The Best Way Not To Prove Your Point
UPDATE 2: I guess this is turning into a series.
UPDATE: Well, it seems as though the Pope has recanted. At least now we don't have to worry about seeing him on Al Jazeera with a scimitar at his throat.
Not to anyone's surprise, the furor of most fundamentalist Muslims over the Pope's remarks (or rather the Pope's quoting another person's remarks) regarding the violent nature of Islam continues to rage. After reading this story, I'm left wondering three things:
1. Do the people in these pictures have jobs? How DO they find the time or the matches to spend all day burning American flags, Jewish flags, Danish cartoons and pictures of the pope (have I left anything out)? I suppose making American flags and lighter fluid is a lucrative business venture in the Middle East.
2. Is the best way to prove you're not driven by violence to burn effigies in the streets and scream at the top of your lungs with your fists held high? Nothing says "we're a peacful bunch" like burst capillaries.
3. How can followers of Muhammed deny the fact that their faith was built upon violence? Even their "praised one" Muhammed established a name for himself through plunder and violence. In fact, the Battle of Badr (Muhammed's first great victory) is often pointed to as divine revelation that Muhammed was the "chosen one". I love the fact that my Example gave His life for others.
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16 September 20062. Beth Martin:
What gets me is the demanding that he apologize. The sense of entitlement that people have astounds me. So the Pope doesn't agree with them. So he clearly denounces their actions. So what? The Pope is a religious leader . . . wouldn't it make sense that he would denounce ANY religion but his own?
16 September 20063. honour:
wow. what jerks.
16 September 20064. Jill:
Yes. I read this: http://www.ctlibrary.com/6312 . I have no idea how to make it a link here, but go read it. It's pretty interesting and about this very subject.
We had a former Muslim converted to Christianity who now teaches Bible at Liberty U at our church about a year and a half ago. He quoted the passages from the Koran that talk about perpetrating violence.
It's pretty ironic, those pics you've posted, huh?
16 September 20065. Jill:
Oh, it made it a link for me. Good! : )
16 September 20066. ren:
1. Protesting is their job. I'm convinced that many of them (at least the instigators) are paid to riot, just like American protesters are paid.
2. Apparently they don't get common sense with the brainwash the imams have given them.
3. See number 2.
16 September 20067. Jesse Gardner:
Got it working for ya, Jill. (There was a period after the link so it was trying to include that in the address, which obviously didn't work.)
Thanks for the find.
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16 September 20061. Nathan Gottschall:
Jesse, I loved the article you posted! I agree strongly with number two, and I wish the rest of the world had sense enough to realize it. As relates to whether they have jobs, and how do they find the time to do all this marching and burning, I had never even thought of that, I must confess.
The top picture is especially funny.