Mon, 18 Sep 2006

Al Qaeda group warns pope, West, 'doomed'

Ya know, I pretty much raked the Pope over hot coals for hypocrisy when he made these remarks: Christians had done the same thing he was citing Muslims for doing. But I never questioned if he was being accurate in his assessment and excoriation of Islam. He was: conversion by the sword is de rigueur:

The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshipper of the cross" saying "you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose head tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword."

So, to "protest" the papal remarks, these folks are issuing statements proving that what he was saying was absolutely right! They don't want an apology, and it really doesn't matter what he said.

"Religion of Peace" my ass...

And we heathens - where do we fit in the grand scheme of this? Nowhere. Both sides in this latest dustup have spent the last couple of millennia doing their level best to kill us off or convert us. Which is, I suppose, a logical thing to do when you and you alone possess the One True Way to paradise, eh?

A pox on both their houses - there are many roads to paradise, and indeed, many paradises. And unless the "One Real God" crowd learns this, and pretty quick, then we're all doomed. At least in this world ...

An al Qaeda-linked extremist group warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were "doomed," as protesters raged across the Muslim world to demand more of an apology from the pontiff for his remarks about Islam and violence.

(link) [CNN.com]

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