This isn’t going to stop anytime soon. In fact this is just the start. An Iranian leader is urging more protests against the Pope. Meanwhile, Big Pharaoh shares his very valid views regarding this. He’s right in what he says. On the other hand Michelle Malkin is right too.
Mullahs and Islamist political leaders are going to leverage this latest crisis to the max.
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The Pope sought to influence European opinion towards a no vote against Turkey’s admission to the EU. One of his stated policies is to preserve the Christian character of Europe.
Most likely he didn’t expect he would be this successful. Muslim outrage simply played exactly to his initial plan.
If that was his real intention, then it’s extremely irresponsible of him because at the end of the day it will be Christian minorities in the Muslim world that pay the price.
The Pope is now getting support from some unexpected sources: the Anglican Church in Britain,
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2-2366419,00.html
… and the Orthodox Church:
http://gatewaypundit.blogspot.com/2006/09/greek-archbishop-christodoulos-joins.html
For Muslims out there, this is as significant as Wahhabi Sunnis, Shiites, and Sufis all of a sudden agreeing on something.
And did you not think there was a good reason behind the Pope’s initiative? The Catholic Church has now solidified its position as a voice for all Christianity, - something popes throughout the ages have always had as a goal. True, it’s not going to last, but it will unite European Christians in their opposition to Muslim influence in Europe.
This will have some effect on Muslims. Whatever Islamist think about the “justice” of their cause, their economic well-being is not under their control. Rather, the west still calls the shots. Any reasons added to the long list of why Muslims should be excluded from economic integration with the west is simply not in the interest of Muslims. Islamists, of course, don’t care.
Young, open-minded Muslims must pay more attention to pragmatic, economic concerns, and not try to challenge the west in terms of religion, ideology, and morality. You simply won’t win over the hearts and minds of the west. What will win the west is if you come along with business, and markets. Too bad most Muslims are not even realizing the incredible opportunities inherent in that strategy. After all, the success of Islam in the first 300 years was wholly due, - not to the wisdom of the Koran, nor that of Mohammed – but simply because the Islamic ummah provided peace and stability for free markets to thrive.
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