Tuesday, 3 July 2012

It Is 1536 In Mali

And those loudest in praising the Reformation are in no position to bemoan the despoilment of Timbuktu.
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  1. Anonymous3 July 2012 at 23:02

    Some scholars have likened Shiite Islam to Catholic Christianity and Sunni Islam to Protestant Christianity, with the more extreme Sunnis being similar to the more extreme Protestants (a refusal to recognize saints, an extreme aversion to shrines or other holy places, a belief in the existence of a perfect and very austere primitive community of believers, etc.).

    I am not sure how much validity these comparisons carry, but in the context of what is happening in places like Syria and Iraq it is very interesting, as Christians and Shiites essentially find themselves on the same side in the conflict against Sunni extremism.

    Also, Iran, the leading Shiite state, is without a doubt friendlier to Christians than are the Gulf states, especially Saudi Arabia.

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