“Many commentators have noted the apparent irony: The Pope suggests Islam encourages violence—and Muslims riot in protest... Many commentators are missing the point: These protestors—and those who incite them—are not asking for mutual respect and equality. They are not saying: ‘It’s wrong to speak ill of a religion.’ They are saying: ‘It’s wrong to speak ill of our religion.’ They are not standing up for a principle. They are laying down the law. They are making it as clear as they can that they will not tolerate ‘infidels’ criticizing Muslims. They also are making it clear that infidels should expect criticism—and much worse—from Muslims. They are attempting nothing less than the establishment of a new world order in which the supremacy of what they call the Nation of Islam is acknowledged, and ‘unbelievers’ submit—or die.”
—Clifford May
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