The Pope is a Realist

Submitted by Darwin Barrett (United States), Jan 17, 2006 at 21:02

The essence of Islam is that the qur'an is the revealed will of God, eternal, etched in stone in heaven since before the creation. If so, then Islam is. If not, then Islam isn't. Any insinuation that the qur'an is subject to interpretation negates Islam. It ceases to exist.

So, what will it be World? Domination by Islam? Nuke 'em? Convert a billion people into loving atheists? Hey, what about that other religion? The one that says things like "Love your neighbor as yourself", and "do unto others as you would have them do unto you"? Ah, one can only dream.

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