Comments by "Sandy Tatham" (@sandytatham3592) on "Jordan B Peterson" channel.

This was amazing! People like Magatte Wade give me hope for the African continent...🙏
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I'm wary of him. In 2002 I lived in Damascus with a charismatic Libyan guy for four months. He turned out to be a member of the mujahideen. Honour is a huge part of their culture, and I was easily gaslighted when I questioned him on anything.
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Loving how much this interview riled up the Hindus...🙏
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Yikes!!! Using so much Arabic recitation in an English-language podcast makes Islam sound like a Cult.
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@antiquesmore7083 : Yes, it's considered treason because Islam is primarily a political ideology of expansion. The religious dimension is only a 'cover'.
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Why was the Golan Heights given to the French Mandate of Syria in the first place? Whey didn't it stay with the British Mandate of Palestine in 1920? It has historic significance for Jews. Hundreds of ancient synagogues are there. They are the indigenous people of that land.
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Is "reverse racism" similar to the phrase "soft bigotry of low expectations"?
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Very well put, thank you! 🙏 Also this from theologian Dr Mark Durie..."The concept of “Abrahamic faiths” is a fallacy. Its contemporary influence was, tragically, born out of a century of Christian suffering in the Middle East and foisted upon the unsuspecting West. It is reasonable to ask whether this is a theological Trojan horse designed to promote an Islamic worldview of relations between faiths. By all means, let us discuss Abraham and what he stands for in different faiths, and note that the narratives of the three monotheistic faiths refer to Abraham. But it is unwise to take Abraham as a touchstone of unity and theological continuity. On the contrary, the name of Abraham stands for the profound divisions between the three monotheistic faiths."
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Where is Mohammed Hijab’s evidence that the Qur’an is the actual word of the Creator? A lot of it seems to be written by man and is based on previous religious texts. It has horrible rights for women and girls so I have my doubts that it is ‘sacred’. The prophet being the best example for all time is also dubious. Islam only gained a significant following after ‘revelations’ about war booty and sex slavery appeared.
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So how would you describe the difference between ISIS and the Taliban?
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@jasonbernard5468 : Fair enough, however the ideology of Islam obligates ALL Muslims to struggle (practice jihad) to live under a Caliphate and to bring about the submission of ALL humanity to their 'god' Allah. So as soon as a group gains power, it moves to the next step. The Taliban are focussed on Afghanistan right now. That's really the only difference. The fundamentals are exactly the same, so Dan Crenshaw was absolutely correct. They all pledge allegiance to the 'ummah', the global Islamic collective. Thankfully the vast majority of Muslims are better than Islam.
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@jasonbernard5468 : You say that "many Islamic teachers don't practice that kind of Islam". There is only ONE Islam, though thankfully most Muslims ignore the parts they don't like, or they use an interpretation that feels good. However there is a percentage, maybe around 10-15%, who DO interpret the Islamic texts in a very literal way. It is this 10-15% who are, as Dan Crenshaw says, "all on the same team". They tell us their objective is to spread Islam until all humanity is governed by Sharia. To ignore that is just silly.
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@jasonbernard5468 : Their practice may differ, and the Taliban are indigenous to Afghanistan so they have a different focus at this time, but both groups follow the same ideology with the same end goal. I agree that trying to create greater division between them would be very useful, but it's a bit late now that Biden has withdrawn completely.
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@jasonbernard5468 : An 'ideology' is a system of ideas and ideals, a set of rules for a political and social system. Islam is a complete way of life (a 'deen'). It does have a religious dimension, but the political and legal dimension is most important. Islam is quite different to Christianity which is a personal relationship with Jesus.
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I agree that would be a great interview!
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@rebelraccoon9018 : Yes, and they sadly give 'cover' to that percentage who are fundamentalist Muslims. Same ideology, same horrible rules for women and girls.
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I appreciated Maajid saying that genital mutilation of children was bad. So why do Muslims still cut off around a third of the most sensitive tissue from their son's procreative organ? It should be HIS choice when he's reached the age of maturity. Then he can know how much pleasure and functionality he will lose by making this 'blood covenant' with his god.
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I quite like it because most of Jordan's interruptions are very pertinent. But I do admit there was one instance where I was a tiny bit annoyed as I wanted to hear the guest finish his train of thought.
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I guess you are of the Qur'an 2:191 "drive them [the Jews] out from where they drove you out" camp? Israel and the Jews are there to stay.
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@es8098 : Using 'special language' is one of the BIGGEST signs of a cult. Only the indoctrinated members of the cult can understand the speaker, so the cult seems 'magical' to them. It gives its followers a strong sense of belonging, and makes it difficult for outsiders (unbelievers) to relate to it.
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The reference to Netanyahu was just click-bait. He was hardly discussed.
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I agree that this people don't talk about this enough. Islam is primarily a political-legal ideology, which masquerades as a religion. A Muslim cannot separate mosque and state, in the way that a Christian or Hindu can.
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Brunei, like UAE, Saudi, Qatar, and Kuwait, is wealthy due to oil and gas resources. It’s NOT Islam that put it in the top GDP category...🤣🤣🤣
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@Abdul Ahad: Good point. The world environment did seem to favour Islam at those times. But what about today, or in the next 50 years? I see Islam becoming even weaker everywhere due to everyone having access to information which they didn't have before.
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@Abdul Ahad: Good point. The world environment did seem to favour Islam at the time of the Ottoman Empire and Mughal rule. But what about today, or in the next 50 years? I see Islam becoming even weaker everywhere due to people born into Islam these days having access to information which they didn't have before.
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@ivormectin9889 : Most of the so-called 'Palestinians' are relatively recent immigrants from Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria or Lebanon. Look at their names, eg. al-Masri (Egyptian), al-Kurd (north Syria), al-Turki, Yemini. Transjordan was that part of British Mandatory Palestine set aside for Arabs, and it comprises around 77% of the Mandated land. The majority of Arabs living in historic Palestine, the ancestral homeland of the Jews, fled to Jordan when the Arab armies attacked the newly formed state of Israel in 1948. They were what anywhere else in the world would be called 'displaced' peoples. After Israel defeated the attacking Arab Muslim armies, these 'displaced' Arabs should ALL have been absorbed as Jordan, Syria, Iraq, Egypt or Lebanon. However the Arab League forbade those countries from granting this, though around 70% of Jordanian citizens are the same people as the Palestinian Arabs. The 'Palestinians' are being held in limbo today as geo-political pawns. 21% of Israeli citizens today are Arabs who enjoy equal legal rights with Jews and other minorities in the Jewish state of Israel. Their families chose to accept life under Jewish rule in 1948. There is no place where Sharia law is implemented that Jews and Christians can count on fair treatment. Under Sharia law they are to be 'humiliated', their legal status is second or third-class to Muslims, and they can never hold high office. Of course there were degrees of 'amicable' tolerance in history, especially when Islam was not strong in power, but there were NEVER any guarantees of equality or safety. Upon the invasion and conquest by Islamic Caliphates, thousands of Jews and Christians pretended to convert to Islam to avoid paying the jizya (tax on non-Muslims) but many found they could only survive by submitting totally to Islamic rule. Coptic Egypt is a good example of this submission.
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@ivormectin9889 : So you are not disputing any of the facts that I quoted? Israel has been experiencing a terror wave recently. I don't blame them for ramping up security measures. The most recent polls of 'Palestinians' who live in Israel show that they are increasingly happy to live there. Thousands of 'Palestinians' also work in Israel and want to keep doing so. Many Arab nations have tired of the 'Palestine' narrative. I don't encourage anyone to perpetuate weaponising such people for their own anti-Semitic agenda.
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