tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406764266825534923.post2778993232411519567..comments2023-11-02T11:19:52.982-04:00Comments on Dodo Can Spell: The persecution of Christians and Christianity by the Washington PostMariaShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05360120240108457091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406764266825534923.post-23957716627798758692013-02-10T23:19:15.164-05:002013-02-10T23:19:15.164-05:00Yes ... unfortunately, we the Christians have been...Yes ... unfortunately, we the Christians have been becoming weaker by the day. Weak in our moral character, weak in our outlook on marriage, weak in child bearing, weak in criticism when our fellow Christians are persecuted and killed, weak in everything. <br /><br />The Papal honchos instead of taking a firm stand are becoming increasing politically correct which disease is often the downfall of everything that we are supposed to defend and emulate. If the Pope was to make a stand, firmly and true for Christians all over the world, even at the risk of getting himself killed .... it would revitalize Christians and Christianity .... and to use your analogy, "we would not be the weak horse" no more. <br /><br />Christianity, in our present era, is devoid of martyrs.<br />MariaShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14466641479249333359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3406764266825534923.post-27268534854314116172013-02-10T14:54:44.322-05:002013-02-10T14:54:44.322-05:00Great post. Though I agree with Maria S that an I...Great post. Though I agree with Maria S that an Islamic financial stake in the _Post_ may well explain the contrast between the two attitudes, the unctuously deferential one toward Islamic sensibilities vs the disdainfully hostile one toward Catholic mores, I think that Osama bin Laden's famous dictum, "When people see a strong horse and a weak horse, by nature they will like the strong horse," might do so as well. <br /><br />Resurgent Islam--quite apart from the raw fear it inspires--projects conviction in its religious doctrines; Catholicism . . . not so much, not since the Second Vatican Council, and--ironically in view of Ms Miller's screed--the Church has been progressively deemphasizing the importance of sexual morality since the time of the Council. In the process, the Church has turned itself into a "weak horse" that invites contempt from its opponents, like Ms. Miller.Carlos Pererahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00253355647824872032noreply@blogger.com