Posted on 09/18/2006 10:54:20 PM PDT by XR7
An al-Qaida-linked extremist group warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were "doomed," as protesters raged across the Muslim world to demand more of an apology from the pontiff for his remarks about Islam and violence.
The Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organization of Sunni Arab extremist groups that includes al-Qaida in Iraq, issued a statement on a Web forum vowing to continue its holy war against the West. The authenticity of the statement could not be independently verified.
The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshipper of the cross" saying "you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose head tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword."
Islam forbids drinking alcohol and requires non-Muslims to pay a head tax to safeguard their lives if conquered by Muslims. They are exempt if they convert to Islam.
In Indian-controlled Kashmir, meanwhile, shops, businesses and schools shut down in response to a strike call by the head of a hard-line Muslim separatist leader to denounce Benedict. For the third day running, people burned tires and shouted "Down with the pope."
Protests also broke out in Iraq, where angry demonstrators burned an effigy of the pope in Basra, and in Indonesia, where more than 100 people rallied in front of the heavily guarded Vatican Embassy in Jakarta, waving banners that said the "Pope is building religion on hatred."
The pope...cited the words of a Byzantine emperor who characterized some of the teachings of Islam's Prophet Muhammad as "evil and inhuman" and referred to spreading Islam "by the sword."
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These homicidal maniacs would kill us all if they had the right technology.
Good thing there's plenty of ocean between us.
Pay the tax or die (unless you convert)? I thought I saw two Islamic scholars on BBC say that Islam was never spread by the sword.
Just kill a million of them, and they will hide like Quaddafi for 15 years : )
"Pay the tax or die (unless you convert)? "
Finally....the Democrats plan for a new America is revealed.
Remember, every Christian who decides to limit their family size to one, two or none is working to make this guy's prediction come true.
Remember, every Christian who decides to limit their family size to one, two or none is working to make this guy's prediction come true.
Islam...requires non-Muslims to pay a head tax to safeguard their lives if conquered by Muslims. They are exempt if they convert to Islam.
And once they convert, they are killed if they try to renounce islam and quit being a muslim.
Here's an analogy:
The Mafia requires non-Mafia members to pay protection money to safeguard their lives and businesses if they live in a Mafia-controlled area. They are exempt if they become Mafia members. Once they become Mafia members, they are killed if they try to renounce the Mafia and quit being Mafia members.
Kill a billion of them and get some sleep
A "head tax"? Meaning you pay a tax to keep your head?
Someone needs to ask those Islamic scholars specifially about that one.
Hey I got three.
Know why??
Didn't want four.
Sounds like ACLU lawyers giving counsel to the muslims?
Ruh roh......we're dooooommmed! Can we just squash them like the cockroaches they are and get this over with?
If every conservative Christian had three or more kids the world would be better off for a variety of reasons.
I think everyone is sick of these idiots.
They have rioted one too many times.
WHO is going to feed, dress, house, and send all of those "extra" kids......YOU?
How many children do YOU have?

Will this work in mass quantities?
Poll: Sinking Perceptions Of Islam
(IN) Although Americans believe they are better informed about Islam than they were five years ago, a new CBS News poll finds fewer than one in five say their impression of the religion is favorable. Forty-five percent of respondents said they have an unfavorable view of Islam, a rise from 36 percent in February. Americans today are also more likely than not to believe that Islam encourages violence, at least in comparison to other religions around the world. The poll finds 46 percent of Americans believe Islam encourages violence more than other religions, compared with 39 percent of Americans who felt that way two months ago. The last few months have seen escalating sectarian violence... http://www.thepath.fm/news/newsitem.cfm?id=17759
Why?
Sounds like good ol' fashioned common sense to me.

"Now that's a good reason to breed. Where do they find these guys?"
The West is Doomed!
(Cue the Orcs.) DOOM! DOOM! DOOM!
Well, I guess that will teach the Pope to be more specific in his comments - ie. Islam teaches terrorism. Then at least we could have a dialog regarding that rather than "kill the opposition". Seems their only response is violence whenever something is said that they disagree with - typical response of barbarians.
