https://barelyablog.com/letter-of-the-week-benedict-the-brave/ by ilana mercer Wed, 02 Apr 2025 19:29:09 +0000 hourly 1 https://barelyablog.com/letter-of-the-week-benedict-the-brave/comment-page-1/#comment-212 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 16:27:45 +0000 http://blog.ilanamercer.com/?p=266#comment-212 The precondition for solving a problem is to evaluate it honestly. Political correctness on our part and intimidation by muslims tend to prevent this. Christianity and islam have a fundamental difference in that Christ never advocated coersion–that came later with the politics of a large bureaucracy. Mohammad was not only a great advocate of coersion and murder, he was an active participant. This sort of behavior is fundamental to islam. With Christianity, the Reformation meant the elimination of negative aspects that were added by followers, for their own reasons. In islam, any reformation will require denying the truth about the origins of their religion because acknowleging the truth will nullify it.

]]> https://barelyablog.com/letter-of-the-week-benedict-the-brave/comment-page-1/#comment-211 Sat, 16 Sep 2006 15:44:06 +0000 http://blog.ilanamercer.com/?p=266#comment-211 I’m not a Catholic and put no more credence to the Pope’s words than I would my barber. That having been said I saw nothing in his remarks that should set off any kind of firestorm. But, then the Muslims’ way of life is to be perpetually enraged about something. I’m sure if we scour “Mayberry RFD” reruns long enough we can find something to send them into the streets and demanding Opie’s head on a pike.

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