tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post1725357895402812124..comments2023-10-14T23:56:22.016-10:00Comments on Reflecting Light: If the mosque isn't built, bin Laden has wonRick Darbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02371910140619422820noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-4486919901537753922010-08-26T00:51:29.505-10:002010-08-26T00:51:29.505-10:00At the time of 9/11, I wrote that 9/11, far from b...At the time of 9/11, I wrote that 9/11, far from being a disaster for Islam, would turn out to be a publicity coup for it. So it turned out. <br /><br />We are now in a similar situation. If the GZM proponents win their case, and build the mosque, it would be seen in the wider Islamic world, that allah had yet again granted a tremendous victory to Muslims. If OTH, the said mosque has to shift its location, or is cancelled altogether, then CAIR and all the other Islamic groups will be crying "foul", and seeking sympathy - Islam is being victimized.<br /><br />Either way, this crisis is going to be milked for all it’s got. <br />The real aim of the controversy though, like 9/11 itself, is to keep Islam right up there on the national and international agenda, i.e., making Islam preeminent, and the focus for all attention. Obama, willingly or unwittingly, has made this objective a reality, turning a NY city issue to an international one. <br /><br />The more this controversy rages and polarises the America people, the greater a publicity disaster for the West this, and great propaganda boost for Islam.<br /><br />It would appear that we are going to lose this battle either way. Not necessarily so. What some of the opponents have to do, is to seize this opportunity to tell the truth about Islam. That is, use the propaganda opportunity that has been created by Islamists to defeat their real purpose, of publicising for Islam – not just stop it but turn it against Islam. If some of the opponents can do this, the GZM proponents will themselves halt the controversy.<br /><br />Repeat. The GMZ controversy is not about the GMZ mosque, or even the triumphalist proclamation of Islam on the site of its first North American victory, but an opportunity for keeping Islam preeminent in the public eye. That is always the objective for all Muslims, Always. Obama may backtrack now, but that is not the point. He has succeeded in raising the profile of Islam to the highest international level, which was never there in the first place. He can now withdraw his comments, as his main purpose has been accomplished.<br /><br />The best way forward is to seize the opportunity that the GMZ proponents have created to raise Islam, and use it to expose the reality of Islam. As they say, "never let a crisis go to waste". Glad to see that the crisis opportunity is not being wasted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-87404110376518943022010-08-25T15:16:57.861-10:002010-08-25T15:16:57.861-10:00The New York Times's Frank Rich blames mosque ...<i>The New York Times's Frank Rich blames mosque resistance on Rupert Murdoch's "Islamophobia command center."</i><br /><br />One wonders if this is the same "Islamophobia command center" that is partially owned by the <a href="http://www.dianawest.net/Home/tabid/36/EntryId/1491/Islamic-Networking-Updated.aspx" rel="nofollow">House of Saud</a>.<br /><br /><i>Despite tensions between Christians and Muslims in some countries...</i><br /><br />Despite tensions between Bolsheviks and kulaks in some countries...Van Wijknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-2462489608997231412010-08-24T22:09:36.321-10:002010-08-24T22:09:36.321-10:00Possible headlines:
MSM to America: Drop Dead
Me...Possible headlines:<br /><br />MSM to America: Drop Dead<br /><br />Media to Patriotic Americans: We Hate You, We Really Hate you!<br /><br />As for Kristof, as loopy as what he said was, he is actually by far the best op-ed columnist the Times has to offer. While his colleagues all write predictable boilerplate, he sometimes writes something that will surprise you, in a good way.Nicholas Stixhttp://nicholasstixuncensored.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-42670670441261011612010-08-24T03:58:51.838-10:002010-08-24T03:58:51.838-10:00"Despite tensions between Christians and Musl..."Despite tensions between Christians and Muslims in some countries, Saudi Arabia is the only country to specifically bar churches." So then, I suppose it would be OK if Mississippi were the only state that forbade blacks to sit at lunch counters?<br /><br />-JasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-15033769830321420382010-08-23T17:02:58.259-10:002010-08-23T17:02:58.259-10:00One strand of the liberal guy wire dictates that t...One strand of the liberal guy wire dictates that there shall be no designation of the enemy. This seems to be an outgrowth of the "power of attraction" principle, which has it merits but also its limitations. <br /><br />Modern liberalism itself is perhaps the West's worst enemy since it forbids the spectre of self defense or protection- except against Bible-thumping, gun-toting Christian whites, either alone or in any combination.leadpbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08957439101293478340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-31405652306944001082010-08-23T15:19:56.348-10:002010-08-23T15:19:56.348-10:00Hilarious. And yet in all likelihood Kristof and ...Hilarious. And yet in all likelihood Kristof and his ilk probably sincerely believe that flyover country is full of crazed fundie Christians who would unleash an orgy of blood-letting but for the unceasing desperate efforts of their superior selves to flood the zone with 24/7 "religion of peace" bleatings. And yet, at the same time they insult these same alleged hair-trigger psychos day-in, day-out with no apparent fear for their own safety. <br /><br />I don't think they're being disingenuous; I think they're completely sincere. I doubt they could make any sense even to themselves if called upon to organize their beliefs into a consistent, non-contradictory package. So they just become crazier and more Antoinette-ish by the day.Rohan Sweenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16646992.post-2670244505890165022010-08-23T10:50:09.187-10:002010-08-23T10:50:09.187-10:00Kristof wrote of bin Laden:
"He fears Muslim...Kristof wrote of bin Laden:<br /><br />"He fears Muslim clerics who can cite the Koran to denounce terrorism."<br /><br />Do these Muslim clerics somehow possess the ability to get blood out of a rock?Jdnoreply@blogger.com