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Reader comment on item: Westerners Welcome Harems
in response to reader comment: You forgot Israel
Submitted by Ynnatchkah (United States), Dec 2, 2008 at 15:11
"...Did I ever mention that Jews are idiots? If not then there you have it. Jews are the world's greatest idiots. "...
WELL SAID !!!!!
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| the coming colonialism [101 words] | Tarek Alhawa | Apr 17, 2020 15:00 | 258637 | ||
| 3 | more than one wife [268 words] | nadira | Sep 10, 2009 06:45 | 161343 | |
| 5 |  I am itching to grow a beard [245 words] | true believer | Sep 11, 2009 08:32 | 161343 | |
| 3 | Justification of Polygamy? [310 words] | Disagree | Jul 13, 2012 19:09 | 161343 | |
| Islam encourages Chastity and safeguarding [50 words] | Mustafa | May 3, 2015 11:57 | 161343 | ||
| Chastity (none can be expected if you marry four times) [45 words] | Prashant | May 7, 2015 00:29 | 161343 | ||
| 2 | Islam needs a revival [293 words] | Rekha | Jan 2, 2009 15:14 | 146668 | |
| "Islam" needs to find a religion of truth and love towards fellow mankind - Jesus Christ. [348 words] | kman | Jan 3, 2009 17:23 | 146668 | ||
| 2 | To Rekha [116 words] | FFFFF | Feb 25, 2009 01:43 | 146668 | |
| 1 | Islam needs NO revival [86 words] | TruthAloneTruimphs | Mar 7, 2009 05:24 | 146668 | |
| You have a good point [175 words] | Abu Nudnik | Nov 24, 2009 20:20 | 146668 | ||
| Revival in Islam [97 words] | Kamath | Jan 4, 2011 08:32 | 146668 | ||
| 1 | polygyny than what atleast 60% of American men do... [215 words] | kelly | Dec 25, 2008 00:11 | 145830 | |
| 1 | La La land [86 words] | pb | Dec 27, 2008 12:29 | 145830 | |
| 1 | New political streams needed. I demand polygamy for women! [106 words] | Lola | Dec 29, 2008 05:51 | 145830 | |
| polygamy definitely better than cheating [130 words] | hiena | Feb 14, 2009 04:59 | 145830 | ||
| One Final Point [120 words] | orange yonason | Dec 21, 2008 05:20 | 145552 | ||
| 1 | Similarity of Tolerance of Slavery with Tolerance of Polygamy [218 words] | Mishah Pipik | Dec 18, 2008 18:28 | 145383 | |
| 1 | Worldwide Islam [70 words] | Ralph Ekwall | Mar 26, 2009 21:00 | 145383 | |
| polygyny [100 words] | Naheem Malik | Dec 16, 2008 18:15 | 145246 | ||
| naheem-male arrogance is polygamy [85 words] | btilly | Dec 17, 2008 23:07 | 145246 | ||
| Power of Islam [36 words] | Nari | Dec 11, 2008 06:55 | 144892 | ||
| 2 | Polygamist marriages = consanguineous marriages = neurometabolic, nuerogentic, autosomal disorders, etc. [391 words] | jennifer solis | Dec 10, 2008 19:38 | 144862 | |
| nari-fornicating in a god's name [79 words] | btilly` | Dec 12, 2008 21:00 | 144862 | ||
| 1 | See Video of a Polygamous Muslim Man in Australia beating Jounalists when they ask him about his four wives.. [37 words] | Freedom | Dec 7, 2008 13:51 | 144590 | |
| Oh, PRICELESS !!!! [98 words] | kman | Dec 7, 2008 19:06 | 144590 | ||
| KMAN [75 words] | btilly | Dec 8, 2008 20:08 | 144590 | ||
| You called it!! I agree. [148 words] | kman | Dec 9, 2008 19:25 | 144590 | ||
| "It's None Of Your Business!" -- Mohamed [95 words] | orange yonason | Dec 10, 2008 12:32 | 144590 | ||
| Quoting CNSNews ...Islamic nations against connecting Muslim atricities with "Muslims". [80 words] | kman | Dec 6, 2008 19:54 | 144532 | ||
| 2 | Harems are an inevitable sideshow, a symptom of the real problem [108 words] | Sully | Dec 6, 2008 10:08 | 144506 | |
| There is No god but God and that Muhammad is his Messenger [24 words] | abdul | Jan 5, 2009 18:52 | 144506 | ||
