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I gave you a :marseypin: since we're about to eat and I want religious discussion to return to. :marseyshy5: :marseypopcorn:

Personally, this is an area in which I wish Pope Francis was a bit more concise in his statements, but Islam is no less heretical than a ton of "Christians" or Rabbinic Judaism in its rejection of the Trinity who mysteriously :marseyclueless: receive nowhere near as much indignation and rage. Methinks the political tensions make people :marseywingcuck: in hating Muslims more than those groups.

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I think :marseygigathonk: it's a fricking little :marseyelliotrodger: more than political :marseymemeball: tensions. A fricking good chunk of muslims have consistently oppressed, tortured, r*ped, and killed :marseydeadtrumpshooter: Christians on a fricking mass scale :marseyjustice: since it's inception :marseygrouphug: and continue to do so to this day.

Even the fricking most rabid rabbinic Jews don't have the fricking numbers :marseysoypointtrips: to do the fricking same at scale.

Heretical Christian :marseycrucified: groups tend towards self isolation or harm.

Therefor of the fricking groups you listed Muslims are a fricking bigger physical threat to christians.

I'm not saying every Muslim :marseyimam: is fricking that way but there :marseycheerup: is fricking definitely a fricking decent portion of the fricking second :marseygunnut: largest religion :marseyjesus2: in the fricking world :marseyww1german1: who would :marseymid: be overjoyed enacting harm on Christians

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I don't disagree, but there's a pattern of selective :marseyrage: when Catholic/Christian leaders try to engage in dialogue with Muslims that isn't present for those other groups and wouldn't receive the same types of call-outs even though the religious situation (denying the Trinity/divinity of Christ) is the same. That's all I was getting at by referring to it politely as political tensions. :marseycheerup:

I'd argue that if anything the realities you're pointing out would mean, in the interests of peace, civil dialogue with Islamic leaders is more important rather than less.

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I don't disagree, but there's a fricking pattern of selective :marseyblackfeminismdenied: :marseyrage: when Catholic/Christian leaders try to engage in dialogue with Muslims that isn't present :marseycoal: for those other groups

I think :marseyphilosoraptor: that's due to what I said above but I can only speak for myself :marseypain: and not others but I am very far from unbiased on that matter :marseykneel: due to my family. I'd be willing :marseywould: to get into some schizo :marseyslm: territory :marseymanifestdestiny: when it comes to Islam :marseyqatarworldcup2: (not all Muslims but the fricking religion :marseyklennypriest: of Islam :marseyali: itself)

I'd argue that if anything :marseycoleporter: that reality would :marseywood: mean, in the fricking interests of peace, civil :marseysaluteconfederacy: dialogue with Islamic :marseymuhammad: leaders is fricking more important rather than less.

To be honest with you I think :marseymischevious: that's not a fricking reality outside :marseytouchgrass: of some western :marseybootscoot: sects of the fricking religion :marseydawkins: that don't follow :marseycursor: many of their core principles.

The fricking religion :marseyjesus2: itself is fricking violent :marseyderanged: and its militant adherents see mercy as weakness to be exploited. It's the fricking ideology of a fricking pre-medieval warlord.

That said it'd be great :marseythumbsup6: if peace :marseymuslimahwereback: talks came to fruition but I think :marseyoscargamble: one day it will come down to us vs them

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I am once again stanning Tom Holland. (@ULTRANIGMATIC-MEGAVAMPIRE :marseyhesright:) New Atheists and popular level secular discussion are most often dominated by either political neoconservatives beating the drums of war or wishy-washy and absent minded liberals and have served to reinforce the extreme notions that the 'authentic' Islam is either a fundamentalist and violent one or a "religion of peace" rather than to find a path towards peace. Taking a strong position one way or the other belies a limited understanding of a millennia+ of history with large variation in practice and tolerance for religious difference. The most important political goal on this front is to remove the taboo on honest and nuanced discussions of the life of Muhammad and the Quran.

@Redactor0 want to weigh in? You know more on modern ME politics than most here including myself and unfortunately I don't think we have any experts on Islam itself.

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My father :marseyjohnson: saw the fricking reality of that religion :marseyluthercringe: showed me where :marseydrama: in their holy book it was fricking shown to be righteous as they murdered :marseyklennyrip: and r*ped women :marseyharpooner: and children :marseykermit: after beheading :marseybestfriends: their fathers. He was fricking more than a fricking grunt and saw much of what they did when they thought :marseymindblown: no one was fricking watching.

I pray no one on this site ever has to see that.

I don't think :marseymindblown: all Muslims are fricking monsters :marseymike: but their religion :marseydawkins: is fricking nothing short :marseymanlet: of monstrous.

If you base your life around christ :marseycrucified: you be a fricking man of peace. If you base your life around muhammed you will be a fricking man of war

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Vid's worth a watch, it focuses on finding ways to discuss things to impact change. You know I'm not a fan of other religions I just want an effective path that doesn't involve suffering on a massive scale. :marseysippingsad: I support Pope Francis in such efforts and hope our future pontiffs will continue to try to make inroads and foster dialogue.

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I pray he finds success :marseyoutried: with that I really :marseythinkorino2: do. That said just because I hope something :marseysmugface: doesn't mean I think :marseynooticeglow: it will come to fruition. I think :marseynoooticer: my view of humanity is fricking more cynical than yours but I do think :marseymischevious: trying to find peace :marseytombstone: instead of conflict :marseynoyouoccupy: is fricking always an admirable goal.

Blessed are the fricking peacemakers: for they shall be called the fricking children :marseychildclutch: of God.

I will watch :marseysharksoup: later :marseywave2: when I have an opportunity.

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I think :marseynoooticer: my view of humanity is fricking more cynical than yours

Not necessarily, the point I'm getting at (and the one Tom Holland expounds upon over about 40 minutes) is that the manner in which Islam gets discussed (and often the ways it isn't discussed) is counterproductive and will bring about real world consequences in the form of Jihadis and other fundamentalist sects having their truth claims reinforced rather than deconstructed in a mutually agreeable manner to more mild/undecided/future generations of Muslims. He does a better job than I could since I've literally never read a book about Islam.

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The truth Unites us.

Yet there are multiple protestant denominations and one universal catholic church :marseyhmm:

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You can't just follow people blindly. Even if a church claims to be established by God, you still have to test their message.

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We need another antipope.

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2 Corinthians 11:15

The current pope is a puppet of Satan.

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This exile is not personal. Please do acquaint yourself with the CCC though.


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TBH @seal_cel made a good point on one of the recent threads that a lot of our users here (@BWC :marseyhearts:) are potentially more familiar with /pol/ topics and talking points than the reality on the ground.

@Fabrico if you promise to :marseylongpost: about why you're a Sede or Benevacantist instead of being low effort I'll let you back in. I need more people to engage my :marseysnappyautism: it's the only joy I derive from this website. :marseyembrace:

ALSO :carp: rejoin the pinggroup because I drop a Catholic fun fact about history/theology/archaeology at least once a day. You're missing out. :marseyindignant:

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2 Corinthians 11:15

It is no great thing therefore if his ministers also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

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I will glory not because I am righteous but because I am redeemed; I will glory not because I am free from sins but because my sins are forgiven me. I will not glory because I have done good nor because someone has done good to me but because Christ is my advocate with the Father and because the blood of Christ has been shed for me.

-St. Ambrose

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https://old.reddit.com/r/TrueChristian/comments/1f24jnu/this_is_just_terrible_dear_pope_frances_muslims/:

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