Poets should stick to poetry...
2006-09-16 06:22:34 · 12 answers · asked by XYZ 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Strange thing, it even makes a difference in this world whether Alexander Pope said it, or Benedict Pope, or Bob Pope. (You know, Bob Pope from Columbus, Ohio)
But yes, it's probably true, almost anybody in this world has, at some point, said something bad about Islam.
Alexander Pope was better at commenting the sillyness of the reactions world-wide, to what some silly old man says:
"What dire offence from am'rous causes springs,
What mighty contests rise from trivial things"
2006-09-16 10:22:41 · answer #1 · answered by Thinx 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let's see... If all poets wrote only about poetry....
People of all persuasions are apt to become poets as well. Shall we say that people on Yahoo! Answers should stick to Yahoo! Answers? I have no idea what A. Pope said about Islam, but it is up to us to regard it seriously or not. We should not take away his freedom of speech simply because he is a poet, or because he says something we do not like.
2006-09-16 06:30:40 · answer #2 · answered by Nick â? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
LOL, you've watched that movie with Jim Carrey and the girl from The Titanic one time too many. Oh yeah, it was called Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. There was an Alexander Pope joke in that flick.
2006-09-16 06:26:20 · answer #3 · answered by Kathryn™ 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm a Muslim and what you ar attempting to declare is nice yet With all due appreciate - Pope misjudged Islam Islam would not coach undesirable issues its we human who take out incorrect which capacity and do undesirable issues quite isn't allowed in Islam and Womens rights is Islam actually , they are allowed finished freedom secondly whoever hates infedels at the instant are not a genuine occasion of Islam and Muslim such ppl are shame to the Muslim worldwide Our Prophets enjoyed the infidels we've not any top to hate them all human beings is created via God God bless us all
2016-12-15 08:57:33 · answer #4 · answered by civil 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It wasn't Alexander Pope, at least not recently, though he may've insulted them back in the day. It was the current RCC Pope, Benedict.
2006-09-16 06:25:51 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I heard what the Pope said. He's right. Islam needs to rethink jihad. Get that notion out of their teachings that everyone but them should be killed because we are devils. It's alright for them to talk about us but you better not say anything negative about Islam.
2006-09-16 06:47:22 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think that he said something bad indeed, but I think that he did it for common good. Many people have said something bad about Islam. And so has been said about other religions too.
2006-09-17 01:43:08 · answer #7 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
poets? Alexander? from which century are you referring?
2006-09-16 06:24:26 · answer #8 · answered by sophieb 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep
2006-09-16 06:24:38 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, he did. I am not a fan of Ctholics, but at least he told the truth.
2006-09-16 06:24:31 · answer #10 · answered by Smokey 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