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Deadly Presbyterian-style violence seems to follow any offence taken by members of a certain religion. Consider:
* The Danish cartoon debacle: 139 killed.
* The Battle of Mount Flushmore (provoked by Newsweek): 15 killed.
* The Coptic collision of 2005: three killed.
How many might die following the Great Papal Provocation? Place your bets in comments.
I’ve heard far worse about my Catholic faith, to my face, from my friends, than what apparently justifies murder if said to some about Islam.
No shit. A girlfriend’s best friend said I was going to hell, because I was raised Catholic. Not, apparently, because I was no longer either a believer or a church-goer.
As for the body count: 2,000. At least 1,500 of them Muslim.
Posted by Rob Crawford on 2006 09 16 at 11:42 AM • permalink#6 is getting warmer, I think.
Maybe not on the body count but on the religion at least. The people who die here are not going to be Catholics, Newsweek reporters or anyong else - they will be Muslims caught in the crossfire of other Muslims.
Posted by Villeurbanne on 2006 09 16 at 11:46 AM • permalink666, a good number.
All this seething and backlashing, dear me.
Strange people.
Posted by Pedro the Ignorant on 2006 09 16 at 12:15 PM • permalinkUnfortunately, the dead may be mostly Christians this time. Since infidels are slaughtered all the time in those parts of the world, the final number depends on the day you start and stop counting.
Bonus question: How many will die as a result of Centanni and Wiig renouncing their forced conversion? Which must happen any day now.
Well, if his holiness, may the force be with him,, doesn’t grovel, then many, perhaps a few hun dred around the world. If he does, several hundred.
I’ve had enough of this crap. Let’s give them something to complain about.
Tinme to kick-start the RECONQUISTA.
Posted by Wimpy Canadian on 2006 09 16 at 12:56 PM • permalinkZoe, right answer, wrong question, lol.
Pedro’s got the perfect, round number, 666.
Wimpy’s got the best idea, reconquista, where’s El Cid when you need him ?
Posted by Harry Bergeron on 2006 09 16 at 02:00 PM • permalinkMaybe if they’ll keep killing each other in these frenzies, all we have to do end the world terrorist threat is keep making speeches?
Posted by richard mcenroe on 2006 09 16 at 03:51 PM • permalinkSee those TV images of the ‘seething Arab street’ ranting and raving about the Pope’s comments? Placards, slogans, burning effigies? Now, hold that image in your head.
Now picture such a protest in the streets of Sydney, perhaps outside the Lakemba mosque, but this time the mob protesting against Islamic extremism and terrorism, burning effigies of Osama bin laden, or of some local radical Imam for instance.
Now when our Federal leaders say they would like to see so-called moderate Islam condemning extremism and terrorism, perhaps that’s the sort of demonstration of where they stand that they are talking about.
Posted by Secret Squirrel on 2006 09 16 at 04:40 PM • permalinkThe funniest part of this is that they are proving the Pope’s point ;).
Posted by mamapajamas on 2006 09 16 at 06:37 PM • permalinkDoes anyone work in the Arabic world?? We worry about industrial action, imagine being an economist in Mecca.
“We predict a growth rate of 5% with strong…Whats that cartoons!!!!...”
“We predict a growth rate of
5%3% with steady…Whats that! Pope talks!!!!...”“We predict a growth rate of
5%3%nil with a recession…”See its a cunning plan to manipulate financial markets by the banana poisoners!!
Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2006 09 16 at 06:52 PM • permalinkItalics problem fixed. Don’t select the formatting buttons unless you plan to use them, please.
Posted by Andrea Harris, Administrator on 2006 09 16 at 07:20 PM • permalinkKeep in mind that we are talking about hardcore cowards here. So many gutless and jelly backed human beings as who ever crawled across God’s earth. People who wouldn’t throw a stick at an angry corgi unless they were in a crowd. Men who provide a fresh definition to the term “yellow”.
Naturally they will pick on anything or anybody they perceive to be weak. They will form a gang to bash a little country, like Denmark, with only a little prodding from their bosses. Thrashing around in their bloodlust, a certain number will be trampled by the mob. Mainly themselves, but some innocent bystanders as well.
The Pope might not have many Divisions. But these people are superstitious ignoramuses straight out of the dark age. My guess is they will perceive him to be too powerful to take on head on, and this thing will blow over quickly without too many casualties.
Either that or they will blow up the Vatican.
I confess to an advanced case of ennui when it comes to Muslims rioting and dying over perceived slights to the ROP, but this one has the potential of taking a bunch of Christians down with it. On the whole, however, I agree with Geoff.
Just for fun I drew three cards at random and came up with: 246.
Posted by Kyda Sylvester on 2006 09 16 at 07:46 PM • permalinkIRONY METERS ON KILL!!!
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/181_1798504,0005.htm
Posted by thefrollickingmole on 2006 09 16 at 08:28 PM • permalinkMuslims killed: not enough;
Christians killed: too manyPosted by miriams ideas on 2006 09 16 at 09:04 PM • permalinkSo Muslims are angry. Ok!
IS the threat of violence then acceptable.
What were to happen if Christians, Hindus, Buddhists, Agnostic and Aetheists were to go on murderous, violent protests?
When would it end?
At what point is the response of fundamentalist Islamists just confirming the accusation made against Islam in general.
One Iranian Islamic leader responded:
“Unfortunately pope (sic) has insulted Islam, accusing the justice seeking, peace-loving and humanitarian Islam to be violent and war- monger and claiming that jihad in Islam is the same as violence; and he claims that contrary to christianity wisdom has no room in Islam. “
How can people, who are smart, courteous, and cultured believe in something which is just an exaggerated cult.
Posted by WeekByWeek on 2006 09 16 at 10:56 PM • permalinkPut me in for 200.
And watch that Muslihoon guy - he and his LDS posse have quite a body count going, heh heh.
Posted by Major John on 2006 09 17 at 12:26 AM • permalinkTALIBAN FEELINGS HURT
It’ll toughen ‘em up, so they’ll be able to deal with the pain they’re going to feel when we drench the bastards with napalm.
Posted by Dave Surls on 2006 09 17 at 04:22 PM • permalink420
I’m betting a lot of effigies will lose their lives too. Wont someone please think of the poor effigies?
Posted by Art Vandelay on 2006 09 17 at 11:55 PM • permalinkWell, there’s at least one dead 70 year old Catholic Nun in Somalia.
Ah, the religion of peace…
Posted by Apparatchik on 2006 09 18 at 01:12 AM • permalinkI’m going for 333, because I’m only half as evil as the beast.
And better yet, they’re too stupid to see how they’re proving the Pope’s point.
Elizabeth
Imperial KeeperPosted by Elizabeth Imperial Keeper on 2006 09 18 at 10:07 AM • permalink
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Let’s go for broke and say 500. That’ll prove that those damn Presbyterians are peaceful and won’t be easily incited to violence if someone cites a 500-year old essay saying they’re easily incited to violence.
My migraine is back. My brain can’t take that many trips between here and BizarroWorld.