Monday, January 22, 2007

Winston Churchill On Islam

We've had this posted here before a couple times before, but it's one of those that you have to repost every so often so that anyone who hasn't seen it before can see it (thanks to Religion of Pieces):


"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia (rabies) in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries; improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live.

"A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement, the next of its dignity and sanctity. The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men.

"Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities, but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it.

"No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step. Were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilization of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilization of ancient Rome."

10 comments:

Anonymous said...

freaky...

Freaky because those quotes are quite relevant.

We need a leader like WC today.

Anonymous said...

There is no point in waiting for the second coming of Winston Churchill. First, it might be too late by then. Second, he might never come. Take action now, like what these groups are doing:
http://antijihadmilitia.blogspot.com/
http://www.910group.com/
http://www.loyalistparty.com

Anonymous said...

I second that recommendation of the 910 Group. I post as Ocean over there. They seem to be off to a flying start.

Pastorius said...

Anonymous,
Thanks. I like the Anti-Jihad Militia. Very good.

Unknown said...

Isn't it remarkable how none of the statements about islam ever lose their freshness?

Andy Armitage said...

Well said, Pastorius. Your blog has found its way onto the one I write for via an anonymous commenter (that wouldn't be you, would it?). I'll certainly find the next opportunity to use it myself. I'm forever blogging about the way Muslims whinge and whine and often get their own way. The more this is pointed out the better.

Pastorius said...

Wasn't me. However, I'm pretty sure I know who it was and he is a contributor here sometimes.

I have no idea why the guy goes Anonymous sometimes, but he does. In fact, he seems to have a different identity at every blog on which he comments. And so, I will respect his privacy and won't reveal his identity.

Anonymous said...

Oscar Wilde was pretty worried about Islamisation, too, if this "Sonnet" is anthing to go by. Admittedly, it was subtitled "on the massacre of Christians in Bulgaria", but one can see more religious types today praying for more Christianity to offset Islamisation. If I had to have a religion and it was a toss-up between the two, it would be Christianity (I'm a Church of England atheist, after all!). Anyway, here's the poem:

Christ, dost Thou live indeed? or are Thy bones
Still straightened in their rock-hewn sepulchre?
And was Thy Rising only dreamed by her
Whose love of Thee for all her sin atones?
For here the air is horrid with men’s groans,
The priests who call upon Thy name are slain,
Dost Thou not hear the bitter wail of pain
From those whose children lie upon the stones?
Come down, O Son of God! incestuous gloom
Curtains the land, and through the starless night
Over Thy Cross the Crescent moon I see!
If Thou in very truth didst burst the tomb
Come down, O Son of Man! and show Thy might
Lest Mahomet be crowned instead of Thee!

Anonymous said...

Oscar Wilde was pretty worried about Islamisation, too, if this "Sonnet" is anthing to go by. Admittedly, it was subtitled "on the massacre of Christians in Bulgaria", but one can see more religious types today praying for more Christianity to offset Islamisation. If I had to have a religion and it was a toss-up between the two, it would be Christianity (I'm a Church of England atheist, after all!). Anyway, here's the poem:

Christ, dost Thou live indeed? or are Thy bones
Still straightened in their rock-hewn sepulchre?
And was Thy Rising only dreamed by her
Whose love of Thee for all her sin atones?
For here the air is horrid with men’s groans,
The priests who call upon Thy name are slain,
Dost Thou not hear the bitter wail of pain
From those whose children lie upon the stones?
Come down, O Son of God! incestuous gloom
Curtains the land, and through the starless night
Over Thy Cross the Crescent moon I see!
If Thou in very truth didst burst the tomb
Come down, O Son of Man! and show Thy might
Lest Mahomet be crowned instead of Thee!

Pastorius said...

I'm glad to hear Oscar Wilde cared. That's good stuff.