tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post9053210970183217932..comments2024-03-18T08:33:25.907-04:00Comments on Inkwell Inspirations: Infidel and 9/11 - A Christian ResponseLisa Karon Richardsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86320643497855992522009-09-14T12:00:59.521-04:002009-09-14T12:00:59.521-04:00I would love to be entered in your wonderful draw....I would love to be entered in your wonderful draw. Thanks.<br />wandanamgreb(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-31544210899735598732009-09-12T21:13:07.368-04:002009-09-12T21:13:07.368-04:00This was an excellent review, Wenda. I agree that ...This was an excellent review, Wenda. I agree that we must always hold love for God and others above rules; however, rules play an important part in our faith as well, as they give us a road map for acting in love when our emotions don't "feel" love. :)<br /><br />Unfortunately, there ARE many instances of religions filled with rules without love, which is a dangerous type of Gwen Stewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00062502118990955905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-26891836044974946962009-09-12T11:55:12.253-04:002009-09-12T11:55:12.253-04:00Wenda,
This strikes my heart every time I read it....Wenda,<br />This strikes my heart every time I read it. The rules are so easy to follow, so easy to create and add to. Faith, following Christ on a day by day, moment by moment basis, is not so simple. It's like the difference between taking the Interstate and going four-wheeling in the high country. There's a lot more trust we have to yield to the one driving!<br />On 9/11/2001, I was Niki Turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10419436634375255412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-11440842615894221772009-09-12T01:19:32.085-04:002009-09-12T01:19:32.085-04:00Again, thank you all for dropping in and for not o...Again, thank you all for dropping in and for not only reading the post, but for sharing your experiences/memorials of 9/11. <br /><br />It is amazing how the schedule of our blogs worked out. No one planned the Infidel book for this date, and yet in reviewing Ayaan Hirsi Ali's book we also revisit 9/11. <br /><br />Another amazing "coincidence" is D'Ann's review of As We Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-74804862950135925922009-09-11T19:38:54.761-04:002009-09-11T19:38:54.761-04:00Dear Wenda,
Thank you for your review. I liked the...Dear Wenda,<br />Thank you for your review. I liked the part about the dance with God. You nailed it beautifully.<br /><br />Muslims are passionate people. They are passionate about their belief and they go to the far extreme defending it. When they come to Christ (and they are coming in the thousands weekly), they keep the same passion and turn it around. The MBB's as they call them are the Dani Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09549010472971558761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-6374069333500952912009-09-11T17:21:47.418-04:002009-09-11T17:21:47.418-04:00Wonderful post! I think we all needed to be remin...Wonderful post! I think we all needed to be reminded of the points made.<br /><br />cherierj(at)yahoo(dot)comCherie Jhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16767627787231269781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-48843822699725277492009-09-11T16:57:34.240-04:002009-09-11T16:57:34.240-04:00Wenda: A beautiful post. We remember with sadness ...Wenda: A beautiful post. We remember with sadness the people who died and their families. But truly the entire world was affected by the dark events of 9/11. I pray she finds her way to the one true God who can bring her peace. <br /><br />ConnieConnie Marquisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783619831204895170noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-53544124269157732362009-09-11T16:20:41.554-04:002009-09-11T16:20:41.554-04:00I would very much like to be entered in your wonde...I would very much like to be entered in your wonderful draw. Thanks.<br />wandanamgreb(at)gmail(dot)comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-57015379947832072142009-09-11T15:06:39.746-04:002009-09-11T15:06:39.746-04:00It's easy for us to look at Middle Easterners ...It's easy for us to look at Middle Easterners and throw them all in drawer labelled terrorist. And then we realize how wrong that is through writings like this one. <br /><br />Thank you, Wenda.Anita Mae Draperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618699900826731377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5162628190543698572009-09-11T13:59:04.259-04:002009-09-11T13:59:04.259-04:00Hi Wenda,
Thanks for reviewing this book on 9/11. ...Hi Wenda,<br />Thanks for reviewing this book on 9/11. My God strengthen the families of those who were lost.<br /><br />Hirsi Ali said, "No God, no religious texts, no organized system of faith is better at dictating right and wrong than the compass we are born with in our heads. The instincts that are coded in our genes. *<br /><br />Her sentence,"The instincts that are coded in our Jillian Kenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12565274151603868808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-5303622103884431762009-09-11T13:46:21.122-04:002009-09-11T13:46:21.122-04:00Wenda, thanks for sharing your heart on a most dif...Wenda, thanks for sharing your heart on a most difficult day.