Islam Unacceptable.

[Dis]

I'm trying right now to look at it from their point of view. What exactly did the pope say anyways?

They see it as the west taking away their way of life (which to me is unacceptable with regards to their treatment of women). It's only natural for them to resist and attack those who try to take away their life.

[Elok]

Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
I thought muslims were not supposed to draw or make statues or anything that resembles a human...?

No, but they're burning a Klansman in effigy, and KKK members were never human. Ironically, these protesters know absolutely nothing of the Pope's comments, and are merely expressing their dislike of obsolete hate-groups.

[Dis]

and that statue looks nothing like the pope.

[KrazyHorse]

Actually, what they're burning there appears to be a representation of a Crusader...

[Elok]

Originally posted by Dis
I'm trying right now to look at it from their point of view. What exactly did the pope say anyways?

They see it as the west taking away their way of life (which to me is unacceptable with regards to their treatment of women). It's only natural for them to resist and attack those who try to take away their life.

From context it's hard to say what's unacceptable to you: their treatment of women or our taking their opportunity to do so away. But I'll assume it's the former.

Oh, and the Pope quoted a Byzantine emperor from shortly before the end of the Empire. Something to the effect of, "Every new idea Mohammed introduced was monstrous and inhuman. Such as the spreading of the faith by violence." Which is undoubtedly inflammatory, but apparently the speech itself was a condemnation of all religious violence. Dunno. Don't especially care. New Pope is definitely less of a sweet old man than Pope Classic, either way.

[chequita guevara]

I don't like New Pope.

[Dis]

sounds like he's right though.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by chegitz guevara
I don't like New Pope.

You didn't like old Pope.

[Kuciwalker]

Can we get Pope Zero?

[CrONoS]

No

[CrONoS]

http://www.ratzingerfanclub.com/

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[Fake Boris]

Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
I thought muslims were not supposed to draw or make statues or anything that resembles a human...?

you mean God?

[Admiral]

I think that we're somewhat missing the point here. The protestors now, and the protestors during the cartoon incident, are never really protesting the specific incident in question. They're protesting the current world order. They live in areas of the world that have been marginalized, where poverty is spreading even as (it seems to them that) our wealth is spreading. So the one thing they have left is the dignity of their religion, and when they perceive that we are trying their religion, or degrade it, it is as if we are taking the last thing left to them. So no wonder they react in anger.

[Barnabas]

They cant Draw God, but also cant do that with humans as far as I know

They think after dying god will tell them

you created something that resembled a human, didnt you?

then, make it alive

oh, you cant

then , go to hell

somthing like that

Maybe apolyton´s orientalist can confirm or deny that

[Heresson]

Originally posted by Brachy-Pride
They cant Draw God, but also cant do that with humans as far as I know

They think after dying god will tell them

you created something that resembled a human, didnt you?

then, make it alive

oh, you cant

then , go to hell

somthing like that

Maybe apolyton´s orientalist can confirm or deny that

you're right. Of course, Umayyad caliph had some drawing inside their palaces (including naked women), and there were human drawings/paintings/sculptures in islam, mostly I guess by lately-converted folk like Turks or Muslims, or under werstern influence (mainly of / for the rulers), but the general rule stays