tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post1543789531366536373..comments2023-09-02T06:15:58.305-05:00Comments on Under A Chindolea: The Meaninglessness of FitnaNathan O'Halloran, SJhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08672001160647592501noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-46054452418616026482008-03-31T04:13:00.000-05:002008-03-31T04:13:00.000-05:00Why to see Robert Spencer documentary?I wouldn't g...Why to see Robert Spencer documentary?<BR/>I wouldn't go to Karen Hall blog for an explanation of who the jesuits are, so...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-4893942728216493012008-03-30T14:58:00.000-05:002008-03-30T14:58:00.000-05:00markel & mason,Good point: why wouldn't an atheist...markel & mason,<BR/>Good point: why wouldn't an atheist just point to God's command to Abraham to murder his own son, and say "the Western faiths, all of which consider this story part of their understanding of God, are barbarous"? Our only response would be (and rightly so)...<BR/><BR/>"You're quoting the Bible out of context."<BR/><BR/>Thanks for defending the nuances of our faith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-13133042603760300492008-03-30T12:47:00.000-05:002008-03-30T12:47:00.000-05:00Karen,I have seen the Robert Spencer documentary i...Karen,<BR/><BR/>I have seen the Robert Spencer documentary in question. But I would again point out that it fails my test. <BR/><BR/>If I wouldn't go to anti-Christian for an explanation of the Joshua's brutality at Ai or Charlemagne's forced conversion of the Franks, then why would I go to anti-Muslims for an explanation of the beheading of the Bani Qurayza or Muhammad's marriage to Ayesha?<BR/><BR/>Mason SlidellNathan O'Halloran, SJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08672001160647592501noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3483274485929133507.post-73658248511897279042008-03-30T12:25:00.000-05:002008-03-30T12:25:00.000-05:00Fitna is not something I'd hold up as a great work...Fitna is not something I'd hold up as a great work of art or a definitive representation of Islam. The hoopla over it, I think, has more to do with issues of freedom of speech and censorship and the usual hysteria that takes place whenever someone draws a cartoon or makes a video that proclaims Islam to be not quite as "Religion of Peace" as it is constantly represented as being.<BR/><BR/>For an actual education, I'd recommend instead "Islam: What the West Needs to Know." The English translation can be found here: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-871902797772997781Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03755505827111205330noreply@blogger.com