Posted by
Playful Walrus on Saturday, September 16, 2006 5:33:54 PM
What's with these protesting Muslims? They look for any excuse to take to the streets and make idiots of themselves. Meanwhile, hundreds of millions of other Muslims go about their day being productive members of society.
I'm no Roman Catholic, but the Pope is. I'm Protestant. Either way, by definition that means we both think Islam is wrong, that the Koran and Mohammed are not completely true. Islam and Christianity are mutually exclusive. Do Christians take to the streets to protest just because a Muslim leader says something we disagree with? Muslims do not believe that Jesus was and is Divine. So what? That's human freedom at work. I believe Jesus to be both fully man and fully G-d. I believe the Bible is more truthful about the human condition and how to be reconciled to G-d than the Koran. These are not surprises! That's what makes our faiths different.
The Pope should not cater to these people. Instead, he should invite them to research for themselves the truth about the historical Jesus and what He accomplished.
We cannot pretend that Jesus, as described in the Bible, and Mohammed, as discribed in the Koran, are buddies. The G-d of the Bible is not the same being as Allah of the Koran. Christians and Muslims can both be wrong, or one side can be right... they can't both be right about this.
So stop protesting in the streets. Stop your suicide bombings. Stop kidnapping people and cutting off their heads. Settle down and be productive members of society.