So, I found myself getting pulled into this religious argument on the internet between several people--one a die-hard Catholic woman who was supporting Israel, ranting against abortion rights and attacking a Muslim woman for wearing too much cloth around her body. The Catholic woman was also attacking Islam for being a male-run religion with all-male regimes. She ended by saying, "... shame on you for promoting them. remember 911?" This statement was in response to gruesome pictures posted showing bloody and dead children in Gaza, 2009.
A Muslim woman was defending Islam and Gaza. The Catholic woman was spouting back some brainwashed dribble about the Palestinians deserving the war and using their babies as 'human shields.' The Catholic's main problem with Islam was that it was against women. As I followed this on-line argument, I just could not stop myself from jumping in the fight and making a point about the POPE being a man.
This is what I posted:
A Roman Catholic is upset because Islam has man-rule-only regimes? Is the Pope a woman? Actually, I think there was one woman Pope.
http://www.newadvent.org/c
The female Pope was reported to have existed around the year 1100. I think maybe she was stoned to death, after giving birth while on horseback during some ritual.
Islam means peace, Jesus was the prince of peace and there must be something in the old testament about peace. Oh...
http://www.nkusa.org/activ
"The Jewish people of the Torah are commanded by Almighty G-d to live in peace with all peoples and nations on the face of the globe."
Why is it that religions seem to only bring war?
Why is it that religious people often seem so self-righteous and hateful?
Well, by my attacking religions I started a whole new argument. The posts went on and on, well into the night. The Catholic woman disappeared and the argument changed to defending religions. A man made a point about atheists also having had killed people.
http://atheistethicist.blo
He made the statement, "Terrorist actions do not singularly stem from religious beliefs."
The amazing part of this lengthy exchange was that the Catholic woman came down off her high horse, got a grip of her senses and began making posts a few days later about how she hoped for peace. This is an interesting example of how war propaganda, as the propaganda rampant in the US against GAZA, can twist someone's mind around to the point that while they might be "pro-life" in the sense that they would deny a woman an abortion, they still think it is alright for Israel to kill children in Gaza.
Sometimes arguing, reasoning and gruesome war pictures can bring people to their senses. Sometimes...
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