Logically Delicious!
Sooooo, let me see if I get this straight. The pope recently gave a speech in which he referenced some emperor as saying that Islam is "evil and inhuman" and spread faith "by the sword."
Then an extremist Islamic group has the following reaction, which is, of course, entirely rational:
The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshipper of the cross" saying "you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose head tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword." (quoted in an article on CNN.)
Hmmm.
It would be laughable if it weren't so damn scary.
Then an extremist Islamic group has the following reaction, which is, of course, entirely rational:
The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshipper of the cross" saying "you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose head tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword." (quoted in an article on CNN.)
Hmmm.
It would be laughable if it weren't so damn scary.
posted by grackyfrogg @ 3:05 PM
2 Comments:
At 5:46 PM ,
squawpeak said...
Here's a link to the "provisional" (unfootnoted) version of the Papal speech. The reaction sort of proves the point made by the 1300s Byzantine Emporer that Benedict quoted.
http://romancatholicblog.typepad.com/roman_catholic_blog/2006/09/faith_reason_th.html#more
The speech is interesting, though above my head in terms of the philosophical references. Need a couple more decades to get brushed up all that.
At 5:55 PM ,
grackyfrogg said...
THANK YOU!! i was looking for a transcript earlier, but didn't have much luck. i really appreciate the link!
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