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2006-09-24 Olde Tyme Religion

Tell us more about Islam: Muslims to Pope

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Posted by Fred 2006-09-24 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11129 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Religion and violence are two different things

Not as muzzies are concerned, violence is their religion.

Posted by twobyfour 2006-09-24 01:17|| 2006-09-24 01:17|| Front Page Top

#2 It is possible that Michigan State alums now agree with the Arab view of the papacy.

Posted by Super Hose 2006-09-24 01:26|| 2006-09-24 01:26|| Front Page Top

#3 mmmkay, How are you getting 97% conversion rates in Africa mr muslim? Do you want to know what Jesus thinks? He thinks it is the religion of Satan.

Posted by newc">newc 2006-09-24 07:18|| 2006-09-24 07:18|| Front Page Top

#4 Muslim thinkers in Turkey Ill have mine on rye, hold the mayo.

Posted by Joe of the Jungle 2006-09-24 07:28|| 2006-09-24 07:28|| Front Page Top

#5 "Muslim thinkers in Turkey..."

What do they think about? Maybe such vexing questions as, "If a woman is bald, does she still have to have to wear a hijab?"

Posted by Spolulet Spineper3182 2006-09-24 08:43|| 2006-09-24 08:43|| Front Page Top

#6 At the same time, they set clear limits on the dialogue they want, boxing it into a series of polite exchanges where the tough issues Benedict wants to discuss risk remaining taboo.

Herewith the polite, educated version of the showtrial debate I discussed yesterday. The threat is no less there for all it isn't mentioned in cultured, erudite terms instead of marching in smelly masses around the landscape waving sharp things in the air. "Orientalist" is a key indicator as well, being how the modern students of the history of the Islamic world refer with curled lip to their putatively Eurocentric, judgemental predecessors. They are feeling their oats over there, aren't they?

Posted by trailing wife 2006-09-24 08:45|| 2006-09-24 08:45|| Front Page Top

#7 Usak rejected proposals for Muslims to read the Koran in a less literal way to bring their understanding of it more in line with the modern world. "It's impossible and against reality to ask a Muslim to reinterpret the Koran," Usak declared.

And yet the only way for Islam to survive in the modern world is to reinterpret the Koran in such a way as to allow Muslims to live peacefully with the rest of us.

Posted by trailing wife 2006-09-24 08:48|| 2006-09-24 08:48|| Front Page Top

#8 His apology was not enough for the feelings of the Muslim world,"

Clearly the message about rationality did not get through to this Muslim deep thinker.

Posted by Nimble Spemble 2006-09-24 08:49|| 2006-09-24 08:49|| Front Page Top

#9 My wife does this, if she doesn't want to hear the truth, she loudly discusses something (Anything) else, then pretends she was talking about the new subject all along and why am I trying to change the subject.

Posted by Redneck Jim 2006-09-24 14:02|| 2006-09-24 14:02|| Front Page Top

#10 His argument that Christianity is rational could be an indirect way of saying Islam is unreasonable and has no place in Christian-rooted Europe.

Sounds about right to me!!!!!

Posted by Gravish Spaviling5504 2006-09-24 16:02|| 2006-09-24 16:02|| Front Page Top

#11 Iff Jesus Christ survived the Roman crucifixion process, he's the only personage in all human history who has, various mortal wounds, etal. notwithstanding.

Posted by JosephMendiola 2006-09-24 21:11|| 2006-09-24 21:11|| Front Page Top

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