Sunday, September 17, 2006

Muslim Temper Tantrums

The Pope’s recent speech at the University of Regensburg has precipitated a temper tantrum in the Muslim world akin to a napless, spoiled three year old’s reaction to being told, “No, you can’t have a cookie.”

The speech runs 3,751 words, by my count, and a mere 32 of those words have the Muslims kicking, screaming, attacking churches, and threatening all out war.

The offending portion of the Pope’s speech runs as such,

Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached.

and is actually a quote from a discourse between a Byzantine emperor and a Persian in the year 1391.

The Pope has issued an apology, natch, wherein he regrets offending the “sensibilities” of the Muslims.  This is like giving a cookie to the temper tantrum throwing three year old just to get the kid to shut up.  Which, of course, just reinforces the behavior being exhibited.

Posted by John Venlet on 09/17 at 07:35 AM
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