Will we see a rush among US Muslims to decry this as a grotesque anomaly, not at all representative of their religion?According to Fox News, “The Muslim American Society (MAS) Islamic Center in Philadelphia posted the video to its Facebook page celebrating ‘Ummah Day’ in which young children wearing Palestinian scarves sang and read poetry about killing for Allah and the mosque in Jerusalem.”It was a veritable panoply of pious and provocative promises:One girl talks about martyrs sacrificing their lives without hesitation to conquer Jerusalem. … “We will defend the land of divine guidance with our bodies, and we will sacrifice our souls without hesitation,” another girl says.And to…uhhh…top it off:“We will chop off their heads, and we will liberate the sorrowful and exalted Al-Aqsa Mosque. We will lead the army of Allah fulfilling His promise, and we will subject them to eternal torture.”
There's not much of a track record of that, is there?
Kinda makes you want to bomb them back to the stone age but they're already there.
ReplyDeleteWe could start with insisting that the plain truth be told instead of spouting a lot of crap about diversity and welcoming communities.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was back there in parochial school the nuns pumped us up to be defenders of the faith, soldiers ready to die for it, like the martyrs. Martyrdom was spun as a ticket to salvation. Not aggressive, just check out some of the lives of the saints. Are you urging a more aggressive Christian stance?
ReplyDeleteThen again, there were those pesky Crusades.
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