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Olde Tyme Religion
What the Catholic Church can learn from the Muslim experience
2013-03-07
[Washington Post]
A not very long opinion piece telling the Catholic Church how it should be doing things.
Nathan Lean is the editor-in-chief of Aslan Media and the author of the three books, including the award-winning "The Islamophobia Industry: How the Right Manufactures Fear of Muslims." He resides in Washington, D.C.
I think that means he's not a theologian. I'm guessing he's not a Catholic, either. And he's obviously not a Rantburg reader.
He writes in HuffPo which rather tells you everything you need to know...
Posted by:Fred

#10  Better to jump into the Mediterranian than be captured by Barbarossa?
Posted by: swksvolFF   2013-03-07 15:49  

#9  "If you're going to be an asshole, be a violent asshole. It gets more respect."
Posted by: Muggsy Mussolini1226   2013-03-07 14:40  

#8  It's better to have a dead prophet than one who abdicates?
Posted by: Skidmark   2013-03-07 10:05  

#7  ..and gain major control of one of the more important elements required by modern civilizations with sufficient ability to cause major economic and social unrest if cut off all while playing a guilt cards over diversity.
Posted by: Procopius2k   2013-03-07 09:18  

#6  Here's BP's "What the Catholic Church can learn from the Muslim experience"

Basically Catholics need to do lots of violent things to make the public phobic of them.

They could also setup no-go areas for non-catholics.

They should stop working and just collect benefits.

Lying to non-catholics should no longer be a sin.

Blow up a few Mosques.

In majority Catholic countries execute those who convert.
Posted by: Bright Pebbles   2013-03-07 06:27  

#5  Public bigotry against authentic Catholics is highly fashionable in the education industry and amongst the cultural elite. If you are not an anti-Catholic bigot you won't go far in those quarters, outside of a few (but not all) Catholic institutions.

Bigotry against Muslims anywhere lands you in jail.

Any questions?

Posted by: no mo uro   2013-03-07 05:55  

#4  I didn't read past the headline, having learned from past experience.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2013-03-07 04:52  

#3  I stopped reading at Aslan Media. The fact Mr. Lean lives in D.C. and writes for the HuffPo were overkill.
Posted by: Besoeker   2013-03-07 03:59  

#2  Maybe if the Catholics practiced violence and intimidation, they would get more respect. When was the last time they beheaded anyone?
Posted by: SteveS   2013-03-07 01:16  

#1  When given the choice to support an ideology that respects rational argument verses an ideology that doesn't, the rational person ought choose the former.

Thus, any rational person ought reject Islam.
Posted by: rammer   2013-03-07 00:40  

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