Posted by
Playful Walrus on Friday, September 22, 2006 11:55:58 AM
Yesterday, I heard that there was a kind of conference of Muslims in the Middle East who announced that the Roman Catholic Church should replace the current Pope.
Although it is infinitely more trivial, Muslims telling Catholics they need a new pope is like Burger King telling McDonald's they should replace the Big Mac.
WHY SHOULD ROMAN CATHOLICS TAKE MUSLIM ADVICE ABOUT LEADERSHIP?!? Sorry, Muslims, you don't get a vote in that matter! You know what? I don't either. I'm not a Cardinal. In fact, I'm not even Roman Catholic. I'm what most people would call Protestant, but that still falls under the category of "infidel" to Muslims.
This group also challenged the Pope to a debate about whether Islam or Christianity is the true religion. Now, that's refreshing. That is certainly better than blowing up civilians with suicidal youngsters loaded with explosives.
Debating is good. Because I can tell you with absolute certainty that I will never, ever, convert to any form of Islam as a result of you:
Demonstrating in the streets like you really, really need to urinate.
Rioting
Destroying or attempting to destroy Israel
Praying to Allah
Getting Leftist Leadership elected into control of our Presidency and Congress
Hijacking airplanes, cruise ships, busses, CNN, tricycles, or anything else
Committing various acts of terrorism including "suicide" bombings
Kidnapping... me or anybody else
Holding a gun or blade to my head
Decapitating people
Oppressing women
Waging war, holy or otherwise
Destroying copies of the Bible
The only way I would ever choose Islam is if you could demonstrate to me, using a combination of sound reasoning, logic, and facts and Godly behavior that the Koran is a more reliable and authoritative as a message from God than the Bible, and therefore that Mohammed is a true prophet of God and Jesus Christ is not Lord and Savior, and thereby reveal my relationship and fellowship that I enjoy with Jesus to be a figment of my body chemistry and imagination or demonic influence.
If Jesus Christ was executed through crucifixion and then rose from the dead, and therefore was who He claimed to be, then Mohammed was a liar, the Koran is simply literature at best. My allegiance to Christ is more important than my very life, and threatening to kill me is never going to get me to turn my back on Him.
So, debates are good, especially if you really mean a true debate and not a shouting and shooting match.