<br /><br />We've all got a 9/11 story. My husband was on an airplane flying from Cleveland to LA when the first plane hit the tower. I worked at a cable company, so there was always a TV on. I was in my boss's office and we watched together as the second plane hit. I'll never forget how my whole body went cold as I realizedJennifer AlLeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18178922554247015759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-63162494897831440342009-09-11T12:54:09.563-04:002009-09-11T12:54:09.563-04:00Wenda, what a powerful post. Ali's story sadde...Wenda, what a powerful post. Ali's story saddens me on so many levels. There only answer (to the problems of the world and those within our individual hearts) is God. That doesn't mean there are simple solutions, but only He can heal the divisions among people and within the human heart.<br /><br />I am often guilty of neglecting to pray for His hand to work among others who live far awaySusanne Dietzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710634601407161821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-23264863688910579102009-09-11T12:38:01.020-04:002009-09-11T12:38:01.020-04:00This morning I took my two elementary school stude...This morning I took my two elementary school students to school late because I'd kept them home from viewing Obama's speech. Not that I disagreed with what he said in the speech but because (and I explained this to my kids) what he said in the speech contradicted his policies and other speechs he's given since becoming elected.<br /><br />My oldest son was with me because he sorta Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18306070937646453722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-20602564897263409492009-09-11T11:49:38.800-04:002009-09-11T11:49:38.800-04:00I just keep hoping this fanatacism passes. But it ...I just keep hoping this fanatacism passes. But it seems to just get worse. <br /><br />9/11/01 It's been a long time and we're still bearing the scars and inflicting new ones.Mary Connealyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09598386111251769803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-50240707754917344982009-09-11T11:47:59.304-04:002009-09-11T11:47:59.304-04:00Thank you so much for your comments.
If you have...Thank you so much for your comments. <br /><br />If you have a chance to watch any of the youtube interviews of Hirsi Ali, you will see that she clearly sees the distinction between the Christian and Muslim faiths. I, too, don't see how anyone can put more faith in humanity than in God when creation shouts his goodness. <br /><br />But, I guess, the greatest evidence of God's love for us Wenda Dottridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06086728367896516923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-86791443465887331782009-09-11T11:26:33.806-04:002009-09-11T11:26:33.806-04:00I am saddened but understanding of Ayaan's tur...I am saddened but understanding of Ayaan's turn to atheism when her faith failed her. It would seem the appropriate counteraction. But I pray that she discovers Christ, not the Christianity that many practice and might seem no better than the Muslim faith she abandoned, but rather the living God and the unending love He offers and inspires.PatriciaWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04572087157439187319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-28580617263019416482009-09-11T10:50:45.476-04:002009-09-11T10:50:45.476-04:00Wenda, nice to meet you via post!
Can you believe ...Wenda, nice to meet you via post!<br />Can you believe I am READING INFIDEL AS WE SPEAK? I too was saddened by Ayaan's "wiping her hands" of all religions. May Christ our Savior open her eyes to the Way, the Truth, the Life.<br /><br />What a timely, apropos post.<br /><br />Thank you,<br />PattiPatti Lacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00687666130404407814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-25257123785989651722009-09-11T10:18:49.884-04:002009-09-11T10:18:49.884-04:00Wenda, this is incredibly insightful. I love the w...Wenda, this is incredibly insightful. I love the way you wove scripture into her experiences.<br /><br />My husband is from Lebanon. I have many friends who are Muslims and former Muslims. It is a shame that some of them turn to atheism instead of the one true God, but let's pray for Hirsi Ali that God bring her the next step to finding love and fullfillment in Christ She shares a common Dina Sleimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05214446103057806111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-24377651099568525512009-09-11T08:59:43.970-04:002009-09-11T08:59:43.970-04:00This story is tragic. Saddest of all is that as an...This story is tragic. Saddest of all is that as an atheist she has no one to rely on but herself now. It must be a frightening place. I could spend all day debating the flaws in that viewpoint, but as you pointed out, Wenda, people aren't really converted by arguments. So instead I will pray that God will reach out through his people to love these hurting girls and that the love of Christ Lisa Karon Richardsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02175430876079208723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502152359497137754.post-53352626811413335792009-09-11T07:48:25.867-04:002009-09-11T07:48:25.867-04:00Good Morning Wenda!
I am fascinated with Islamic ...Good Morning Wenda!<br /><br />I am fascinated with Islamic culture. It seems many of us North Americans had little or no knowledge or understanding of it until 9/11. <br /><br />We talked a bit about it yesterday when many admitted how little we know of the struggles elsewhere in the world due to tribal, religious, political differences, and now, even gender.<br /><br />I can't imagine the Debra E. Marvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17853387871623424853noreply@blogger.com