TRASH TALKING, SO WHAT? I AIN’T AFRAID OF YOU!!

By Gigi

So Pope Benedict XIV “insulted” Islam or the Muslims, stating that their religion is violent…whatever. I do feel that there should be a need for religious tolerance and mutual respect; and if that respect doesn’t materialize, the end result should not be bombings and murders. The Pope has since apologized but not before Sister Leonella Sgorbati was gunned down with her bodyguard outside a clinic she operated in Somalia, in angry retaliation for the Pope’s remarks; as well as other violence that took place in other parts of the world around the same time frame.

It would seem that Muslims can say and do anything they want in regards to other people’s religion; but when it comes to anything deemed insulting or negative about Islam, there are threats of violence and wrong-headed retaliations. Well I say they can’t have it both ways! Any small thing, it seems can anger Muslims and set them on a path to violence without reasonable, intelligent discussions, as far as I’m concern. The violent reactions to the Pope’s statement, in many parts of the Islamic world, justified EXACTLY the Pope’s original statements…and fears.

Okay, so the Muslims want respect for their religion and beliefs—granted. We’ll let them enslave their women, suppress art, science and literature and continue their perpetual hindrance and stagnation of the individuals in their society but only in THEIR country; since they seem to be against anything progressive or creative for themselves or their descendant’s future. They prefer to live in rubble and caves…whatever. But in turn, they must respect the rights of Christians who live in western society to worship how, who and what as they choose. Now take that with you…