| 1 | reality [56 words] | mariah | Oct 18, 2010 19:19 | 144506 | |
| Harems are better options [27 words] | Syed Kasim | Dec 2, 2008 23:21 | 144327 | ||
| syed hasim [6 words] | btilly | Dec 3, 2008 23:20 | 144327 | ||
| What a silly comment [47 words] | Tim | Dec 5, 2008 13:30 | 144327 | ||
| 1 | Harems - easy way for men to sleep around in "legal" fashion. [90 words] | kman | Dec 5, 2008 21:33 | 144327 | |
| KMAN-it's called "shacking up" [10 words] | btilly | Dec 7, 2008 16:19 | 144327 | ||
| Yeah, truth - that tickles my sense of humor ...good! [5 words] | kman | Dec 7, 2008 18:47 | 144327 | ||
| Better for who? [65 words] | Don | Dec 8, 2008 08:08 | 144327 | ||
| Read Between the Lines [14 words] | cynic2 | Dec 8, 2008 09:38 | 144327 | ||
| Re: Harems are better options [60 words] | Del Phantom | Dec 21, 2008 11:51 | 144327 | ||
| Harems =Brothels [80 words] | Arlinda | Dec 22, 2008 06:41 | 144327 | ||
| 1 | Islam and multiple wives [142 words] | Dan Barnes | May 9, 2009 05:02 | 144327 | |
| Polygamy is the life [72 words] | Abu Hazir | Nov 30, 2008 18:53 | 144183 | ||
| 1 | 13 year old wives are illegal in NZ [319 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Dec 1, 2008 20:17 | 144183 | |
| abu hazir the greedy [30 words] | btilly | Dec 1, 2008 20:48 | 144183 | ||
| Polygamy is the life [12 words] | mo | Dec 3, 2008 17:12 | 144183 | ||
| 1 | Abu a 'troll' ??? Could be, I hope so, but would not surprise me in the least if he were not. [126 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Dec 4, 2008 03:27 | 144183 | |
| 2 | Lust & Mind Control [144 words] | Rian | Dec 5, 2008 15:25 | 144183 | |
| I get here late, the others have all the fun with you [48 words] | kman | Dec 5, 2008 21:42 | 144183 | ||
| 1 | In Kuwait you can tell... [172 words] | Don | Dec 8, 2008 08:20 | 144183 | |
| 1 | As Winston Churchill said of Islam . . . [202 words] | orange yonason | Nov 30, 2008 18:35 | 144181 | |
| You forgot Israel [86 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | yuval Brandsteter MD | Dec 1, 2008 16:36 | 144181 | ||
 You are right. [25 words] | Ynnatchkah | Dec 2, 2008 15:11 | 144181 | ||
| 1 | I think I've answered your question numerous times... [40 words] | kman | Dec 5, 2008 21:52 | 144181 | |
| And, also, amongst the wisest. [115 words] | kman | Dec 5, 2008 21:59 | 144181 | ||
| West's policy = present a glass jaw [312 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Dec 6, 2008 22:22 | 144181 | ||
| @kman [33 words] | orange yonason | Dec 6, 2008 22:59 | 144181 | ||
| Excellent - no less than Churchil himself - whew! [78 words] | kman | Dec 7, 2008 18:34 | 144181 | ||
| You are correct ... [104 words] | kman | Dec 7, 2008 18:45 | 144181 | ||
| Correction [16 words] | orange yonason | Dec 8, 2008 01:50 | 144181 | ||
| kman - check who my first post was directed to again [74 words] | orange yonason | Dec 8, 2008 22:36 | 144181 | ||
| 1 | Unions non-traditional in the US [189 words] | John Blakemore | Nov 30, 2008 11:58 | 144165 | |
| Monogamy is not eroding under the influence of Sharia [70 words] | Peter Herz | Nov 30, 2008 05:56 | 144142 | ||
| The slippery slope [342 words] | kazander | Nov 30, 2008 18:12 | 144142 | ||
| Q for Mr Pipes and Mr Herz: Doesn't our Bible approve Polygamy? [93 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Morris Graham | Dec 1, 2008 11:11 | 144142 | ||
| 1 | I agree with you in part Kazander [77 words] | Sully | Dec 5, 2008 00:48 | 144142 | |
