What
does “liberty” mean to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) as they take
over towns in Iraq. Those who steal will have their hands chopped off. Islam’s
five daily prayers must be performed on time. Drugs, alcohol, and cigarettes
are forbidden. Carrying weapons and non-ISIS flags is illegal. All shrines and
graves will be destroyed, since they are considered polytheistic. Women must
dress modestly (a euphemism for the full-body niqab) -- on multiple occasions summarily
executed and crucified individuals for apostasy.
Read complete article at -- http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2014/06/the-isis-guide-to-building-an-islamic-state/372769/
The witnesses, laying their coats at the feet of Saul, were the men that would cast the first stones at Stephen in Acts 7. Why did they all lay their coats at Saul’s feet? The Talmud contains a very interesting account of the act of stoning that may provide the answer. “When the trial was over, they take him [the condemned person] out to be stoned. The place of stoning was at a distance from the court, as it is said, ‘Take out the one who has cursed.’ [i] A man stands at the entrance of the court; in his hand is a signaling flag [Hebrew sudarin = sudar , ‘scarf, sweater’]. A horseman was stationed far away but within sight of him. If one [of the judges] says, ‘I have something [more] to say in his favor,’ he [the signaler] waves the sudarin , and the horseman runs and stops them [from stoning him]. Even if [the condemned person] himself says, ‘I have something to say in my favor,’ they bring him back, even four of five times, only provided that there is some substance to...
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