THE POPE MUST DIE?
September 18, 2006
by: jovial_cynic
by: jovial_cynic
An article from This Is London, a London entertainment guide, states that a "notorious" Muslim extremist has declared that those who insulted Islam would be "subject to capital punishment".
He meant, specifically, that the Pope should be executed.
Keep in mind that the article is an entertainment guide. It may or may not represent the attitudes of Muslims across London.
The article is kind of interesting. People in most western cultures believe that such charged statements are backwards in nature, and that anyone that proposes such an idea is likely a menace to society and should be arrested immediately. As one commenter on the site stated:
Incitement to commit murder is a serious offence. I hope this man is arrested forthwith.
Forthwith. haha... I love the English.
But we tend to agree with the commenter -- we think that somebody that says, or even believes such a thing is certainly a problem to the surrounding non-Muslim population.
The Christian Right, as a whole, likely agrees with the commenter as well. That being the case, it finds itself in an interesting position. The Christian Right is interested in enforcing Christian ethics on the society around it by infiltrating the political scene and getting laws established that are in alignment with those ethics. Abortion rights? Homosexuality? These are the current big-issues with the Christian Right.
Is there a difference between a Muslim's cry for the execution of someone who "insults Islam" and the Christian who wants the US government to establish biblical laws? The scale is different -- Christians today are generally not calling for the assassination of leaders... with the exception of Pat Robertson, of course. The Christian Right today is focused intently on the sexual lives of Americans, perhaps thinking that if they win America on the battle of sex, they've effectively won the war. But where does it end? Does the Christian Right have its eyes on forcing Americans to take the Sabbath day off work in the future? How long does it take to transition from where we are now to stoning people for blaspheming the name of God?
He meant, specifically, that the Pope should be executed.
Keep in mind that the article is an entertainment guide. It may or may not represent the attitudes of Muslims across London.
The article is kind of interesting. People in most western cultures believe that such charged statements are backwards in nature, and that anyone that proposes such an idea is likely a menace to society and should be arrested immediately. As one commenter on the site stated:
Incitement to commit murder is a serious offence. I hope this man is arrested forthwith.
Forthwith. haha... I love the English.
But we tend to agree with the commenter -- we think that somebody that says, or even believes such a thing is certainly a problem to the surrounding non-Muslim population.
The Christian Right, as a whole, likely agrees with the commenter as well. That being the case, it finds itself in an interesting position. The Christian Right is interested in enforcing Christian ethics on the society around it by infiltrating the political scene and getting laws established that are in alignment with those ethics. Abortion rights? Homosexuality? These are the current big-issues with the Christian Right.
Is there a difference between a Muslim's cry for the execution of someone who "insults Islam" and the Christian who wants the US government to establish biblical laws? The scale is different -- Christians today are generally not calling for the assassination of leaders... with the exception of Pat Robertson, of course. The Christian Right today is focused intently on the sexual lives of Americans, perhaps thinking that if they win America on the battle of sex, they've effectively won the war. But where does it end? Does the Christian Right have its eyes on forcing Americans to take the Sabbath day off work in the future? How long does it take to transition from where we are now to stoning people for blaspheming the name of God?