01-07-2007, 12:43 AM
Quote:well you've got me there.. (but you must admit then the pope was sh*t-stirring?) this is not something a 'pope' should do..? (don't you agree?) violence is never a way to solve a problem, you are correct.. (what can i say?) if the pope wants to live by the sword...
I don’t admit that the Pope was sh*t-stirring at all.
Let’s be honest, Moslems hold their belief system to be impervious to criticism.
Why are Moslems so reactionary and why so defensive?. It’s absolutely astonishing that Moslems view any critique, any hard questions, any criticism at all of Islam as “attacking Muslims”. Here in the West, one can find any number of books, film or media which criticizes Republican politics, Christianity, leftist media, modern art, magic crystal ball healing power...you name it, we are free to shine the bright, glaring light of criticism upon it. And I've got to say, I can't remember anyone in the U.S. being killed over this. We like the knowledge that we can disagree with one another, express that disagreement (in a lawful, non-threatening way), and be done with it. Clearly, people can understandably become upset at some cast dispersion when beliefs they hold dear are ridiculed or impugned, but here in the U.S. at least, the majority of us take it with nary a flinch.
Quote: state sponsored terrorism.. it knows no bounds.. i hear you.. (and i hear them saying the hateful rhetoric also) is this ALL muslims or a subgroup? (i guess we both know the answer to that?) are you saying because the muslims talked trash the pope may also? (where's vince McMahon? this is gonna be the match of the decade..)
I don’t claim that all Moslems subscribe to the hateful rhetoric coming from many of their spiritual leaders but silence to this suggests tacit endorsement. We hear of the <i>tiny minority of violent extremists™</i> but you know what, It’s not so tiny.
Quote: let's suppose the vatican had an agenda for the world.. so what..?
I'm not following this.
Quote: they do?
Ask the Pope, Theo Van Gogh, Salman Rushdie, Hirsi Ali Sina… the list goes on. Hey – I’ve only got a 60 gig hard drive.
Quote: exactly.. i say the same about freemasons and roman catholics.. why should something be 'blasphemous' (hurtful to God) i thought nothing could hurt God..???
That depends on which particular god(s).
Quote: can i get a large fries too?
Yes. Drive through, please.
Quote: salmon rushdie anyone?
Among a litany of others
Quote: (ouch)
The truth will set you free.
Quote:ouch..
I suppose it's easier to destroy something than try to coexist with it..? ..
Hence the ban or restrictions on competing religious faiths in most of the Islamic world.
Quote:looking foreward to what happens next (btw i have no stance.. personally i think religions are used as control systems)
Iran is acquiring the means to wage nuclear jihad and to usher in the endtimes. I’m not looking forward to that.