The burden of being right…
February 7th, 2007
A couple of weeks ago, I posted this little wordcast:
“Flash!
Islamic Organizations are upset about the current season of 24 (are you surprised?):
Their outrage is recorded here. They are unhappy and worried that their faith will be portrayed innacurately, leading the unenlightened to conclude that adherance to the Islamic faith could lead to violence and acts of terror. This conclusion could then, lead many to believe erroneously that the verses in the Koran actually encourage these actions. There is, of course, absolutely no connection to Islam, the Koran, and radical Islam - and any conclusion to they contrary is clearly bigoted and narrow minded.”
One of our uncommon commenters tipped me off to this fantastic article - fantastic not because of it’s “24 apologetic” but because of the fact that it contains, in essence, the very same point I was making. Secondly, he’s an Arab-American writer.
Of course, I’m not big on his idea that a fictional superman triumphing over radical Islam provides a psychological release point or emotional anchor for me in the storm of global terror. The writer of the article probably isn’t, either, beyond a thematic element to tie in his broader point. I appreciated, in particular, his point about the six year history of the show and its clean record in regards to inciting anti-Arab violence. Or anti-brother, anti-President, and anti-former British spy violence, for that matter. No word yet from the Counsel on American Islamic Relations as to whether or not they would like to take a stand against beheadings yet.
Entry Filed under: current events, end times
9 Comments Add your own
1. Cathy | February 7th, 2007 at 6:30 pm
Glad you liked that op-ed piece! I thought it may interest you.
2. Kyle | February 7th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
I HIGHLY recommend the following book for a good of overview of Al-Queda,
rishttp://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/P/037541486X.01._AA240_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpge
3. Kyle | February 7th, 2007 at 9:19 pm
sorry - bad link:
http://www.amazon.com/Looming-Tower-Al-Qaeda-Road-11/dp/037541486X
4. DerickC. | February 8th, 2007 at 1:44 pm
Well I thought I would let you know that your inspiration has led to the creation of my very own blog. Its pretty new and kinda rough looking right now but I wanted to thank you for the motivation to do so. Have a wonderful day. God Bless.
5. B-SMACK | February 8th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
i highly recommend this link http://www.thebrainfreeze.com
6. Ken Brooks | February 8th, 2007 at 11:45 pm
I have a very serious question. I was wondering if you knew of any significant number of Christians that were spared of Hurricane Katrina?
7. Emily Mea | February 9th, 2007 at 7:00 am
There were several at the shelter I worked at during the months after the storm - and many more people who came to the Lord due the outpouring of love from local churches.
8. David | February 10th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
Good job, Derick!
Ken - i wouldn’t know, but it sounds like Emily has a handle on it - thanks, Emily!
9. Emily Mea | February 11th, 2007 at 9:13 am
Ken - I was thinking about your question the last couple nights at work. I posted a blog with a stream of consousnes about some of my feelings and experiences. I’ll be honest and say that there is some hopelessness expressed in it, but also the hope that was given to me by watching the believers in the shelter and their journey.
http://emilymea.blogspot.com/2007/02/almost-two-years-after-storm.html
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