TagsTagsA little learning is a dang'rous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring; There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And drinking largely sobers us again. -- Alexander Pope, An Essay on Criticism, Part II
Pope Benedict visited Ground Zero today to pray for the victims of the 9/11 atrocities, and the Associated Press uses it as an excuse to bring up their favorite subject: Benedict has been critical of harsh interrogation methods, telling a meeting of the Vatican’s office for social justice last September ...
LGF, Pope Benedict, Pope, Ground Zero, 9/11, Torture, Associated Press, Media Bias
Representatives of the Religion of Peace™, humiliated by the Pope’s recent comments suggesting a link between Islam and violence, kidnapped and decapitated an Orthodox priest in Mosul: Relatives of beheaded Iraqi priest say kidnappers demanded apology for pope Muslim comments. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) MOSUL, Iraq - Relatives of an Orthodox ...
Two Turkish men decided to show their disapproval of the Pope’s criticisms of Islamic violence by hijacking a plane. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) I’ve completely run out of “irony” quips. Hijackers seeking to send a message to Pope Benedict seized control of a Turkish passenger plane flying from the Albanian capital Tirana ...
The jihad against Pope Benedict XVI is not over; if there’s one thing Islamic extremists are good at, it’s carrying a major grudge for a really long time (centuries in some cases): LET Issues Fatwa to Kill Pope. (Hat tip: Samantha.) Acting on behalf of the International Islamic Front (IIF) for ...
In this one, the Egyptian physician takes aim at the Pope and the President: New Message from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri Advertised Discussing Bush, the Pope and Vatican, Darfur, and the Crusader War. As-Sahab, al-Qaeda’s multimedia production arm, issued today, Friday, September 29, 2006, a 17:51 minute video speech featuring Dr. Ayman ...
The LGF BS Meter is showing a very significant reading on this one: Pig’s head dumped outside mosque at start of Ramadan. (Hat tip: JammieWearingFool.) LONDON (AFP) - Police have revealed they were investigating the dumping of a pig’s head outside a mosque on the first full day of the Islamic ...
Pope, Islam, Media Bias, Dhimmitude, Mosque, RoP
MSNBC tells us that the Islamic street is still seething at the pope, in an interview with foreign correspondent Keith Miller. (Hat tip: Tommy.) So does this all come down to just that — a difference of perception? There is a huge gulf of understanding. From the Vatican’s perspective, the pope was ...
Tariq Ramadan, Muslim Brotherhood, Radical Islam, Militant Islam, Pope
Missed this one over the weekend, but several readers emailed about George Jonas’ excellent column on the phenomenon of recurring Islamic rage: Jihadists don’t care about logic. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) What did the Pope do? As most readers know, he quoted a remark made by the Byzantine emperor Manuel II ...
Pope, Islam, Media Bias, Dhimmitude, RoP
Here’s a lovely cartoon from the current issue of Palestinian weekly Al Risala, a Hamas publication, courtesy of Palestinian Media Watch. The Arabic script reads, “The Pope and those who live under his cloak.” And a Friday sermon broadcast on Fatah’s PA TV swears vengeance on the Pope: “The second message is ...
Here we go again: ‘Jihad’ car ad upsets U.S. Muslims. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) CINCINNATI - A car commercial proclaiming a jihad on the U.S. auto market and offering “Fatwa Fridays” with free swords for the kids is offensive and should not be aired, Muslim leaders said on Sunday. The radio advertisement ...
Here’s a great column by Clifford May on the real meaning of the thuggish anti-Pope demonstrations: Submit or Die. Many commentators have pointed out the apparent hypocrisy: Muslims are outraged by cartoons satirizing Islamic extremism while in Muslim countries Christianity and Judaism are attacked viciously and routinely. Many commentators are missing the ...
Yusuf Islam, the former pop star Cat Stevens, who donated money to Hamas and supported the Islamic death sentence against Salman Rushdie, disses the Pope. The singer, whose hits such as Moon Shadow and Peace Train made him a star in 1960s and 1970s, said in an interview with the British ...
Charles Krauthammer on the Religion of Peace™ and Tolerance®: Tolerance: A Two-Way Street. Religious fanatics, regardless of what name they give their jealous god, invariably have one thing in common: no sense of humor. Particularly about themselves. It’s hard to imagine Torquemada taking a joke well. Today’s Islamists seem to have not ...
Who says there’s no innovation in the Islamic world? Responding to a very real need, vendors in Tehran are now supplying the raging mobs with combination flags—Israel, Britain, and the US all rolled into one. Really saves money on both flags and gasoline. Iranian demonstrators burn a combo flag of the ...
Cleric says Pope should be crucified. (Hat tip: Gateway Pundit.) ISLAMABAD (AFP) - Hundreds of Pakistani Islamists held street protests to condemn Pope Benedict XVI for remarks they regard as anti-Islamic, with one leader saying the pontiff should be crucified. Demonstrators Friday poured out of mosques after the main weekly Muslim prayers ...
In segregated sections at the “Day of Rage” festivities, Muslim women have the opportunity to hate Pope Benedict without risking their modesty. Muslim women worshippers demonstrate against Pope Benedict XVI after Friday prayers at Egypt’s Al-Azhar mosque, Cairo, Friday, Sept. 22, 2006. (AP Photo/Petros Giannakouris) Iranian Muslim women hold posters of ...
Here’s a photo from the Palestinian Pope-hating demonstrations that is so utterly deranged and sick, it needs its own topic. Notice the Star of David medallion. A Palestinian protester holds an unflattering picture showing Pope Benedict XVI during a demonstration against his recent speech about Islam, following prayers in front of ...
Palestinian Muslims hold up a portrait in Arab saying “Conquering Rome is the answer” during a demonstration against Pope Benedict’s remark about Islam after Friday prayers in the Al Aqsa compound, a mosque at a holy site sacred to both Jews and Muslims in Jerusalem, September 22, 2006. REUTERS/Ammar Awad ...
One thousand Islamic clerics and scholars agree: the Pope’s gotta go. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) LAHORE, Pakistan - About 1,000 Muslim clerics and religious scholars meeting Thursday in eastern Pakistan demanded the removal of Pope Benedict XVI for making what they called “insulting remarks” against Islam. Benedict “should be removed from his ...
Muslim leaders are calling for more rage at the Pope—in fact, an entire day of rage, this Friday (oddly, the day of worship for the Religion of Peace™). ABC News, of course, does their best to whitewash the story and portray jihadi cleric Yusuf al-Qaradawi as a moderate who advocates ...
It’s tough to try to promote the radical Islamic viewpoint in Australia; John Howard won’t sit still for it: Pope row in past, PM tells Muslims. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) MUSLIMS are “perfectly entitled” to criticise the Pope for linking Islam with evil and violence, but John Howard wants them to ...
Anne Applebaum hits the nail on the head: Enough Apologies. (Hat tip: LGF readers.) Nothing the pope has ever said comes even close to matching the vitriol, extremism and hatred that pour out of the mouths of radical imams and fanatical clerics every day, all across Europe and the Muslim world, ...
The son of Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi says the Pope should convert to Islam. Tripoli - The elder son of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi has called on Pope Benedict XVI to convert to Islam immediately, dismissing last week’s apology from the pontiff for offending Muslims. “If this person were really someone reasonable, ...
Muslims want further apology from pope. Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi said Benedict’s expression of regret was acceptable. Malaysia — which chairs the world’s largest Muslim bloc, the Organization of the Islamic Conference — had demanded the pope offer a full apology and retract what he said. “I think we can ...