a glimmer of hope. thanks for posting.
“Lest anyone continue to say either that there are no moderate Muslims in any meaningful sense, or that we are at war with Islam...”
I’ll keep saying it. You go right back to sleep.
Those who took a chance by forming human shields deserve the greatest respect and thanks from ALL of us!.
I’m sure there are moderates that hate the violence. But, frankly up until I read this article they were pretty quite except for one or two here and there. I’m glad they are finally stepping forward.
Thank you for this special post! We are all in need of a little comfort right now. These Egytian Muslims show more courage there than we do here. And remember the Iraqis risking life and limb to vote, thrilled with their purple finger. We are taught that from all nations will come the children of God, and what a bonafides these have certainly earned.
Thank you for this special post! We are all in need of a little comfort right now. These Egytian Muslims show more courage there than we do here. And remember the Iraqis risking life and limb to vote, thrilled with their purple finger. We are taught that from all nations will come the children of God, and what a bonafides these have certainly earned.
May all men stare down the darkness and refuse to bow down to it, any light is welcome in this world. I do not hate all Muslims for a person is born to the faith of their fathers, I only hate what evil is done in the name of their religion. A new age of enlightenment is to be encouraged.
A beautiful gesture by Egypt’s Muslims.
Islam would be fine if it could get its radical fringe from 20% down to 0.2%.
I am glad there was an outpouring of Muslim support for Coptic Christians, but to the extant Islam is defined by its founder and its textual authority, Western Judeo-Christian civilization is in irrevocable conflict with Islam. At best, there can only be a temporary lull in the conflict, but it cannot be more than temporary until Muslims en masse disown violent jihad and the texts which support it. Until then, the operation of natural law may from time to time produce a sense of common humanity that results in good events like this (and they are good and I welcome them), but a long term peace is not possible without divine intervention and a wholesale repentance from the sin of jihad.
Wow! This is about the second decent thing Muslims have done since 9/11/2001.
thank you for posting. this makes me hopeful.
The Arab press, all the Arab press, is government controlled. The newspapers and radio and TV outlets are nothing more than government propaganda organs, most especially anything published or broadcast in English.
We have a number of Arabs and a few Copts in our parish. They are unanimous in approaching these recent “thousands of human shields” stories with a great deal of skepticism.
If the story happened, it would be reported loudly here:
The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI)
http://www.memri.org/content/en/main.htm
Muslims defending the weak? Who’d a thunk it?
If you read the comments, you'll notice I took a rather respectful approach to the Human Shield people, and got into a battle royal over it.
I do think that if the Shield People are sincere, they'll be challenged promptly, and in a costly way, by other Muslims. It could turn quite grim. We ought to pray for them: and I mean pray to the Most Blessed Trinity, the One True God.
Muslim source. No pictures. Call me skeptical about the “thousands” who showed up.