Was the Pope Right?
...when he quoted a historical source about Islam pushing their faith through violence? Well, what was the Islamic reaction to his speech? Threats of violence against him. Even the Qu'ran states that it is right to kill Christians and Jews. One way to propagate their faith is to remove those who are considered "infidels." This is offensive to those of us who live in a country where opposing religious views live in peace; guaranteed free exercise to practice an individual's religion, if it does not violate any other legal rights, such as the right to privacy or the protection of nonviolence.
...Why is it that any time a person freely expresses a viewpoint about Islam, the Islamic world retaliates? Salmon Rushdie had to hide from public view after his expose' of the religion in which he was reared.
...Would there have been as much outrage if the pope had used his speech to encourage Catholics to force their beliefs upon the world?
...It is difficult to realize that other governments are not as tolerant of free speech as ours.