| Morris Graham, traditions of men [237 words] | Infidel | Dec 8, 2008 22:32 | 144142 | ||
| for Morris Graham on Biblical polygamy, [296 words] | Peter Herz | Dec 9, 2008 10:41 | 144142 | ||
| Examples of monogamy in the Bible [92 words] | jennifer solis | Dec 11, 2008 22:00 | 144142 | ||
| Polygamy is legal in Canada [27 words] | Hazem | Mar 30, 2009 09:58 | 144142 | ||
| 1 | Third World Sharia Law is poisoning Western Civilizaton [261 words] | Ron Kilmartin | Nov 29, 2008 18:54 | 144118 | |
| on topic web radio [32 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Nov 29, 2008 04:51 | 144071 | ||
| 1 | WE ARE ALL HEADING TOWARD SLOW DEFEAT and DEATH UNDER ISLAM! [60 words] | TTS | Nov 28, 2008 22:30 | 144061 | |
| 1 | WAR OR ASSIMILATION [125 words] | PhiL | Nov 30, 2008 16:10 | 144061 | |
| 1 | Incrementalism [41 words] | jennifer solis | Nov 28, 2008 16:36 | 144039 | |
| Trouble and strife [445 words] | Rebecca Moulds | Nov 28, 2008 13:56 | 144027 | ||
| WHICH IS BETTER? [185 words] | Rawi | Nov 28, 2008 11:08 | 144019 | ||
| 1 | Something is missing. [269 words] | Mary Connor | Nov 29, 2008 07:03 | 144019 | |
| Rawi, disobeys the Qur'an [76 words] | Infidel | Nov 29, 2008 12:17 | 144019 | ||
| WHICH IS BETTER? [167 words] | Rawi | Nov 29, 2008 23:23 | 144019 | ||
| Rawi flawed figures [183 words] | Jorge | Nov 30, 2008 19:05 | 144019 | ||
| 1 | poly-anything... sure - but, you got to pay for it! [187 words] | Karl | Dec 2, 2008 05:39 | 144019 | |
| Westerners welcome harems [132 words] | kim segar | Nov 28, 2008 09:16 | 144012 | ||
| What's wrong with polygamy? [86 words] | kazander | Nov 27, 2008 16:25 | 143963 | ||
| hear hear [49 words] | Ari Zade | Nov 28, 2008 00:00 | 143963 | ||
| kazander [58 words] | btilly | Nov 28, 2008 03:57 | 143963 | ||
| 1 | Two Things Wrong With Polygamy [80 words] | AnneM | Nov 28, 2008 07:30 | 143963 | |
| 1 | There are 57 Islamic States...... "What's wrong with polygamy?" -- kazander [61 words] | Krista | Nov 28, 2008 09:45 | 143963 | |
| Polygamy [45 words] | Carla Bauer | Nov 28, 2008 13:11 | 143963 | ||
| AnneM [180 words] | kazander | Nov 28, 2008 19:30 | 143963 | ||
| Krista and Carla [191 words] | kazander | Nov 28, 2008 19:42 | 143963 | ||
| 1 | polygamy - great idea for fat egos [316 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Nov 28, 2008 21:13 | 143963 | |
| not possible. [126 words] | havas | Nov 29, 2008 14:31 | 143963 | ||
| What is wrong ? [139 words] | Rian | Nov 29, 2008 14:46 | 143963 | ||
| Morals, values, ethics [35 words] | Krista | Nov 29, 2008 21:05 | 143963 | ||
| Huh? [18 words] | kazander | Nov 30, 2008 03:40 | 143963 | ||
| Greater Sucess Was Realized By The West Because The Bible-Based Monogamy Marriage Made It Possible [45 words] | AnneM | Nov 30, 2008 16:17 | 143963 | ||
| Rebecca and AnneM: Then why the Polygamist Ranch wives were happy ? [55 words] | Vanessa Douglas | Dec 1, 2008 11:26 | 143963 | ||
| Carla: Two Huge Problems in a Reverse Situation. [91 words] | Ibn Masud | Dec 1, 2008 17:21 | 143963 | ||
| The loosening of any moral base will lead to many ultimate debaucheries ... [713 words] | kman | Dec 6, 2008 01:26 | 143963 | ||
| success and west...... poles apart. :) [58 words] | ayatul islam | Dec 6, 2008 02:52 | 143963 | ||
| There Is One Bride That Jesus Has, It Is The Christian Church [56 words] | AnneM | Dec 9, 2008 09:38 | 143963 | ||
| ari zade-ONE man one woman is fair [104 words] | btilly | Dec 18, 2008 12:45 | 143963 | ||
