Critical Thoughts

There is a common polemic by the half-naked man worshippers that the phrase “sirat al-mustaqim” (“the straight path”) in Sura’ al-Fatihah refers to John 14:6. How this silly notion got transposed and spread itself is something beyond my ken and certainly a most ridiculous understanding that only the stupidest of the stupid will fall for. After all, if a phrase is taken out of context, it can certainly almost always be made to support or be taken to mean anything. Logically, to make the assumption that the Qur’an support Christian doctrines is nonsensical, since there are various other passages in the Holy Book that denounces the Trinity, the worship of Jesus and the notion that God has even begotten a Son! The Qur’an is unequivocal in the denunciation.

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When presented with multimedia evidence documenting their crimes, one particular commenter emitted a strong reaction to the idea that they worship “a half-naked Jew”. Of course I admit however that the description was inaccurate; I should have said “a bloodied, half-naked Jew executed as a Roman criminal swinging from a cross”.

I believe this state of denial is referred to as cognitive dissonance in medical psychology. While on one hand, they will accuse you of being a liar and manipulative in describing their demi-god, on the other hand the description of what they worship is certainly goddamned true. Ever watched Mel Gibson’s “The Passion of Christ” lately? See how they depicted the person they claim to “revere”, in no uncertain terms.

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