back and moan that people are being Anti-Muslims, go kick some butt and change things. If you don't make an effort to change public opinion, do you really have a right to complain?



watch the movie here This version is the 1st version. He updated it later by taking the danish cartoon down ( copyright reasons) and he had the wrong photo to go with a name. Neither of which detractd from the movie.

Wednesday 4 February 2009

NHS and prayer

There is a nurse in Britain that is facing the sack because she asked a patient if they wanted her to pray for them (It's against NHS policy for a health care professional to promote their religious beliefs) The patient decline her offer but it was a fellow nurse that reported her. Personally I feel that she in no way deserves the sack, sure she broke the rules but suspension should be enough. If I was the patient I would not be offended if a nurse offerd to pray for me, I would decline the offer but would feel comforted that someone cared enough to ask. I have on at least 2 occasions been offended by a prayer offer but the situations were very different. When someone offers to pray for you because they disagree with your sexuality or your choice of religion then you have every right to get offended. But this situation with the nurse is so different. I hope she keeps her job.