Pope Benedict could be a member of US-First. In a speech on theology in Germany in the past day or two, he quoted from a book recounting a conversation between 14th-century Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and a Persian scholar on the truths of Christianity and Islam. The quote suggests that Christian non-violence (spreading itself by word and good deed) is of a higher moral standing than the Islamic concept of spreading itself by the sword. As a non-Catholic, who holds the Pope in no special standing, I agree. All cultures are not equal. Ours is built upon such a concept — and for that — we’re better. If anyome wants to come and live here, we must insist that they live as we do — or let them go back to their stinking hell-hole they were so eager to leave.
Dean,
Firstly, thanks for digging my Blog out of the masses and stopping by…
Now, I have one thought, on this specific topic. Regardless of my personal faith, I do not advocate the cowardly shooting of three month olds from behind, in the neck, to “further” my religion’s sect. I don’t believe that a “real” Islamic does either.
This “spewage” about the Pope – is just spewage. It became obvious in France and from the cartoons, that they will use any excuse to promote their fanaticism – it truly has nothing to do with “faith.”
The fact that someone is a Christian/Buddhist/Muslim etc., means nothing when you go directly to the heart of any human being who has the simplest of understandings of the reality of God. God is Love. God doesn’t fly planes into buildings killing innocent people. God doesn’t shoot 3 month old babies in the back.
Neither does the Pope, but they’ll make the lame attempt to spin it that way.
Here’s the thought – in a war between Christians and Islam, between followers of Christ or Muhammed, venture a guess where God’s allegiance might lie.
Yeah – that’s what I thought too…
Welcome to the Blogosphere!
Mark
Thanks for the welcome, Mark. The question we have to ask is not which side God is on, but which side are we on. I submit to you the Hutus and the Tootsies battling it out in Rwanda 10 years ago. I’d think it was pretty hard for God to choose sides in that one — if he did at all. Ye shall know them by their fruit…