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2006-10-18 Olde Tyme Religion

The Regensburg Effect: The Open Letter from 38 Muslims to the Pope

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Posted by mrp 2006-10-18 12:04|| || Front Page|| [5 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Bill Clinton & the entire DNC could take lessons from muzzies in the Art of Subterfuge.

Posted by Mark Z 2006-10-18 15:27|| 2006-10-18 15:27|| Front Page Top

#2 Even Christ used violence when he chased the merchants from the temple.

Admittedly, it has been awhile since I cracked open a Bible, but I don't seem to remember Christ beheading the merchants and videotaping the corpses.

Posted by SteveS 2006-10-18 15:43|| 2006-10-18 15:43|| Front Page Top

#3 Mark -

Yes, I read the original text at the Islamica Magazine site. While I did so, the Baron's Bloody Borders Project came to mind.

Muslims have zero(0) incentive to hold themselves accountable to infidels. The signers' "Forced Conversion" argument, for instance, is simply unbelievable.

One thing I've perceived from this episode is that for Muslims, Western history from a Western perspective is simply irrelevant. Western philosophy, empiricism, and social constructions have no place within the tent of Islam. What we think as members of Western civilization is seen as an incomprehensible threat to the Islamic order.

Now, Pope Benedict XIV is a Western man to his fingertips - how he responds to this "letter" is going to have profound ramifications will affect the lives of hundreds of millions of people.

Posted by mrp 2006-10-18 16:05|| 2006-10-18 16:05|| Front Page Top

#4 Any chance we'll see a return letter from the Pope to the 38 idiots?

Something along the lines of FOAD (but in German), I hope. ;-p

Posted by Barbara Skolaut">Barbara Skolaut 2006-10-18 16:13|| http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html]">[http://ariellestjohndesigns.com/page/15bk1/Home_Page.html] 2006-10-18 16:13|| Front Page Top

#5 BS and Dielogue.

Posted by Duh! 2006-10-18 16:16|| 2006-10-18 16:16|| Front Page Top

#6 I didn't bother to read it. It's just another piece of "blah, blah, blah, we aren't capable of tolerating your religion but we demand you tolerate ours".

Tell it to those who care - but better hurry - their numbers are getting smaller everyday.

Posted by Clkethel OHlkdj 2006-10-18 16:29|| 2006-10-18 16:29|| Front Page Top

#7 What I find interesting: What compelled these Muslim scholars to reply at all?

Posted by mrp 2006-10-18 17:27|| 2006-10-18 17:27|| Front Page Top

#8 We found 38 Mythical Moderate Muslims.

Or 38 engaging in the taqiia thingy - you know, I spelled it wroing.

I think I'll leave wroing wrong, too.

Posted by Bobby 2006-10-18 17:38|| 2006-10-18 17:38|| Front Page Top

#9 What compelled these Muslim scholars to reply at all?

The Pope's divisions. The Pope has said it's OK to question Mohammedanism. They know that if they don't engage in the debate, he'll turn the European population on them. Blair's latest comments and the comments from others have gotten much wider distribution than they otherwise would because the Pope has opened the debate. They are arguing for the minds, if not the hearts of the Euros. Because if the Pope can make the Euros face reality with reason, the game is up for Muddy's boys.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-10-18 17:38|| 2006-10-18 17:38|| Front Page Top

#10 All taqqiya, all the time. In the midst of death fatwas for apostasy, having the audacity to claim that, There is no compulsion in religion. is simply an outright insult.

Islam will say anything, do anything and sign any agreement to buy whatever time it takes to overthrow the West. That is all we should expect and to think otherwise is the height of insanity. We must begin a purge of all Muslims from our lands and ship them straight back to their Islamic ~~hell holes~~ utopias.

Posted by Zenster">Zenster 2006-10-18 17:38|| 2006-10-18 17:38|| Front Page Top

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