THE RELIGION OF PEACE AT ANY PRICE$ BUT IT MAY COST YOU YOUR HEAD

Pope Benedict’s quote from a 14^th century emperor and the worldwide Muslim response is another rock to throw on my scale weighing the facts on whether Islam is really the religion of peace. So far I have enough on the nay side to start a quarry.

Here is a list of world headlines:

• Al Qaeda - states only a major attack can stop the infidel pope
• Palestinians - wield guns
• Gaza strip – Hamas throwing firebombs on Christian churches
• Militants - open fire on Greek Orthodox Church
• Vatican - threatened with suicide attack
• Britain – rally of Muslims demanding capital punishment for the pope
• Mogadishu – radical cleric shoots and kills nun and her body guard
• India – Imam calls Muslims to respond in a manner which forces the pope to apologize
  

So, the pope apologized and deeply regrets what he said. I suppose he had to since all this violence is his fault. This seems to be the fallacious logic repeated over and over by many Detroit News and Free Press journalists.

The Detroit Free Press interviewed Dearborn’s Imam Elahi from the Islamic House of Wisdom. I was curious to hear what the wise house Imam would say regarding Muslim violence in response to what may or may not have been a criticism. But, I should know by now the reporters in our area are in an Islamic trance. They don’t ask questions. I thought the Muslim leaders were pro dialogue until I realized that’s only when they own the microphone. The Imam was allowed to give the speech he wanted to give without critical questions or opposing viewpoints.

Why do Islamic leaders insist Islam is the most peaceful religion? There is clearly a global movement of violent Muslims who prove them wrong. Imam Elahi’s shock over the words of the pope and speculation regarding how the pope would react to an insulting statement about Jesus are esoteric and irrelevant. The Detroit Free Press doesn’t challenge him and I believe it is because they understand that to criticize or question Islam can create headaches they don’t want to have to deal with. Mr. Fleming Rose, the former editor of Jyllands Posten in Denmark knows well the consequences of challenging Islam in defense of free speech. We would ask his opinion on the issue but, we would have to find his hiding place first.