| The Essence of Our Culture [45 words] | Charlie | Nov 27, 2008 13:54 | 143959 | ||
| Westerners regarding Harems [276 words] | Margaret Hood | Nov 27, 2008 12:18 | 143953 | ||
| Thank you D. Pipes. [43 words] | kman | Nov 27, 2008 02:21 | 143914 | ||
| Sharia does not REQUIRE polygamy, and we should not tolerate it. [67 words] | Norm Green | Nov 27, 2008 01:57 | 143909 | ||
| Islam, polygamy,sharia law [170 words] | Laurie | Nov 28, 2008 06:30 | 143909 | ||
| norm green aka muhammad [109 words] | btilly | Nov 29, 2008 08:16 | 143909 | ||
| Norm Green, polygamy acceptable in Qur'an [59 words] | Infidel | Dec 4, 2008 15:15 | 143909 | ||
| No polygamy neede in the Wester world [37 words] | Norm Green | Dec 5, 2008 20:23 | 143909 | ||
| Polygamy Canada [161 words] | Rogerthat | Feb 16, 2009 10:15 | 143909 | ||
| 1 | .... guess who strikes again ? [169 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Nov 26, 2008 22:56 | 143903 | |
| Religion of Peace strikes again and again and again... [287 words] | Jaladhi | Nov 28, 2008 22:14 | 143903 | ||
| ....deranged is incorrect [874 words] | the Grand Infidel of Kaffiristan | Nov 30, 2008 05:00 | 143903 | ||
| In India , Deputy CM of Haryana State converted to Islam inorder to take second wife.. [438 words] | Indian | Dec 7, 2008 13:35 | 143903 | ||
| 4 | Polygamy in Spain [70 words] | Gudrun Eussner | Nov 26, 2008 22:17 | 143899 |
| Polygamy [54 words] | Zentrist | Dec 11, 2008 22:00 | 143899 | ||
| So what? [27 words] | Edward | Jan 23, 2009 11:24 | 143899 | ||
| 1 | Polygamy is better than same sex marriage [66 words] | John | Sep 18, 2009 07:42 | 143899 | |
| What Yeshua says, and what man-made religions say, are at odds. [171 words] | gordon weare | Sep 27, 2009 15:02 | 143899 | ||
| 1 | Spanish policemen starting incidents in protest march [61 words] | Javier | Jun 17, 2011 10:02 | 143899 | |
| 1 | Harems [106 words] | Ayasha | Nov 26, 2008 21:41 | 143896 | |
| 1 | Polygamy [114 words] | joe six-pack | Nov 26, 2008 21:38 | 143895 | |
| polygamy? [10 words] | B. Soetoro | Nov 26, 2008 19:49 | 143893 | ||
| post name of judge [36 words] | kaw | Nov 26, 2008 16:27 | 143886 | ||
| post name of judge [66 words] | Chancy | Apr 2, 2009 09:44 | 143886 | ||
| Mormons aren't polygamists [158 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Jason Alder | Nov 26, 2008 15:53 | 143883 | ||
| Mormons & polygamy [92 words] | pigpen | Nov 26, 2008 19:46 | 143883 | ||
| Canda already allows polygamy [35 words] | Terry | Nov 27, 2008 11:15 | 143883 | ||
| Mormons & Polygamy [271 words] | Jason Alder | Nov 28, 2008 10:10 | 143883 | ||
| Mormons WERE polygamists, Jason [62 words] | jennifer solis | Nov 28, 2008 16:52 | 143883 | ||
| Joseph Smith was a polygamist with 30 wives [96 words] | btilly | Dec 21, 2008 12:00 | 143883 | ||
| The Mormon Church and Racism [546 words] | Jason Alder | Dec 22, 2008 13:59 | 143883 | ||
| 1 | Feminists mute [59 words] | Darryl | Nov 26, 2008 15:35 | 143881 | |
| Why? [37 words] | Francesco Mangascià | Nov 26, 2008 14:29 | 143876 | ||
| Why not ? [42 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Nov 27, 2008 11:43 | 143876 | ||
| Anne-Marie Delcambre, don't run away, answer [41 words] | Francesco Mangascià | Nov 27, 2008 17:23 | 143876 | ||
| I am not feminist ! I am a jurist [78 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Nov 29, 2008 05:27 | 143876 | ||
| Anne-Marie Delcambre I knew you are not a feminist [100 words] | Francesco Mangascià | Nov 30, 2008 02:43 | 143876 | ||
