Muslim shopkeeper in Scotland murdered

[Rex Kwon Do]

The incident happened hours after he apparently posted social media messages wishing his customers a happy Easter.

Police said both Mr Shah and the arrested man were Muslims.

So the suspect they have in custody is a Muslim who killed a Muslim who had posted this earlier:

A post on Thursday from an account that appears to be Mr Shah's said: "Good Friday and very happy Easter, especially to my beloved Christian nation x!"

Stabbed to death.

http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-35898543

 

[Devout Pessimist]

Is the killer's name Robert The Bruce?

 

[ripskater]

That's a shame. It sounds like the shopkeeper was a good man.

The murderer was carrying out Sharia Law on blasphemy.

 

[DevilsLettuce]

Muslim gonna Muslim, bro.

I'm not surprised, Motherfuckers.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

That's a shame. It sounds like the shopkeeper was a good man.

The murderer was carrying out Sharia Law on blasphemy.

Sounds like that may be the case, as the authorities believe it is religiously motivated and it came very soon after he wished a "Happy Easter to a Christian nation."

 

[MadSquabbles500]

Is the killer's name Robert The Bruce?

It was the Kurgan

"its better to burn out, than to fade away"

 

[Bald1]

Sounds like he was a quality person. This is the kind of man us secularists need to hear more about, and fully support. Too bad those like him are fighting an uphill battle within their communities. RIP

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Sounds like he was a quality person. This is the kind of man us secularists need to hear more about, and fully support. Too bad those like him are fighting an uphill battle within their communities. RIP

Yeah, sounded like a good immigrant. Hard worker, speaks the local language, hires locals, respects local culture (evidenced by Happy Easter wishes) without abandoning his own (remained a Muslim). Aaaand of course he's brutally murdered in the streets.

 

[LionExMachina]

From the article it seemed like he was great guy and was liked and respected by the community he lived in.

He literally died because he was a good person: This really bothers me.

 

[Gazwald]

lol @ him calling Scotland a christian nation. Closest most of us get to going to church is pissing up against it on a Friday night.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

lol @ him calling Scotland a christian nation. Closest most of us get to going to church is pissing up against it on a Friday night.

You neckbeards can deny it all you want, but your cultural practices and institutions are deeply rooted in Christianity. You can be an atheist but still live in a culturally Christian place.

 

[Bald1]

You neckbeards can deny it all you want, but your cultural practices and institutions are deeply rooted in Christianity. You can be an atheist but still live in a culturally Christian place.

How something as obvious as this gets ignored repeatedly is beyond me. Most of my social circle is made up of atheists and agnostics and not one of us is against the Christian roots of our country, nor do we try to deny it.

 

[Rygu]

How something as obvious as this gets ignored repeatedly is beyond me. Most of my social circle is made up of atheists and agnostics and not one of us is against the Christian roots of our country, nor do we try to deny it.

I'm in that club too, I don't believe in their god or goto their church, but am fully aware of, and respect that most of the best countries in the world including mine, are a result of Christian roots.

 

[Gazwald]

You neckbeards can deny it all you want, but your cultural practices and institutions are deeply rooted in Christianity. You can be an atheist but still live in a culturally Christian place.

You can say what other countries are like without experiencing them all you want, but the churches are empty here. There are more active muslims than active christians. Of course christianity heavily influenced society- The country used to be very much a christian nation. It really isn't anymore. I honestly don't care if everyone's religious or if nobody's religious, I'm just saying what I see based on living here.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

You can say what other countries are like without experiencing them all you want, but the churches are empty here. There are more active muslims than active christians. Of course christianity heavily influenced society- The country used to be very much a christian nation. It really isn't anymore. I honestly don't care if everyone's religious or if nobody's religious, I'm just saying what I see based on living here.

My point is that the number of practicing Christians doesn't affect its status as a "Christian nation." At least not yet. Give it another couple of hundred years of atheism and then maybe I'll agree. But as it is now, Christianity has only been on the wane for a few decades. That's not enough to negate the 1000+ years of deep Christian roots.

 

[Gazwald]

My point is that the number of practicing Christians doesn't affect its status as a "Christian nation." At least not yet. Give it another couple of hundred years of atheism and then maybe I'll agree. But as it is now, Christianity has only been on the wane for a few decades. That's not enough to negate the 1000+ years of deep Christian roots.

Fair enough, it's partly semantics. He wasn't wishing the deep seated christian roots of the country a happy easter. Personally, I think agnosticism is far more prevalent than atheism. Most people I know who believe in the christian god are by definition, agnostic deists.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Fair enough, it's partly semantics. He wasn't wishing the deep seated christian roots of the country a happy easter. Personally, I think agnosticism is far more prevalent than atheism. Most people I know who believe in the christian god are by definition, agnostic deists.

But don't people still celebrate Easter, Christmas, etc. despite not going to church? I do, and I'm an atheist that hasn't been to church (besides for funerals) in over a decade.

 

[Gazwald]

But don't people still celebrate Easter, Christmas, etc. despite not going to church? I do, and I'm an atheist that hasn't been to church (besides for funerals) in over a decade.

Well yes, but only a small percentage celebrate the birth of christ or the resurrection of christ. Neither were christian festivals originally either. I'm not denying the christian roots of the country I live in, it's just hard to call it a christian nation when more people go to AA meetings on the sabbath than church. I'm an agnostic atheist as the human race aren't (yet) able to conclusively disprove the existence of god.

 

[LucasWithLidOff]

Well yes, but only a small percentage celebrate the birth of christ or the resurrection of christ. Neither were christian festivals originally either. I'm not denying the christian roots of the country I live in, it's just hard to call it a christian nation when more people go to AA meetings on the sabbath than church. I'm an agnostic atheist as the human race aren't (yet) able to conclusively disprove the existence of god.

Most AA meetings are held in churches, so that counts.

 

[Gazwald]

Most AA meetings are held in churches, so that counts.

Not over here, not anymore. You get some in rural areas still but AA have generally moved away from it. People labelled them a religious organization and the NHS stopped taking them seriously. Now most of the meetings take place in neutral locations and long term members are clear about the meetings being 'spiritual' rather than being 'religious'.