Villagers Attack Taliban Over Music "Ban"

Imagine a God so hateful as to declare music against "his" religion. From the Hindu News with a hat/tip to The Religion of Peace.com.

Kandahar, Jan. 31(AP): Villagers attacked Taliban rebels who had blockaded a road and were confiscating music cassettes from passing cars in southern Afghanistan, officials said on Tuesday. Two militants and a villager were killed.

After seizing and breaking the cassettes, the insurgents informed travelers that music is forbidden by Islam, said Abdul Wasai, the government chief in Spin Boldak district, where the fighting occurred Monday.

The Taliban used the same claim to justify destroying thousands of music cassettes and videos while the militia held power from 1996 to 2001.

Ten militants had seized dozens of cassettes from travelers before the villagers attacked, Wasai said. The militants were also searching for anyone linked to the country's U.S.-backed government, but none was found.

Seven villagers and two rebels were also wounded in the fighting and police later arrested the insurgents. The rest fled across the nearby border into Pakistan, he said.

Of course, this same God that denies music embraces murder with open arms. This is what happens when man loses sight of God and tries to fill in the gaps on his own.