Papa
I am not Roman Catholic.
I do not go to a Roman Catholic Church.
I do not believe that the Roman Catholic Church is supreme and authoritative over my church.
But boy-howdy, Benedict XVI is an amazing leader and if their were an election for "Cultural Leader of Western Civilization," then he would get my vote.
The battle to win hearts and minds for Christendom in the cultural war with Islam will require us to bring to light this fact: Christianity is reasonable and Islam is not. In fact, Islam is not even interested in being questioned and tested in order to ascertain whether or not it is reasonable. In a rather Screwtape-like way, all Christianity needs to do is ask the world to logically substantiate the claims of the Quran, and the intellectual battle is over. Radical Islam, by which I merely mean 'Islam which corresponds accurately to a straightforward reading of the Quran,' cannot engage in academic discourse about theology in any meaningful way.
His Holiness has invited Muslim leaders to a summit, of sorts, to clear up any misunderstandings about his remarks regarding the practice of spreading Islam "by the sword." Let us be clear. The Pope verbally attacked Islam based on his interpretation of the Quran. It is time for an intelligent Muslim cleric to rise up and academically exegete the Quran in a rebuttal to the Pope. Instead, the leaders of Islam have childishly demanded that Benedict "take back" his remarks.
It's time for serious discussion, it's time for Islam to take a seat at the university, and it's high time Mecca stopped demanding and started arguing.
In closing, I love the Holy Father and I am proud to see a leader who will invite all comers to the table, and attempt to teach the world "that religion and violence do not go together but religion and reason do."
I do not go to a Roman Catholic Church.
I do not believe that the Roman Catholic Church is supreme and authoritative over my church.
But boy-howdy, Benedict XVI is an amazing leader and if their were an election for "Cultural Leader of Western Civilization," then he would get my vote.
The battle to win hearts and minds for Christendom in the cultural war with Islam will require us to bring to light this fact: Christianity is reasonable and Islam is not. In fact, Islam is not even interested in being questioned and tested in order to ascertain whether or not it is reasonable. In a rather Screwtape-like way, all Christianity needs to do is ask the world to logically substantiate the claims of the Quran, and the intellectual battle is over. Radical Islam, by which I merely mean 'Islam which corresponds accurately to a straightforward reading of the Quran,' cannot engage in academic discourse about theology in any meaningful way.
His Holiness has invited Muslim leaders to a summit, of sorts, to clear up any misunderstandings about his remarks regarding the practice of spreading Islam "by the sword." Let us be clear. The Pope verbally attacked Islam based on his interpretation of the Quran. It is time for an intelligent Muslim cleric to rise up and academically exegete the Quran in a rebuttal to the Pope. Instead, the leaders of Islam have childishly demanded that Benedict "take back" his remarks.
It's time for serious discussion, it's time for Islam to take a seat at the university, and it's high time Mecca stopped demanding and started arguing.
In closing, I love the Holy Father and I am proud to see a leader who will invite all comers to the table, and attempt to teach the world "that religion and violence do not go together but religion and reason do."
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