When arguing political points it is smart to leave out your “Jesus” metaphors no matter how brilliant you think they are, especially when defending alleged terrorist inspiring imams.
New York Times writer Robert Wright yesterday unwisely, I think, compared al-Awlaki, a dangerous imam who may have inspired numerous terrorist acts, to Jesus Christ…Continue reading at the National Catholic Register>>>
May 13, 2010 at 6:51 pm
Something similar goes on in the seminaries but in an opposite way. Islam was touched during the theology of the Church, Ecclesiology. It used Lumen Gentium as a reference that dwelt glowingly about the Abrahamic faith and other items that we have in common with Moslems.
But it won't help if they continue to ignore and smooth over truths about Islam that are problematic. So, I posted a video that claims, with references, a less popular view of the theo-political nature of this belief system. And the point made is that, unless this is understood and accepted or considered, then the problem with the Islamic conflict will never be addressed correctly.
http://divine-ripples.blogspot.com/2010/05/video-what-seminaries-skipped-about.html
May 13, 2010 at 7:04 pm
The NYT article was distasteful, disrespectful, and just plain wrong. The author makes the point that killing this imam wold make him a martyr and that would be a bad thing. Well, Mohammedanism is full of martyrs, but they have a different concept of martyrdom than we do. I'm not surprised the author doesn't know this.
Point being, kill the imam and another will rise in his place; not 10, not 100, but 1 to fill his shoes. A'immah (plural of Imam) are entrepreneurs, very much like megachurch pastors. They are only as powerful as their following (and there is no Imam-bishop or oversight of any kind). So, when one steps down (or is killed somehow) there is usually a power-struggle ensuing until the most popular guy is determined to take his place. That's the way it's been for the last 1,000 + years.