The historical Islam-Christianity war, in action at the secondary school level:
Secondary school pupils in north-eastern Nigeria have killed a teacher after apparently accusing her of desecrating the Koran, police say.
The teacher, a Christian, was attacked after supervising an exam in Gombe city. It is not clear what she had done to anger the students. […]Last year, in Bauchi State, a rumour swept the city that a Christian teacher had also desecrated the Koran, which prompted riots in which at least five people were killed.
In fact, the teacher had confiscated the Koran from a pupil who was reading it in class.
The Missionaries, the handmaids of European colonizers are now reaping the harvest for uprooting the native religious beliefs of Nigerians at the hands of a more powerful Semitic cult on a rampage currently.
Postscript: I feel sorry for that poor teacher. Not too long ago, we used to regard the teacher variously as God, as the living embodiment of the Universal Spirit and so on.
Tags: Commentary, Islam Watch, Society & Culture
On 03.23.07 Tushar Saxena says:
Nice to watch your cognitive dissonance Sandeep. The very same logic that you detest in pseudo-secular hindu-baiting articles, you adopt when the victim is a Christian instead of a Muslim. Excellent I say. The teacher was reaping the benefit of uprooting ‘native’ religion. Right. I see…thats why she was attacked by MUSLIMS.
Sometimes I think Sandhya Jain has corrupted some of your thought processes.
On 03.23.07 Sandeep says:
Tushar,
It’s interesting how you attribute my thought process as influenced by Sandhya Jain! The tone of my post is sarcastic if you didn’t notice it
I see no difference between Christianity and Islam, which is why I titled my post as “From One Semitic Cult to Another”. Also beg you to read this: “The Missionaries, the handmaids of European colonizers are now reaping the harvest for uprooting the native religious beliefs of Nigerians at the hands of a more powerful Semitic cult…” You talk about cognitive dissonance so I assume you’re smart
enough to figure out what that means.
Thanks.
On 03.23.07 shadows says:
Tushar,
I dont see anything misplaced here. Hinduism has never uprooted any native beliefs. It is, in fact, inclusive of other thoughts.
Tsk tsk, too much marxist, and pseudo-secular brainwashing..
On 03.25.07 Tushar Saxena says:
That wasnt my point at all…of course the missionaries have been imperialist handmaidens. But that doesn’t give any context to the tragedy, or succour for the victims or remove blame from the perpetrators. Islam is hardly another ‘native’ religion. The fact that she was attacked by a Muslim also befuddles any point you were trying to make. Perhaps you’d like to clarify it then.
Sorry for jumping to conclusions.