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...obscure 14th century quotation by Pope Benedict XVI serves only to demonstrate their fanatical bent [Sept. 25]. Had 25 ayatullahs been kidnapped and beheaded, the reaction would not have been greater. While Christianity has taken its rightful share of blame for the Crusades, the Inquisition and crimes against Jews, Islam seems to be exempt from criticism-with a death penalty waiting for those who dare criticize. Today a faith that foments violence, brutality and even the indiscriminate destruction of civilians, including its own adherents, all in the name of God, must be roundly condemned. Admittedly, the slaughter is the work...
...Pope Benedict XVI's quoting of a medieval text that basically states that Islam is a violent religion resulted in predictable-and violent-reactions in parts of the Muslim world. The irony is so glaring, it is hardly bearable. But the same type of irony can easily be found in Christianity. How much violence has been committed to defend teachings that advise turning the other cheek? It is apparent from history and current events that Christians, Muslims and Jews all believe in the same God. One can only wish he had been more consistent in advocating nonviolence. Patrik Lindenfors Nairobi...
...Benedict XVI is not just an academician anymore but the political figurehead of the Roman Catholic Church. He made quite a clumsy statement at a time when the tension between civilizations is growing. I disagree with any attempt to draw a line between Islam and Christianity by trying to prove that the former is more "irrational" than the latter. Christianity's violent past shows that such a claim can't be justified. Andriy Sukhodub Dundee, Scotland...
...with blood." The threat, delivered on one of those al-Qaeda videos that appear occasionally online, wasn't that unusual. Except that the man in it and three other videos spoke in perfect American English. His name is Adam Yahiye Gadahn, 28, a Californian who converted to Islam as a teen. Gadahn, who first appeared in an al-Qaeda video as a half-masked terrorist identified as "Azzam the American," was charged last week with treason for conspiring against the U.S. Now thought to be in Pakistan, he was added to the FBI's most-wanted list...
...Lutheran student from the Midwest who found that the rationalism of the Dalai Lama opened to her a world of thought that was not only challenging, but compelling. I think of the student who wanted to write her term paper on women’s issues in Islam and discovered the breadth and power of Muslim feminist writers she didn’t know existed, the Muslim student who discovered the writings of Abraham Joshua Heschel, and the atheist who found that Buddhist philosophers didn’t “believe in God” either...