Forcing Me Off the Fence: 9/22/06

Posted by Ms. Babble

September 22, 2006

So, it comes naturally for me NOT to pick religious sides.Â I respect them all in some way.Â I have no desire to say that one is better than another.Â But the irony in this is just too much to deny:Â Pope Benedict XVI:Â

He began his speech at Regensburg University with what he conceded were “brusque” words about Islam: He quoted a 14th-century Byzantine emperor as having said: “Show me just what Muhammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.”… : Â Complete article hereÂ Â

This quote really pissed off thoseÂ in the Islamic faith.Â I suppose it can be understandable.Â I mean, I don’t assume they are all violent.Â In fact, I’m told that the Islamic religion in based on peace.Â Â This is the reaction of some of the Islamic folk:Â

â€œYou infidels and despots, we will continue our jihad (holy war) and never stop until God avails us to chop your necks and raise the fluttering banner of monotheism, when Godâ€™s rule is established governing all people and nations,â€ said the statement by the Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organization of Sunni Arab extremist groups in Iraq.Â Complete article hereÂ

Anyone else see the absurdity in this?Â

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I just saw this article on LGF:Â Â Â Â

ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Hundreds of Pakistani Islamists held street protests to condemn Pope Benedict XVI for remarks they regard as anti-Islamic, with one leader saying the pontiff should be crucified. Demonstrators Friday poured out of mosques after the main weekly Muslim prayers in Pakistanâ€™s largest city Karachi, the eastern city of Lahore, the capital Islamabad and other urban centres.Â â€œIf the pope comes here we will hang him on the Cross,â€ Hafiz Hussain Ahmed, a senior leader of Pakistanâ€™s main alliance of radical parties, told around 200 noisy demonstrators in Islamabad.Â

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