And thus we return to the recent Times op-ed and the confrontation of the ignorance of Islam. If we were truly interested in combating ignorance, we might begin by accepting a truism from our own tradition, the principle of universality, reflected in the Bible in the words of Jesus when he asked, "And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in thine own eye?"
If we were to discontinue our rejection of this elementary moral principle, we might be able to shed the heavy shroud of ignorance that surrounds us and thus be able to recognize our true enemy. To borrow the memorable words of Pogo, "We have met the enemy and he is us."
But that's a lesson The New York Times is ever so reluctant to impart to us.
If we were to discontinue our rejection of this elementary moral principle, we might be able to shed the heavy shroud of ignorance that surrounds us and thus be able to recognize our true enemy. To borrow the memorable words of Pogo, "We have met the enemy and he is us."
But that's a lesson The New York Times is ever so reluctant to impart to us.
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