“We will break up the cross …”
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CAIRO, Egypt – An al-Qaida-linked extremist group warned Pope Benedict XVI on Monday that he and the West were “doomed,” as protesters raged across the Muslim world to demand more of an apology from the pontiff for his remarks about Islam and violence. …
The group said Muslims would be victorious and addressed the pope as “the worshipper of the cross” saying “you and the West are doomed as you can see from the defeat in Iraq, Afghanistan, Chechnya and elsewhere. … We will break up the cross, spill the liquor and impose head tax, then the only thing acceptable is a conversion (to Islam) or (killed by) the sword.”
Islam forbids drinking alcohol and requires non-Muslims to pay a head tax to safeguard their lives if conquered by Muslims. They are exempt if they convert to Islam.
Full story here.
Here in America, we have to fight battles in court to keep a single cross in public view (here and here, for instance), and we usually lose. Yet, the Muslim extremists still apparently see them everywhere. Why do I get the feeling that both the atheists and the jihadists understand the power of that symbol as well as we do. Or maybe better?
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