The Pope Is (a) Dope

So, you may have heard about the Pope's recent comments about Islam. Believe me, I'm no fan if his. In fact, I'm no fan of any organized religion (more on that in a bit). But part of me (yikes) agrees with the Pope. I mean, just look at the reaction. The Pope--and I'm paraphrasing--quoted a Byzantine scholar from ages ago who equated Islam with violence and hatred. So to protest this depiction, Muslims, uh, set fire to shit, rioted, the usual insane VIOLENT reaction they have when anyone dares say anything at all about their religion.

Believe me, I'm no fan of the Pope. I hate him, actually, especially because of his backward views on gays and the world in general. And he should have kept his mouth shut in his position. But I'll just say it, I hate the Muslims, too. I'm about as liberal as they come, and I know I should be tolerant and all that jazz. But why? They want nothing more than to wipe the rest of us--non-Muslims, aka infidels, be they American, or gay, or Korean, or Danish, anyone and everyone--off the face of the earth. Why should we tolerate that?

Yeah, yeah, not ALL Muslims are evil. Not all Christians are bigots. I know. But I'm reading a fantastic book right now called The End of Faith by Sam Harris. I'll write about it later, because so far it's blowing my mind. But he argues that even religious moderates a troublesome, because they aid and abet the religious extremists, who, if we're not careful, will destroy all of us in the end. I've also been persuaded by people like Ayann Hirsi Ali, a Dutch-Somalian woman who has written about what an oppressive force Islam is and how Westerners should stop tolerating it, at least within their borders. More on her later, as well.

In the end, Harris argues for the end of ALL religions, except for those that are more spiriutal and internal, like Buddhism. He's pretty damn persuasive. Meanwhile, I hope no Muslims read this, because they'll probably put out a hit on me. Because, you know, they're NOT a religion of violence and hatred at all.