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| Palestinians Attacking Churches; Blame Pope |
| 2006-09-16 |
| Hat tip LGF. GAZA CITY (AFP) - Assailants angry at Pope Benedict XVI’s comments on Islam targeted several churches across the Palestinian territories on the second day of attacks directed at the Christian church. In Gaza City, a group calling itself the Islamic Organization of the Swords of Righteousness claimed responsibility for unleashing a volley of gunfire on the oldest church in the city. “We carried out this shooting because of the pope’s statement, and he must apologise,” the caller, who refused to give his name, told AFP Saturday. The attack came a day after a grenade exploded outside the same church and four days after the pope criticised connections between Islam and violence, particularly with regard to jihad. In the West Bank town of Nablus, gunmen threw Molotov cocktails at four churches of different denominations, Palestinian security sources told AFP. In one incident, gunmen opened fire inside an empty Catholic church after the building’s entrance door was burnt down, the sources said. |
| Posted by:Rob Crawford |
| #15 Continue to prove the point, and this will continue downhill. Bur remember one thing Ishmael; There is always a winner and a loser. Issac is the winner. |
| Posted by: newc 2006-09-16 22:50 |
| #14 #10 Is it true that there's no word for 'irony' in Arabic? I'm not too sure about that. |
| Posted by: tipper 2006-09-16 21:10 |
| #13 The Pope's point, illustrated. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-16 20:05 |
| #12 nice baiting, DMFD LOL |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-16 17:34 |
| #11 Is it true that there's no word for 'irony' in Arabic? Now wouldn't that be ironic. Oh ... nevermind. |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-16 17:24 |
| #10 Is it true that there's no word for 'irony' in Arabic? |
| Posted by: DMFD 2006-09-16 16:59 |
| #9 You're right Frank. It's Tacoma. And bk is still a selective moralizer. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-09-16 16:32 |
| #8 "Hey, Mohammed! Tell everybody the Pope said something that gives us a pathetic excuse to destroy all the churches! I'm running off to RockMart to get as many stones as I can carry!" |
| Posted by: gorb 2006-09-16 15:50 |
| #7 Thanks for clearing that up. |
| Posted by: Perfesser 2006-09-16 15:04 |
| #6 I thought he was Tacoma WA based |
| Posted by: Frank G 2006-09-16 14:34 |
| #5 We must seek paths of reconciliation and learn to live with respect for each other's identity Perhaps our Oregon-based moralizer should have posted that comment here as well, instead of just in the 'Pope thread'. I'm sure it was just an oversight..... |
| Posted by: Pappy 2006-09-16 13:58 |
| #4 Using Paleologic, every time that the Paleos dance in the street screaming "Death to Israel", the IDF has the right to kill them until they apologize. "Oh, you said to. We thought you were asking for death from Israel. Huh. Well, stop braying like jackasses at the first sign that the pedophile profit isn't admired by all mankind, and this kind of confusion will end." |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2006-09-16 13:48 |
| #3 Using Paleologic, every time that the Paleos dance in the street screaming "Death to Israel", the IDF has the right to kill them until they apologize. All in all, there may be a pony in this pile. |
| Posted by: RWV 2006-09-16 13:35 |
| #2 if my pope is harmed by this scums I will kill muslims worlwide until death!!! |
| Posted by: J oe 2006-09-16 13:26 |
| #1 Poor bastards, they had no choice but to attack. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-16 13:15 |