Very True
Saw this on Chris Byrne's blog.
From Mark Steyn:
I found myself behind a car in Vermont, in the US, the other day; it had a one-word bumper sticker with the injunction "COEXIST". It's one of those sentiments beloved of Western progressives, one designed principally to flatter their sense of moral superiority. The C was the Islamic crescent, the O was the hippie peace sign, the X was the Star of David and the T was the Christian cross. Very nice, hard to argue with. But the reality is, it's the first of those symbols that has a problem with coexistence. Take the crescent out of the equation and you wouldn't need a bumper sticker at all. Indeed, coexistence is what the Islamists are at war with; or, if you prefer, pluralism, the idea that different groups can rub along together within the same general neighbourhood. There are many trouble spots across the world but, as a general rule, even if one gives no more than a cursory glance at the foreign pages, it's easy to guess at least one of the sides: Muslims v Jews in Palestine, Muslims v Hindus in Kashmir, Muslims v Christians in Nigeria, Muslims v Buddhists in southern Thailand, Muslims v (your team here). Whatever one's views of the merits on a case by case basis, the ubiquitousness of one team is a fact.
Like it or not, Islam teaches a very "with us or against us die infidals" doctrine. After 9/11 we heard everyone defending Islam as a religion of peace. I'm not saying that this isn't true. Most of them are. My bro in law is from Pakistan and was raised Muslam. Several of his family members have come to the states. They are all very good people. But there is a reason there are Islamic radicals. While the Quran does teach peace, it also teachs that if you arn't a Muslam, you have to either convert or die. It is because of this that events like 9/11 happen. Some have decided that the time for converting is over and the time for the killing is here. I would love to say that the killing will soon end, I don't think it will happen any time soon. In the mean time we must all remember that there are good people of all religions and lifestyles, and the sooner we realize that we will be one step closer to that elusive goal of peace on earth.
Till then
Fight the good fight.
From Mark Steyn:
I found myself behind a car in Vermont, in the US, the other day; it had a one-word bumper sticker with the injunction "COEXIST". It's one of those sentiments beloved of Western progressives, one designed principally to flatter their sense of moral superiority. The C was the Islamic crescent, the O was the hippie peace sign, the X was the Star of David and the T was the Christian cross. Very nice, hard to argue with. But the reality is, it's the first of those symbols that has a problem with coexistence. Take the crescent out of the equation and you wouldn't need a bumper sticker at all. Indeed, coexistence is what the Islamists are at war with; or, if you prefer, pluralism, the idea that different groups can rub along together within the same general neighbourhood. There are many trouble spots across the world but, as a general rule, even if one gives no more than a cursory glance at the foreign pages, it's easy to guess at least one of the sides: Muslims v Jews in Palestine, Muslims v Hindus in Kashmir, Muslims v Christians in Nigeria, Muslims v Buddhists in southern Thailand, Muslims v (your team here). Whatever one's views of the merits on a case by case basis, the ubiquitousness of one team is a fact.
Like it or not, Islam teaches a very "with us or against us die infidals" doctrine. After 9/11 we heard everyone defending Islam as a religion of peace. I'm not saying that this isn't true. Most of them are. My bro in law is from Pakistan and was raised Muslam. Several of his family members have come to the states. They are all very good people. But there is a reason there are Islamic radicals. While the Quran does teach peace, it also teachs that if you arn't a Muslam, you have to either convert or die. It is because of this that events like 9/11 happen. Some have decided that the time for converting is over and the time for the killing is here. I would love to say that the killing will soon end, I don't think it will happen any time soon. In the mean time we must all remember that there are good people of all religions and lifestyles, and the sooner we realize that we will be one step closer to that elusive goal of peace on earth.
Till then
Fight the good fight.
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