Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Atheists & Agnostics

DetlefK

(16,520 posts)

7. "God is the guarantor of success" is the core-part of their belief.

Reply to RussBLib (Reply #6)

Thu Jan 21, 2016, 10:45 AM

Jan 2016

"Why are we winning? God is on our side. How do we know whether God is on our side? Well, we are winning."

Military victories are divine proof that they are God's army. Of course, military defeats also happen, but don't worry: Allah is the root of everything! This lost battle came from Allah himself! Praise Allah! (Not kidding. This is their actual belief.)

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

9 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

What It’s Like to Live in the Capital of the ‘Caliphate’ [View all] onager Jan 2016 OP

Just don't forget, ISIS has nothing to do with religion. trotsky Jan 2016 #1

Yeah, its not like it has Islamic in the name or anything. progressoid Jan 2016 #2

Of course not! Neither did the Inquistion... onager Jan 2016 #3

ISIS is like a cancer RussBLib Jan 2016 #4

Update: ISIS Fighters Suffer Pay Cut onager Jan 2016 #5

"God is the guarantor of success" hahaha RussBLib Jan 2016 #6

"God is the guarantor of success" is the core-part of their belief. DetlefK Jan 2016 #7

such an abdication of personal responsibility RussBLib Jan 2016 #8

I've been reading lately on how the scientific method developed... DetlefK Jan 2016 #9