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A mighty weapon

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Submitted by Ugri (Finland), Jul 11, 2008 at 09:12

From the interview:
"Therefore, you have to fight the ideology of Islamism, not the religion of Islam. We know how to fight ideologies. We fought Fascism and Communism and now there's Islamism. We can't fight a religion. So if it's reduced to a religion, then we lack the tools to protect ourselves."

"We can't fight a religion." I've been mulling over this sentence. True, it's a clear-headed conviction, yet as a Christian I feel like being left defenceless against something threatening.

Could there be a way out?
The crux of these matters is of course that an increasing number of Europeans don't care a straw for their religion. Cynics can say they deserve what is waiting for them.

Sure, we can not fight a religion, yet we can refuse to accept it. We must shun and oppose a deeply anti-christian and profoundly anti-jewish religion. Awareness must be awakened! The work done by Dr. Pipes in this respect is admirable and exemplary.

How about us ordinary Christians? A mighty weapon has been given us: the Word — "quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword."

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Democracy [98 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
Monika KaufmannJul 14, 2008 13:44135066
A mighty weapon [183 words]UgriJul 11, 2008 09:12134871
We can't fight a religion, but we can kick it's *** [64 words]jennifer solisJul 14, 2008 18:44134871
What Dr. Pipes said is so true: [302 words]YnnatchkahJul 10, 2008 13:48134792
Interview with Daniel Pipes [185 words]DebbieJul 9, 2008 16:41134732
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You are right, Debbie. [742 words]YnnatchkahJul 10, 2008 14:28134732
Interview with Daniel Pipes--Ynnatchkah [175 words]DebbieJul 10, 2008 19:32134732
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Straight-shooting time [269 words]Rebecca MouldsJul 9, 2008 09:49134703
You are correct [13 words]elenaleeJun 2, 2011 00:29134703

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