Honored

Submitted by Barry Black (United States), Feb 7, 2011 at 14:25

"Just as Christianity became part of the democratic process, so can Islam. This transformation will surely be wrenching and require time. The evolution of the Catholic Church from a reactionary force in the medieval period into a democratic one today, an evolution not entirely over, has been taking place for 700 years. When an institution based in Rome took so long, why should a religion from Mecca, replete with its uniquely problematic scriptures, move faster or with less contention?"

Many many posts ago I made a similar comment about Christianity reaching it's golden age and that Islam has yet to begin the process----hopefully it won't take 700 years! Though I believe in this "Age of Information" things move along at a slightly faster rate; however, I am honored that Dr. Pipes has reiterated one of my previous thoughts. :-))

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