Comments on: Adding context to the Vatican- Muslim dialogue story http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2007/11/25/adding-context-to-the-vatican-muslim-dialogue-story/ Religion, faith and ethics Sun, 12 Oct 2008 21:34:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Vicki http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2007/11/25/adding-context-to-the-vatican-muslim-dialogue-story/#comment-2090 Vicki Mon, 03 Mar 2008 18:44:11 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2007/11/25/adding-context-to-the-vatican-muslim-dialogue-story/#comment-2090 I wish the pope luck but honestly, dealing with the Muslims seems to be a lot like dealing with my mother-in-law: you can't give in to the bluster and threats because if you give an inch she'll take a mile; you CANNOT let her think she's right when she's wrong or you'll regret it forever; if let her have her way you'll soon be running around in a vail, barefoot, pregnant, and waiting on her hand and foot! The Muslim's got angry when the pope said something about them being irrational and violent, yet they have come out with the statement that "the very survival of the world itself" may depend upon these talks. Now I don't know about you but the only thing my Sunday School class is planning is a bake sale and bazaar. We don't go in for world domination or annhiliation! So if they are not irrational why would there be a question about the survival of our species? Isn't wiping out your own kind an irrational act? What about violence?? Wouldn't you have to employ violent means of some sort to achieve said irrational act??? I wish the pope luck but honestly, dealing with the Muslims seems to be a lot like dealing with my mother-in-law: you can’t give in to the bluster and threats because if you give an inch she’ll take a mile; you CANNOT let her think she’s right when she’s wrong or you’ll regret it forever; if let her have her way you’ll soon be running around in a vail, barefoot, pregnant, and waiting on her hand and foot!

The Muslim’s got angry when the pope said something about them being irrational and violent, yet they have come out with the statement that “the very survival of the world itself” may depend upon these talks. Now I don’t know about you but the only thing my Sunday School class is planning is a bake sale and bazaar. We don’t go in for world domination or annhiliation! So if they are not irrational why would there be a question about the survival of our species? Isn’t wiping out your own kind an irrational act? What about violence?? Wouldn’t you have to employ violent means of some sort to achieve said irrational act???

]]> By: » Christians responding to A Common Word online rihla http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2007/11/25/adding-context-to-the-vatican-muslim-dialogue-story/#comment-395 » Christians responding to A Common Word online rihla Tue, 27 Nov 2007 16:53:13 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2007/11/25/adding-context-to-the-vatican-muslim-dialogue-story/#comment-395 [...] leaders responded to the Common Word letter sent out by 138 muslim scholars on Eid.  Official Vatican statements may be forthcoming as [...] […] leaders responded to the Common Word letter sent out by 138 muslim scholars on Eid.  Official Vatican statements may be forthcoming as […]

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