Comments on: Detecting the Hand of God http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/ Informed comment and commentary about Saudi Arabia, reform, and its relations with the US Fri, 25 May 2012 21:12:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Essam Al Ghalib http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25910 Essam Al Ghalib Sun, 13 Dec 2009 01:22:57 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25910 John, i liked what you wrote as a precursor to the article better than the article itself. John, i liked what you wrote as a precursor to the article better than the article itself.

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25858 John Burgess Fri, 11 Dec 2009 01:39:58 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25858 I guess we can consider that an improvement. Or maybe somebody just forgot... I guess we can consider that an improvement. Or maybe somebody just forgot…

]]> By: ratherdashing http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25857 ratherdashing Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:30:21 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25857 What is surprising is we haven't heard how Israel was involved. There's been blame all around and the Jews are absent in the discussion. How did they get missed so easily in all this? /sarc . What is surprising is we haven’t heard how Israel was involved. There’s been blame all around and the Jews are absent in the discussion. How did they get missed so easily in all this?

/sarc

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]]> By: ratherdashing http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25856 ratherdashing Fri, 11 Dec 2009 00:27:09 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25856 <blockquote>“the prevention of public vices and increasing the role of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), and paying more attention to beneficial preaching activities, as sinning is a major cause of calamities in the past and the present,” </blockquote> Here, here!! This challenge should be accepted. I say increase the role of the CPVPV immediately after the flood to bring society back in line. After a few months of that, significantly <i>decrease</i> the role of the CPVPV until another similar flood. (Note that it was a once in 50-year occurrence)

“the prevention of public vices and increasing the role of the Committee for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (CPVPV), and paying more attention to beneficial preaching activities, as sinning is a major cause of calamities in the past and the present,”

Here, here!! This challenge should be accepted. I say increase the role of the CPVPV immediately after the flood to bring society back in line. After a few months of that, significantly decrease the role of the CPVPV until another similar flood.

(Note that it was a once in 50-year occurrence)

]]> By: Chiara http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25853 Chiara Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:34:50 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25853 Excellent article. Where are the gays when you need to blame a disaster on them--oh I forgot, there aren't any east of the Mediterranean. Sandy-well I certainly hope you will save your fellow MEN by covering, being more of a homebody and sticking to your own gender. Such power! Excellent article.

Where are the gays when you need to blame a disaster on them–oh I forgot, there aren’t any east of the Mediterranean.

Sandy-well I certainly hope you will save your fellow MEN by covering, being more of a homebody and sticking to your own gender. Such power!

]]> By: John Burgess http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25851 John Burgess Thu, 10 Dec 2009 23:23:15 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25851 Thanks for 'fessing up! We'll start a campaign to get clemency from the King once they get you. Thanks for ‘fessing up! We’ll start a campaign to get clemency from the King once they get you.

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25847 Sparky Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:33:45 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25847 Yeah Sandy AND that is when WE (Preferably) or our brothers kick their righteous asses. LOL LOL @ the whiskey! Yeah Sandy AND that is when WE (Preferably) or our brothers kick their righteous asses. LOL

LOL @ the whiskey!

]]> By: Sandy http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25846 Sandy Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:32:03 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25846 Well, apparently the disaster is my fault. My husband came back from the Friday prayer and told me he learned if I covered my hair, stopped going out all the time, and talking to men, it never would have happened. Well, apparently the disaster is my fault. My husband came back from the Friday prayer and told me he learned if I covered my hair, stopped going out all the time, and talking to men, it never would have happened.

]]> By: Solomon2 http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25845 Solomon2 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:29:20 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25845 <i><a href="http://www.anchorbrewing.com/about_us/oldpotrero_hotaling.htm" rel="nofollow">If, as they say, God spanked the town, For being over frisky, Why did He burn the churches down, And save Hotaling's whiskey?</a></i> If, as they say, God spanked the town,
For being over frisky,
Why did He burn the churches down,
And save Hotaling’s whiskey?

]]> By: Sparky http://xrdarabia.org/2009/12/10/detecting-the-hand-of-god/comment-page-1/#comment-25844 Sparky Thu, 10 Dec 2009 18:14:44 +0000 http://xrdarabia.org/?p=9411#comment-25844 I have heard Najdis call Jeddah "Las Vegas". Anyhow, the news article was well written with good insights. The best advice is to throw the old ways into the fiery couldron. I have heard Najdis call Jeddah “Las Vegas”.

Anyhow, the news article was well written with good insights.

The best advice is to throw the old ways into the fiery couldron.

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