| The Feminists are crazy ! [76 words] | Anne-Marie Delcambre | Nov 30, 2008 20:23 | 143876 | ||
| May polygamy rule! [67 words] | Ari Zade | Nov 26, 2008 14:11 | 143875 | ||
| Where does it end Mr. Zade? [260 words] | jkman | Nov 26, 2008 23:15 | 143875 | ||
| Ms Zade, actually [17 words] | Ari Zade | Nov 27, 2008 23:52 | 143875 | ||
| 1 | Moral decadence. [42 words] | M.D'Souza | Nov 28, 2008 17:27 | 143875 | |
| My apologies Ms. Zade [97 words] | jkman | Nov 28, 2008 21:54 | 143875 | ||
| Fascinating: Development or Degeneration? [115 words] | Stuart Teich | Nov 26, 2008 13:30 | 143874 | ||
| Vulnerability to Polygamy [37 words] | Douglas Van Devender | Nov 26, 2008 13:01 | 143873 | ||
| The Foundations are being destroyed [67 words] | Thomas F. | Nov 26, 2008 12:44 | 143871 | ||
| Asinine judgement [83 words] | Vijay | Nov 26, 2008 11:53 | 143868 | ||
| 1 | The not so subtle influence of Islamic intimidation through ... [243 words] | kman | Nov 27, 2008 02:40 | 143868 | |
| Flabbergasted [106 words] | Aaron Z Snyder | Nov 26, 2008 11:42 | 143867 | ||
| Polygamy in the U.S.? [34 words] | Stephen Merkel | Nov 26, 2008 11:30 | 143866 | ||
| 1 | Unbelievable [168 words] | John Walker | Nov 28, 2008 23:35 | 143866 | |
| Why shouldn't the Polygamist be rewarded? [52 words] | Aneeta Kumar | Dec 1, 2008 11:04 | 143866 | ||
| 1 | aneeta-greed is 4 wives [108 words] | btilly` | Dec 1, 2008 20:58 | 143866 | |
| Aneeta Kumar, Bible or Qur'an [48 words] | Infidel | Dec 2, 2008 14:01 | 143866 | ||
| The Bible Gives Preference To One Man, One Woman Marriage [47 words] | AnneM | Dec 2, 2008 16:26 | 143866 | ||
| AnneM Is Correct, ...But... [14 words] | orange yonason | Dec 8, 2008 22:45 | 143866 | ||
| Aneeta Kumar - There Has To Be One Law For Everyone, That's why... [146 words] | orange yonason | Dec 8, 2008 23:20 | 143866 | ||
| Torah never gives "green light" for polygamy, Orange Yonason [532 words] | jennifer solis | Dec 14, 2008 19:23 | 143866 | ||
| Sorry, Jennifer, But You Are Mistaken [290 words] | orange yonason | Dec 16, 2008 12:29 | 143866 | ||
| reply to Orange Yonason [533 words] | jennifer solis | Dec 18, 2008 00:59 | 143866 | ||
| orange yonason, Torah laws [45 words] | Infidel | Dec 18, 2008 02:11 | 143866 | ||
| Reply To Jennifer Solis [309 words] | orange yonason | Dec 18, 2008 21:58 | 143866 | ||
| To Infidel [10 words] | orange yonason | Dec 18, 2008 22:20 | 143866 | ||
| Why does Deut. 21:15 not use the Qal imperfect of "satam"? [710 words] | jenifer solis | Dec 20, 2008 02:55 | 143866 | ||
| Jennifer Solis, Please Consult A More Knowledgeable Source [318 words] | orange yonason | Dec 21, 2008 00:15 | 143866 | ||
| Jennifer Solis, More Problems With Your Interpretation [396 words] | orange yonason | Dec 21, 2008 03:57 | 143866 | ||
| Agree to Disagree [87 words] | jennifer solis | Dec 22, 2008 00:36 | 143866 | ||
| "Dikduk"? OH, my gosh, you are FUNNY, Orange Yonason [104 words] | jennifer solis | Dec 22, 2008 00:58 | 143866 | ||
| ? ? ? ? [24 words] | orange yonason | Dec 22, 2008 19:20 | 143866 | ||
| Agree To Disagree [198 words] | orange yonason | Dec 22, 2008 19:36 | 143866 | ||
| Islam "agrees to disagree" - temporarily? [391 words] | jennifer solis | Dec 27, 2008 15:45 | 143866 | ||
| Wrong assumption ? [29 words] | true believer | Jan 16, 2009 07:19 | 143866 | ||
| Thats why [20 words] | true believer | Sep 11, 2009 07:14 | 143866 | ||
| Verse 15 correction [49 words] | Correction | Aug 1, 2012 17:22 | 143866 |
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