Muslims express fury over pope's remarks - Yahoo! News
This is ridiculous. The guy was quoting something somebody said 6 hundred years ago.
And the question is never asked: "Does Islam condone spreading "the faith" by the sword?". No - the Pope, whom I disagree with on all sorts of theological issues (5 solas come to mind immediately) - is simply castigated for merely repeating a statement that is viewed as politically incorrect. The veracity, or truthfulness, of what he's saying is never brought into the discussion. Any question is simply squelched by the steamroller of Political Correctness.
The suppression of honest inquiry is the hallmark of tyranny, whether secular or religious in nature. If Islam doesn't teach what this 16th century emperor says it does, then Muslims should respond by simply saying "That's not the case". When they take to the streets in mobs they give credence to the very notion they so vehemently disagree with.
Jews believe one thing, Christians another, Buddhists another, and Muslims yet another. And in believing different things, they're bound to come into conflict. One test of the worth of a religion, then, is how it responds to those who disagree with it. Christ said to bless those who curse you, so we who are Christians have been given our marching orders and anyone who kills another human in Christ's name is doing something other than what Christ commanded.
So the question remains, when Muslims take to the streets in fits of rage to burn flags and scream threats and spew hatred are they acting in accordance with, or against the teachings of their faith?
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