Should I duck!
Hmmm...Seems a few Jihadis are salivating over a bowl of Uncle Bin's Converted Christians...
These guys a a real riot...
the infowarrior
Are'nt you glad that McCain and Graham are overseeing
the civil rights of these innocents?
Don't confuse the liberals and the Traitors with the facts.
[The Mujahedeen Shura Council, an umbrella organization of Sunni Arab extremist groups that includes al-Qaida in Iraq, issued a statement on a Web forum vowing to continue its holy war against the West. ... The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as "the worshipper of the cross" saying "you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. ... the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword."]
I'm pretty sure this isn't authentic. According to news reports I've seen, these Muslim "activists" only resort to violence in self defense and if we imperialistic Americans (and our butcherous Jewish friends) would just LEAVE THEM ALONE they'd only be too happy to live their lives in peace and harmony with their non-Muslim neighbors.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/religion/Story/0,,1703181,00.html
http://forums.military.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/409192893/m/9050005780001
On March 9, 1945, a date that few Americans living today have ever heard about, U.S. bombers killed 100,000 Japanese in Tokyo in a single night of fire-bombing.
If Islamist radicals ever succeed in igniting the rage of America the way the Japanese did, radical Islam will be preached only in Hell.
Back to its roots.
I'm actually glad these maniacs have put this so bluntly. Obviously, the hard-core libs are too deeply enmeshed in their fantasy of BUSH AS ENEMY to pay attention ... but perhaps now those who have been on the fence, or who are just too busy with their own lives to pay the attention they should to matters of this sort, will get the message:
If people tell you they intend to kill you, you should listen. Most of the time they mean it.
hmmm...this raghead has evidently been reading the New York Times.
yeah : )
"WHO is going to feed, dress, house, and send all of those "extra" kids......YOU?
How many children do YOU have?"
In responce to me saying every conservative Christian should have three or more kids.
Well, nopardons, to answer your question I have 7 wonderful children and one on the way. And they are fed and housed by me thank you!
were we not already "doomed" before this latest event too? lol
what a bunch of islamic douche bags.
The reason that schools can offer scholarships, is because other parents pay full price.
Each to his/her own and YOU shouldn't tell others what how many children they SHOULD have.
Many Muslims have children to use as cannon/bomb/plane fodder.
Americans shouldn't.
We need to show extreme force just once in the middle east!
Next get someone to help you to understand it and how to apply it.
Thirdly, don't make wild assumptions about someone you don't know and most assuredly, don't tell someone on a CONSERVATIVE forum, that they are a far lefty loon.
Some people enjoy having large families; others don't. Some can afford to send multiple children to the best schools and colleges, summer camp, piano or violin or whatever lessons; most can't. Telling others, in stentorian tones, that ALL CHRISTIANS should have at least THREE children is self-righteous, smarmy, and over the line. BTW, what about Jews? We have a lot of very nice FREEPERS who are Jewish.
Lots of people with m any children DO hope that all of their children will get scholarships. There is no other way that they can ever hope to send the children to college. I stated a simple fact......those that pay full price, ARE also paying for other people's kids. And no, endowments and scholarships don't cover all of the costs for scholarship kids.
Okay, so how many children do YOU have? :-)
Hmm.
Describes you to a "T".
And, you hijacked the thread.
Neither have I hijacked this thread; unlike you.
Well, I have two of college age. One is working and has not decided on what to do in life -- the other has entered a marketing and international finance program in university and yes, he has gained an almost full tuition scholarship.
The one issue that united Darwinian thought and traditional Christianity is that large families is a plus.
Oh, just for your information I paid my way through college and graduate school by...
HAVING A JOB!
I then explained that not everyone wants/can afford to have lots of children and that the Muslims have many kids, but use them for cannon fodder. Americans should have children in order to use them for suicide bombing missions.
Then, as I said, you expect your kids to get scholarships. I was not wrong in that assessment. Thank you for proving my point.
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