Testing my faith- Muslim reaction is hard to swallow

[WanderAimlessly]

Even though they are under increased scrutiny here in Detroit, I am surprise at the lack of reaction (very little reported) by the Muslim community here. Very few articles or news reports.

PF

 

[mark_a]

I am having a hard time dealing with the muslim response to the Pope’s comments.

This is causing me to have very unchristian thoughts about the whole thing and I really am wondering if I can remain a Christian in good standing since I think Islam should be stopped.

Any suggestions on how to fight this battle I am having in my thoughts?

I am too angry to pray.

The AP reported today:

“Palestinian Muslims hurled firebombs and opened fire at five churches in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Saturday to protest the Pope’s comments, sparking concerns of a rift between Palestinian Muslims and Christians.”

The pope has relayed the truth.

The only way to properly fight these thoughts is to do as Jesus asked: Pray for your enemies.

 

[Damascus]

The AP reported today:

“Palestinian Muslims hurled firebombs and opened fire at five churches in the West Bank and Gaza Strip Saturday to protest the Pope’s comments, sparking concerns of a rift between Palestinian Muslims and Christians.”

The pope has relayed the truth.

The only way to properly fight these thoughts is to do as Jesus asked: Pray for your enemies.

Reading that post just made me consider the value of leveling some mosques for a brief second.

Then I woke up. I don’t have to forgive them God will have to make that call.

If I am damned for not praying for those violent persons then I’m damned.

 

[Al_Masetti]

Reading that post just made me consider the value of leveling some mosques for a brief second.

Then I woke up. I don’t have to forgive them God will have to make that call.

If I am damned for not praying for those violent persons then I’m damned.

Pray for their conversion to Christianity. The Holy Spirit does amazing things.

 

[Thekla]

Did you actually read the Holy Father’s comments? I did. What part of the Holy Father’s lecture requesting dialogue with Islam did you fail to see?

Yes, I read his lecture. And it seems to me that he could have challenged the notion of religion and violence without quoting someone else who said, “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”.

Now when I first said that the Holy Father ought to apologize if he thinks he offended the followers of Islam, I hadn’t read his lecture. Now that I have, I think that what he said was not real swift in the sensibility department, but he’s the one who said it, not me. I still say it’s for the Pope to decide if what he said was apology-worthy.

 

[brotherhrolf]

The only thing I can say is that we agree to disagree. The HF gave a scholarly lecture. If the Islamic street chooses to interpret it otherwise, well, they only turn their backs on their own scholarly origins.