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| To which brand of Islam should America Convert |
| 2007-09-09 |
| Iraq the Model asks the question in a 9-9 post It looks like Bin Laden didn't read my last post about Islam being the solution so I will repeat the question to him. First of all what form of Islam are you inviting America to endorse? If it's Sunni Islam then do you reccomend the Hanafi, Shafi'i or Salafi doctrine? And if it's Shi Islam, which hierarchy would you recommend? The Iranian one of Khamenai, the Iraqi with its four great Ayatollahs, or the Lebanese represented by Hussein Fadhlallah? Or maybe sheik Bin Laden is going to graciously leave America to choose its new faith freely!? Second, Bin Laden didn't specify how this endorsement of Islam would be enforced; should it be by an executive order from the Bush administration, a legislation from the Democratic Congress, or would it be up to the American people to answer Bin Laden's call, voluntarily? ITM, if I remember correctly, are two self described agnostics of Shia backround. |
| Posted by:mhw |
| #10 Thank you, mrp. Pope Benedict is a wise man, indeed. And thank you for posting Iraq the Model's most important question, mhw. I haven't laughed so hard in quite a while. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2007-09-09 21:22 |
| #9 Actually I can get behind "embracing Islam", as long as it's the kind of embrace in the Russian folktale...... All the animals of the forest decided to get together and have a peace conference. The rabbit said "we must ban teeth" and the wolf said "we must ban deer antlers" and soon all the animals were yelling and fighting. The bear then let out a huge roar and when all the other aniumals stopped to look at him, he said, "Brothers, we must abandon everything, everything except the great universal embrace". |
| Posted by: Aesop al-Orsini 2007-09-09 20:56 |
| #8 I favor "Armed Response" myself, Zen. |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2007-09-09 20:49 |
| #7 Erm ... How about, "None of the Above"? Either that or "Armed Response". |
| Posted by: Zenster 2007-09-09 20:05 |
| #6 To even concider or even discuss is out of the question. I will never convert, concider it, or listen to it. Islam is based on hate, repression, murder. We are thousands of years beyond Islam, beyond this kind of hate. |
| Posted by: 49 Pan 2007-09-09 18:13 |
| #5 Nope...I want the "why wait?" version that has 72 virgins now. |
| Posted by: anymouse 2007-09-09 18:12 |
| #4 Pope Benedict delivered a deeply moving and instructive homily today during Mass at St. Stephen's Cathedral, Vienna. The last paragraph I found apropos to this thread, and to Fred's cover essay from yesterday: In this SundayÂ’s Opening Prayer we call to mind firstly that through his Son God has redeemed us and made us his beloved children. Then we ask him to look down with loving-kindness upon all who believe in Christ and to give us true freedom and eternal life. We ask God to look down with loving-kindness. We ourselves need this look of loving-kindness not only on Sunday but beyond, reaching into our everyday lives. As we ask, we know that this loving gaze has already been granted to us. What is more, we know that God has adopted us as his children, he has truly welcomed us into communion with himself. To be someoneÂ’s child means, as the early Church knew, to be a free person, not a slave but a member of the family. And it means being an heir. If we belong to God, who is the power above all powers, then we are fearless and free. And we are heirs. The inheritance he has bequeathed to us is himself, his love. Yes, Lord, may this inheritance enter deep within our souls so that we come to know the joy of being redeemed. Amen. |
| Posted by: mrp 2007-09-09 18:06 |
| #3 I believe it's part of the duty of a jihadi to offer the victim convertion to Islam first before killing him. Apparently Binny has another surprise planned for us soon. It's like a dhimmitude Miranda; You have the right to remain infidel. Should you choose to convert, any form of Islam will suffice. You have the right to a Koran, if you cannot afford a Koran, one will be traded to you for your goat or daughter. |
| Posted by: wxjames 2007-09-09 17:49 |
| #2 Kinda like asking me which bread I'd like my shit sandwich on. Um, no thanks, I'm on a diet. |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2007-09-09 16:50 |
| #1 I go for the original version or the following version, i.e. Jewish or Christian. |
| Posted by: Brett 2007-09-09 16:17 |