Hirsi Ali's Polite Disdain for Christianity

Ayaan Hirsi Ali pops up periodically to comment on the prevailing Muslim incident. This time she is reacting to the South Park censorship. As far as I can tell, she has been interviewed by Fox News and has had an article published by the Wall Street Journal on this topic. And here is a link to her interview with Anderson Cooper from CNN. That is more attention than the astute Diana West, whose analysis of the incident is far more valuable than Ali’s.

Near the very end of the interview on CNN, Hirsi Ali says:

We have to take them [Muslims] on. And that means, I think, scrutinizing Islam, criticizing it in the same way that we criticizing Christianity, Judaism and other ideologies, and other religions.

Equal opportunity scrutiny, equal opportunity offense.

It never occurs to Ali firstly, that Islam has no business being alongside Judaism and Christianity to merit "equal opportunity scrutiny, equal opportunity offense."

Second, it is interesting that she puts "offense" as part of her egalitarian treatment of religions, and that she puts "ideologies" and "religions" in the same sentence.

Ali has come forward as an atheist, and has declared her dislike for Christianity (to put it mildly). In the slips that she performed, it is clear that she politely disdains religion, and that offending Christianity might be just as commendable as offending Islam.

This is the kind person that the American Enterprise Institute has hired to protect American (and Western) interests.

The Taking of Christ

By Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio

The Taking of Christ, Caravaggio, 1602

The Significance of the Cross

There are many ways to combat Islam. Some important strategies include: forming grass-roots and popular organizations; influencing government policies such as changing immigrations laws pertaining to Islam; writing about Islam both in an informative and analytic manner.

But, I don't think there has ever been a country that successfully defeated Islam without including religion into the equation. And of all the world's religions, Christianity has had the most success.

Western Europe, which only until a few decades ago was an unabashedly Christian entity, repelled Islam twice in its history. Even Islam occupied Spain managed to rid itself of all (at least superficial) Muslim influence. The East African Christian country of Ethiopia, after a devastating Muslim invasion, succeeded in regaining land and country in tact after only a few years of combat in the 15th century.

India, on the other hand, despite its valiant fight against Islam, is still overwhelmed by periodic internal invasions (or aggressions) by its resident Muslims. The Persians couldn't even sustain prolonged opposition to Islam and capitulated to the Muslims, even accepting Islam as their own religion. China seems to have been saved from constant Muslim aggression, unlike India, yet I would venture to say that their peace is brought about their very strict and stifling culture, which wouldn’t let any kind of dissent, let alone a religious one, into their country.

As well as using the many strategies to fight Islam I mentioned above, we cannot be ambiguous about the most successful one, which has been to include Christianity as a decisive force. That is why I have put the cross, the most recognizable and visible symbol of Christianity, on top of this blog. Even the Crusaders used it on their armor, their clothing, their shields and their flags. They knew they needed all the help they could get.

The Siege of Antioch, from a medieval
miniature painting, during the First Crusade.

ADDENDUM:
I should add that Muslims expressly use their relgious icons, symbols and texts in their mission to convert the whole world to Islam. I would think our correponding strenght would be to use our Christian symbols.