Don’t be silly. Go try practicing your religion as a tiny minority who view you as an infidel. Why do you think Christians are fleeing the Holy Land? It not that they are unwilling to stand up and fight, its that they are outnumbered and killed. You have seen and read about the Christians and Catholics in Iraq and Egypt. You know of the riots against Catholics and other Christians after Pope Benedict’s address in the famous University of Rensburg in Germany. Surely, you don’t live under a rock.
You posted a statement, to wit;
""This is a foolish comment. The Pope’s comment has nothing to do with Islam and everything to do with Catholics and other Christians living in terror within Muslim communities. "
To which I countered with:
"Yours is a more foolish comment.
If I'm living in a muslim community and and I'm scared to death, are you suggesting , when they threaten my life, my family or beat my boy up on the way to school, I should have respect for them?
What are you smoking ?"
My retort was a response to your remark and I illustrated my position by posing a hypothetical that ... if I were to follow the pope's advice, I should respect they that do me harm
THEN you come back with;
"Don’t be silly. Go try practicing your religion as a tiny minority who view you as an infidel. Why do you think Christians are fleeing the Holy Land? It not that they are unwilling to stand up and fight, its that they are outnumbered and killed. You have seen and read about the Christians and Catholics in Iraq and Egypt. You know of the riots against Catholics and other Christians after Pope Benedict’s address in the famous University of Rensburg in Germany. Surely, you don’t live under a rock."
Which begs the quesrion;
Who'e the pope TALKING to ?
If he's not talking to those muzzies or the ones being persecuted,... who is he directing his remark TO?
(PS .. as an aside argument inducer ... what are other Christians?
Either we all are ... or some ain't")