Posted on 12/26/2005 6:41:01 PM PST by jailbird
Me neither. France is toast. The reason for it is obvious. Good day to you as well.
Hopefully, especially the European Catholic church will correct that problem. If they do, they will be better than most of the Protestants, who for all intents and purposes are apostate and no longer true Christians.
"Christianity did not give me the same reference points."
Hmmm, this religion, that I'm going to base my life around, and stake my eternal soul on, doesn't do what I want it to. I'll try another one that I like better.
So Islam is a religion of peace and Catholicism is an incubator for peodophiles! Reading the BBC or the NYTimes or even the AGF,that is how the media portrays them. Moral Equivalency raised to the nth degree. You may even argue that no one is taught anything about religion (their own-Christian) then they simply have no reference point and thus assume that Islam is an interesting exotic novelty, like a new pet or Kaballah, scientology, etc that has been maligned by the Imperial powers of Europe in order for capitalists...well you know the jazz.
Charles Martel must be spinning in his grave!!!
She says she chose Islam because it was simple and straightforward to her. That seems to be a major reason why Islam wins converts in much of the world.
Muhammad simplified the religious ideas of his day to produce a religion that didn't have the complexities and subleties of Christianity. Of course Sufis and other mystics have a very intricate belief system, that's not true of Muhammad's core teaching.
"and women are not sex objects"
I guess they are pandering to women who like to be treated like only objects that are subject to human rights violations as a daily thing.
Can only one show me where Islam is in control of a country and the women aren't piñatas?
Reminds me of the saying: If you don't stand for something you will fall for anything.
Well Islam's got rules, I guess... murder infidels, no pork, beat your wife at will...
If true (that the Euro police eye all Islamics with suspicion), I gotta give the folks across the pond at least some credit.
"For me," she adds, "Islam is a message of love, of tolerance and peace."
What a minute here. ....is Ms. Fallot the scriptwriter for the WH on all things Islamic?
It is a message that appeals to more and more Europeans as curiosity about Islam has grown since 9/11
"Any religion that has so many members that not only hate America but actually act on that hatred is a religion I must investigate." - Euro loser.
In fact, she explains, she liked the way "Islam demands a closeness to God. Islam is simpler, more rigorous, and it's easier because it is explicit. I was looking for a framework; man needs rules and behavior to follow. Christianity did not give me the same reference points."
10 Commandments not clear enough?
"A lot of women are reacting to the moral uncertainties of Western society," says Dr. Jawad. "They like the sense of belonging and caring and sharing that Islam offers."
Sharing and caring? Anyone have links to those videos of Islamic women being stoned to death in the public square for merely being accused of looking at a member of the opposite sex?
"There is more space for family and motherhood in Islam, and women are not sex objects."
No, but goats and children are. Women are objects of scorn and death.
Deep down inside, although I don't want to agree with you, I fear you are probably correct. When Europe explodes, the white Christian males will be screaming like girls in a Monty Python skit.
Exactly right. They would show the face of Christianity as a trailer-park tammy faye baker...
I think I might argue that that is part of the problem, and that the solution is more along the lines of my reply at #16.
But even if we sidestep that whole argument, the bottom line is that young [European] people [like the poor French girl in question] just aren't reading any of that stuff whatsoever.
Sorry, jailbird, your parole has been denied!
You need to look at the picture and go easier on the egg nog. She's a babe!
5.56mm
Any insight?
She must have been taught that they are the Ten Suggestions.
Well, the picture that I posted is of the Compendium, which is a lot more straight-to-the-point than the regular Catechism. However, I think you have a good point. You have a lot of Europeans going to Buddhist, Hindu, and Inca sites around the world, when their is so much culture at their doorstep. It shows that they know what Christianity is, and have rejected it.
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