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Pope Stops Short of Apology to Muslims
Breitbart.com ^ | September 16, 2006 | FRANCES D'EMILIO

Posted on 09/16/2006 1:52:39 PM PDT by Kaslin

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To: Kaslin

Better double the Swiss guard and find the old flags. The war with Islam might just enter into a new stage.


61 posted on 09/16/2006 4:42:18 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: GretchenM

Obedience demanded by God (as opposed to faith and love that comes of free choice and indeed reason), is a form of tyranny.

And so I disagree with the Pope on this point: that each man is able to reason, to read scripture as much as he has the Holy Spirit for his guide.

I hope you'll pardon a thinly veiled conversion narrative from a poor Puritan.

Still, this Pope has read his Milton, which delights me.

And I would conclude by opining that he appears to have orchestrated this. The only way over this obstacle (other than war) is this forced dialogue. He's intellectually up to the task.


62 posted on 09/16/2006 4:48:02 PM PDT by Plymouth Sentinel (Sooner Rather Than Later)
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To: onyx
Check out this thread at another board. See especially post #4 (discretionary viewer participation recommended).
63 posted on 09/16/2006 5:00:09 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Kaslin

It is Muslims WHO OWE THE REST OF US an apology for their barbaric acts against civilization.


64 posted on 09/16/2006 5:10:24 PM PDT by Mad_Tom_Rackham (Democrats. French, but more cowardly.)
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To: Plymouth Sentinel
Obedience demanded by God (as opposed to faith and love that comes of free choice and indeed reason), is a form of tyranny.

Regarding this, Jesus summed up the whole issue (in John 14:15), "If you love Me, you will keep My commandments."

So it all boils down to love after all.

65 posted on 09/16/2006 5:27:08 PM PDT by GretchenM (What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his soul? Please meet my friend, Jesus.)
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To: browardchad

It seems to more like, that they are the once that are ignorant


66 posted on 09/16/2006 5:40:10 PM PDT by Kaslin (No matter what the left says. G.W. Bush will be remembered as the best president of this century)
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To: jackv
All of this response just proves the pope's point. Spreading violence and hatred...it's what they do. Once in a while they use an excuse like this. They probably have no idea what the pope said.

I would be surprised if they did

67 posted on 09/16/2006 5:43:09 PM PDT by Kaslin (No matter what the left says. G.W. Bush will be remembered as the best president of this century)
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68 posted on 09/16/2006 5:54:01 PM PDT by Rome2000 (Peace is not an option)
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To: EveningStar


LOL -- I recognize several screen names. Dual forum posters.


69 posted on 09/16/2006 8:52:48 PM PDT by onyx (1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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To: onyx

How are you tonight? :)


70 posted on 09/16/2006 9:00:30 PM PDT by EveningStar
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To: Kaslin

"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."
-- Manuel II Paleologus, as quoted by Pope Benedict XVI


71 posted on 09/16/2006 11:27:47 PM PDT by XR7
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To: Rome2000

OK, sign me up......


72 posted on 09/18/2006 9:53:46 AM PDT by Viking2002 (Islam is to Western Civilization what ticks are to a dog.)
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