The Prophet will rise again.
You can’t even dialog with people like this.
The followers of Mohamed are demanding centuries old depictions of the Prophet and his followers be removed from churches in Europe.
Belgian police is protecting a 17th century pulpit in the Flemish town of Dendermonde. The pulpit in the Catholic church of Our Lady dates from 1685, two years after the battle of Viennawhen the Christian armies of the Polish King John III Sobieski defeated the Turks poised to overrun Europe. The sculpted wooden pulpit, made by Mattheus van Beveren, depicts a man subdued by angels and represents the triumph of Christianity over Islam. The man is generally thought to be Mohammed. He is holding a book which is generally assumed to be the Koran.
Meanwhile, radical Muslims in Italy are still demanding the destruction of an early Renaissance frescoin Bologna’s Church of San Petronio, painted by Giovanni da Modena in 1415. The fresco depicts Mohammed being tortured in Hell. - Brussels Journal
I suppose it is not only too late, but impossible to deport all of these people back to where they came from. I think they are taking over - the fall of Europe.
May 15th, 2008 at 12:52 pm
Ah, there’s the problem. The Islamic hotheads with no sense of humour are more often than not European born of fairly relaxed, tolerant parents. Kids these days, I dunno.
As for those medieval Doom paintings; one or two may contain a turbaned individual with a vague resemblance to you know who, but you will also see beautiful women, the odd bishop or even the odd pontiff getting a roasting too……
May 15th, 2008 at 2:03 pm
The people who want this art destroyed should perhaps find more relevant things to think about–it’s art. I think this is a great portrayal of how the prophet Mohammed is withstanding the burdens of people on his own back–that’s how I interpret the art. Art is all a matter of interpretation. It’s also a part of history.
May 15th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
Yeah, The Europeans have turned theirs backs on their past, and closed their eyes to the present. They’re “tolerating” themselves right out of existence. Strange thing with all this talk about defending indigenous peoples, and cultures, but no one wants to speak up in defense in the rights of those indigenous to Europe.
May 15th, 2008 at 5:42 pm
People who emigrate from one place to another should not be forced to give up their own culture, but neither should they have any say or be able to impose their culture on the people of the place where they settle. If they don’t like it, they ought to move on.
Want to live in a muslim society? Go back to the middle east. If you’re prepared to be different from everyone else then stay if you want, but don’t expect everyone or even anyone to accomodate you. You can live as you want to under our laws. You can practice your religion. But if you don’t respect us and our ways don’t expect an easy time of it. Push us too far and we’ll push you out.
It’s time to call on St. James, Matamoros.