Tuesday, May 11, 2004
People in glass houses...
A Shiite cleric has said that he thinks Bush should be checked by a psychiatrist. He had this to say:
The Iran-backed Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, spiritual guide for many Lebanese Shiites, told American journalists in Beirut, "looking at the mentality of President Bush who considers him the second messiah in the world, one cannot expect him to act reasonably.
"The man has been presenting himself as a messenger from God with a mission to rule the world and spread the values he believes in ... That is why I suggest to have him examined by psychiatrists, with all due respect, because we respect sick people," Fadlallah said.
Wouldn't a spiritual messenger, in effect, be a messenger from God? Isn't spreading the faith to the world one of the beliefs of the Shiites? Sheik Fadlallah is purported to be the spiritual mentor of Hezbollah (Hezbollah is a Lebanese group of Shiite militants that has evolved into a major force in Lebanon's society and politics. It opposes the West, seeks to create a Muslim fundamentalist state modeled on Iran, and is a bitter foe of Israel. The group's name means “party of God.” ), the militant terrorist group.
But I guess his comments make sense. A lot of religions think they are the only correct ones, and therefore what they do is legit even if they condemn other religions of partaking in similar practices.
The Iran-backed Sheik Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, spiritual guide for many Lebanese Shiites, told American journalists in Beirut, "looking at the mentality of President Bush who considers him the second messiah in the world, one cannot expect him to act reasonably.
"The man has been presenting himself as a messenger from God with a mission to rule the world and spread the values he believes in ... That is why I suggest to have him examined by psychiatrists, with all due respect, because we respect sick people," Fadlallah said.
Wouldn't a spiritual messenger, in effect, be a messenger from God? Isn't spreading the faith to the world one of the beliefs of the Shiites? Sheik Fadlallah is purported to be the spiritual mentor of Hezbollah (Hezbollah is a Lebanese group of Shiite militants that has evolved into a major force in Lebanon's society and politics. It opposes the West, seeks to create a Muslim fundamentalist state modeled on Iran, and is a bitter foe of Israel. The group's name means “party of God.” ), the militant terrorist group.
But I guess his comments make sense. A lot of religions think they are the only correct ones, and therefore what they do is legit even if they condemn other religions of partaking in similar practices.
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