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One CAIR Bit That I Missed

How the hell did I let this one fly past me?

From CAIR:
ISLAM-BASHER TO APPEAR ON C-SPAN

ACTION ALERT: Robert Spencer, the publisher of "Jihad Watch," will appear Sunday, August 20, on a PRE-TAPED C-SPAN "Q&A" segment.

In his book "Guide for Catholics," http://watchjihadwatch.blogspot.com/2006/05/bias.html

"Islam itself is an incomplete, misleading, and often downright false revelation which, in many ways, directly contradicts what God has revealed through the prophets of the Old Testament and through his Son Jesus Christ, the Word made flesh.. . .For several reasons. . .Islam constitutes a threat to the world at large.

The subtitle of Spencer's forthcoming book claims Islam is "the World's Most Intolerant Religion."

Please watch the program and then contact C-SPAN to express your concerns about the network's decision to provide air-time to someone whose website promotes bigotry and hatred.
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Since I missed this one, I'll have to be doubly vigilant next time. I wouldn't want one of those "Islam bashers" to get to speak their piece on a TV network, especially a network like the C-SPAN channels which pretty much provide air-time to anyone who has written a book or is a member of our government. They show everyone. They hit you with an hour of Cindy Sheehan on a book tour and then let you calm down again a bit by bringing on someone like, well, Robert Spencer. They don't keep anyone off the air based on political bias, especially on C-SPAN2 and BookTV. And don't tempt me, I already know because I'm a enough of a geek to watch these shows.

But yes, CAIR, next time I will "watch the program" and then immediately express my concerns about the network's decision to give air-time to scholars and not cave in to the usual old SCAIR tactics.

Muslim Temper Tantrums

Recently, the Pope offended Muslims around the world; this is the full text of the Pope's offensive remarks, and this is his apology. HERE is a musical rebuttal in response to Muslim outrage.

Turks Ignore Own Genocide (again) Just in Time to Lump Pope Benidict XVI in with Hitler

"ANKARA, Turkey - A Turkish lawmaker said Pope Benedict XVI would go down in history "in the same category as leaders such as Hitler and Mussolini" for remarks he made about Islam. Meanwhile, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry summoned the Vatican's ambassador to express regret over the remarks."

Wait, wait, TIMEOUT!!! I'm sorry, I'm a bit confused. Pope Benedict XVI will go down in history along with Hitler, according to a Turk, due to something he said in a speech? And let's be clear about what he said:

"Benedict quoted from a book recounting a conversation between 14th century Byzantine Christian Emperor Manuel Paleologos II and a Persian scholar on the truths of Christianity and Islam.

"The emperor comes to speak about the issue of jihad, holy war," the pope said. "He said, I quote, 'Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.'"

Benedict did not explicitly agree with the statement nor repudiate it."

Oddly, members of the government of Turkey, which CONTINUES to accept responsibility for, admit to the events of, or even apologize for its own genocide of million of Christians feel it perfectly acceptable to ignore its own past and demand apology from the Vatican for one quote from one speech. Let's be clear here, the Pope did NOT call for Muslims to be slaughtered. He simply quoted a historic figure speaking on the issue of jihad and of Mohammad. He did nothing to incite violence, other than mention Mohammad without the posturing acceptable to Muslims, which is considered in the West somewhat demeaning to oneself.

All that the Pope did to bring on this latest spate of violent protest and rending of garments in good ol' Dar al Islam is to accuse Mohammad of doing something that Mohammad actually did. Well, sorry if the truth hurts. Maybe he should have included what happened to the Byzantine emperors who followed Paleogos II in the face of the Ottoman Turks. Or perhaps pepper his speeches with references to what happened to all of the descendants of the pre- and post-Byzantine Christians in Asia Minor and the rest of the Ottoman Empire, or even just by the ancestors of Turkey's present government? Would another Turkish National be sent to assassinate the Pope? Wait, I assume that we aren't to mention that either. No, never repeat truths about Turkish history to the world. But especially, never say a thing about Mohammad, unless you have the entire Swiss Guard and a bullet-proof "Pope-Mobile" to keep you safe.

Pope Benedict XVI is the Pope yes, but he is also a Philosopher. He quotes freely from discussions of this type in historical records, and always has. I just find it a tad bit funny that the Turks are still seething enough from his earlier comments that Turkey should not be allowed to join the European Union (which is surely the at the heart of their dislike for this particular Pope) to jump to the head of the fray of condemnation of the entire Vatican.

So just wipe it from your mind that the Turks brutally conquered much of Europe along with the Muslim world, something they do not apologize for despite being part of the racket of those asking for apologies for the Crusades. Forget about the genocides that went so unnoticed by the world that Hitler himself mentioned them as one condition by which he could "get away" with mass slaughter of Jews. Forget that they refuse to admit to those slaughters of Armenians, Pontic and Ionian Greeks, and Assyrians (above), much less apologize. Never mind at all that there have been more attacks on Catholic Priests in Turkey in the last year than in any other nation, and no attempt to crack down on these attacks or the others on the few Christian communities left in Asia Minor. Forget the recent death threats there. And ALWAYS forget that the Turks have made amends and apologized for NOTHING in their history against Christians. Just remember, they feel a bit hurt by one speech given by the current Pope. Remember that they are enraged by one comment about the one specifically Muslim "prophet".

Keep up the arrogant posturing, "Land of the Turks". Eventually someone with a greater voice than me will call you on your hypocrisy, and eventually you will be forced to explain.

Cross-Posted Somewhere out there.....

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"Is THIS the Ultimate Insult?" or "What happens to Popes Who Don't Do This"

Heavens to Betsy! Where do we start! It's almost as if Ali Sina's words (above) have come alive yet again, as the ummah freaks out (again) over remarks made about their would-be god Mohammad. Yes, it's true, question the workings of Muslim theology or the "will of Allah" and you will be told that you "just don't understand" or that "you'd have to read the Koran in Arabic". Insult Mo the Assumed Seal of the Prophets, and you get riots. Kind of makes me wonder who's more holy, but maybe that all just strikes me as odd. Then again, my judgment gets thrown a bit when I watch excellent Muslim Theater Productions, such as this most recent one, especially when they include whirlwind acts involving fire and death threats.

"Anyone who describes Islam as a religion as intolerant encourages violence," Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Tasnim Aslam said.

Yes, she said it and Muslims dutifully left their mosques all over the Eastern Hemisphere to act on it. This is a common device in the world of Muslim Theater. Don't worry, if you missed the first act I'm sure film footage will soon follow. But this falls in line with "Mohammad, Believe it or Else!". What are we to take from this quote if not the simple truth that if anyone prominent (or even fairly unknown as was the case with the Jyllands Post artists) insults SPECIFICALLY Mohammad, and in doing so implies that Islam is "intolerant", that Muslims worldwide will jump out of any hiding place to prove on the spot that they are, in fact, VIOLENT.

"The pope has thrown gasoline onto the fire ... in a world where the risk of a clash between religions is high," said Haluk Koc, deputy head of the Republican People's Party.

AHA, so there is a fire. Good to know. Thanks for the heads up Mr. Koc, because we've been told that there is no fire whatsoever and that Islam is so incredibly peaceful that they probably have taken to "turning the other cheek". At any rate, things have been cleared up tremendously.

The thing that has been most cleared up is the fact that despite constant insults to all Christian denominations from Dar al Islam for centuries now, this latest spate of firey protest is just what happens when the Catholic Church chooses a Pope who won't do the hideous act that Pope John Paul II (above) submitted (no pun intended) himself to in the spirit of trying to tamp out that "fire" that may or may not officially exist.

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