In his column, titled "Facing Islamist intimidation, what must the free world do?", Robert Redeker affirmed notably that "hatred and violence live in the book by which any Moslem is educated, the Koran."
"Judaism and Christianity are religions whose rites delegitimize violence," writes Robert Redeker, professor with the college of Pierre-Paul-Riquet at Saint-Orens de Gammeville, "Islam is a religion which, even in its holiest text, and some of its customary rites, exalts violence and hatred."
Concerning Mohammed, the prophet of Islam, the author affirms: "Exaltation of violence: chief of pitiless war, plunderer, mass-murderer of Jews and polygamous, that's the Mohammed revealed through the Koran."
Is Redeker right? Is he wrong? We should be able to discuss it without fear that we'll have our throats cut in our own streets.
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That was from me.>
And, oh yes, upon re-reading that I've one more thought and gesture...
it's yet another opportunity to turn the other cheek and to recognize that what you do for me is build me up...not tear me down.
And for that, I am most grateful. Thank you.>
MNW,
Why do you always put the term Christians in sneer quotes. Do you have the unique ability to look into our hearts to determine whether or not someone is a Christian?>
Why do you always put the term Christians in sneer quotes.
Sneer? I wasn't aware that there was such a thing as a "sneer" quote. It's a quote mark where I come from. It designates that I don't recognize what is claimed as being what it is.
I guess you could say it's sort of like if I said root "beer". Root beer isn't really "beer"...at least not from all outward appearances.
Many people in this country claim to follow Jesus Christ...but I certainly don't recognize that in their actions and their words...especially in those who don't really follow Christ, but follow the words of a book or the words of a minister or the words of someone that supposedly followed Christ or a pope, or whatever. They certainly don't follow the teachings of Christ.
Do you have the unique ability to look into our hearts to determine whether or not someone is a Christian?
I don't need to look into your heart to determine your deeds, words, and actions. Is it not your deeds, words, and actions that demonstrate whether you follow Christ or not?
I'm often told by such "Christians" that it's perfectly fine to judge another's actions and their words...you know...Love the "sinner", hate the "sin" and all of that crap. So if you'd like, you can consider when I type "Christians" as a means of me conveying my judgment of the actions and words of said self-proclaimed followers of Christ. I judge their actions and their words as not to be following the teachings of Christ..but of something else...thus "Christians".
It pertains a bit to knowing them by their fruits...and the fruits of these so called "Christians" are hardly anything reflective of Christ.>
Try reading Bruce Bawer's book While Europe Slept. It's pretty scary. He's a gay American who lives with his Norwegian partner in Norway. He's not impressed with how the Dutch and other western European nations have caved into the fear of actual Muslim violence and intimidation as they have in his opinion become impotent with both fear of the Muslims in their midst as well as pretending that if they are good liberals and throw a lot of money their way, everything will come up roses. The problem is that the western European countries have been doing that for decades now and its only getting worse. He gets a few digs in at American Christian fundamentalists but acknowledges that they aren't probably going to want to murder him. He now sees a great deal less tolerance and more violence in western countries directed at gays and others which is mainly due to Muslims thinking they have a right to threaten, intimidate, rape, and even murder non-Muslims. It makes for some very interesting and very frightening reading.>
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