Police Protection For “Mohammed Crushed Under Foot” Pulpit
Brussels Journal:
Belgian police are protecting a 17th century pulpit in the Flemish town of Dendermonde. The pulpit in the Catholic church of Our Lady dates from 1685, two years after the battle of Vienna when the Christian armies of the Polish King John III Sobieski defeated the Turks poised to overrun Europe. The sculpted wooden pulpit, made by Mattheus van Beveren, depicts a man subdued by angels and represents the triumph of Christianity over Islam. The man is generally thought to be Mohammed. He is holding a book which is generally assumed to be the Koran.
Two years ago, on April 16, 2006, during the height of the Danish cartoon affair, this website published a photo of the pulpit to show that there is a long tradition of depicting Mohammed in European iconography. Last Friday the Turkish newspaper Yeniçag reprinted our picture on its front page with the caption “Stop this hideous insult.” Yeniçag demands that Belgium remove the pulpit. The paper writes that “We have had the crusades and now they are still trying to humiliate us. This is as bad as the Danish cartoons and Geert Wilders’s Fitna movie in the Netherlands. Even Pope Benedict does nothing to stop these humiliations.”
Since Friday, we have received threats while the authorities in Belgium, which has a large population of Turkish immigrants, fear that the pulpit and the church may be attacked. The Belgian press reported today that the police is guarding Dendermonde’s Our Lady church to prevent vandalism to church and pulpit.
Dendermonde, a town in Flanders, the Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, lies halfway between Brussels and Ghent. It is the birthplace of the famous American missionary Peter John (Pieter Jan) De Smet (1801-1873), the head of the Jesuit missions among the Indians of the Northwestern USA and a friend of Sitting Bull, Kit Carson and other heroes of the 19th century American West. On his return trips to his Flemish home town, Father De Smet used to preach from the pulpit which is currently under police protection.
According to the Belgian press the pulpit controversy has been deliberately caused by this website, which is being described as “pretending to be neo-conservative” but run by “neo-fascists.” Piet Buyse, the mayor of Dendermonde, told the media that he deplores that the pulpit “figures on websites which aim to provoke negative reactions from Muslims.” The mayor said that the depicted man represents an unbeliever and may also be Luther or Calvin.
Aimé Stroobants, the custodian of Our Lady in Dendermonde, told the newspaper De Standaard that the figure on the pulpit “cannot possibly be Mohammed” because “He is wearing a Persian dress, while we know that the Prophet came from the Arab Peninsula. For all we know the depicted man might even be a Jew.”
Meanwhile, radical Muslims in Italy are still demanding the destruction of an early Renaissance fresco in Bologna’s Church of San Petronio, painted by Giovanni da Modena in 1415. The fresco depicts Mohammed being tortured in Hell.
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yeah, again the Turks
seems that your comrade Bush doesn’t know how to choose his alliees, Saudi arabia, Turkey, Lybia…
The Ottomans with western EU is the most ignorant idea that Bush had, or might be there that he wants to weaken us.
Anyway, he will stay in History as akward as Clinton as far dealing with the islamic geopolicy
May 14th, 2008 at 2:44 am“seems that your comrade Bush doesn’t know how to choose his alliees, Saudi arabia, Turkey, Lybia…”
Didn’t take long for you to put the blame on Bush for this. Get a freaking life and get a clue…this is your problem…not Bush!
May 14th, 2008 at 3:10 amthis is your problem…not Bush!
yeah, claro, it’s not his ’s
May 14th, 2008 at 3:15 amI’d like to make that pulpit image my home screen.
May 14th, 2008 at 3:49 amFuck you islam.
Mohammed is indeed burning in hell.
May 14th, 2008 at 4:01 amHey Turkey is one of the places that USA heavy industry moved to in the Clinton Era when they were given huge tax relief to shut down manufacturing and move out of the country if they would not tear down their facilities here in the US until after Clinton left office and more than five years after they closed down.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:11 amSo people around in the 15th and 17th century knew better than modern american politicians…. wow i wonder what dentistry and medicine is like in congress?
May 14th, 2008 at 5:47 amfranchie
yeah, again the Turks
So let me get this straight: George Bush is responsible for some possible future attacks on a Belgium church by Muslim immigrants from Turkey?
WTF?
May 14th, 2008 at 5:53 amSo why has the muzzie community suddenly gotten sensitive about art that has been around for centuries? They haven’t complained about it before (probably didn’t even know of the stuff’s existence)
“Meanwhile, radical Muslims in Italy are still demanding the destruction of an early Renaissance fresco in Bologna’s Church of San Petronio, painted by Giovanni da Modena in 1415. The fresco depicts Mohammed being tortured in Hell.”
This is where it starts… and Bamiyan Afghanistan is where it ends with the complete destruction of the Buddha’s by the Taliwackers. ANYTHING depicting ANY other religious image is an insult to allah and Mo and must be destroyed… and damn the cultural and historical impact.
And how do you defeat an enemy? Obliterate their culture and re-write their history.
We can’t let this happen no matter how loud those meat-sticks yell about having their feelings hurt. Shit… their entire existence is an insult to me.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:11 amno Jam, but for proposing the Turks to the adhesion within the EU communauty
May 14th, 2008 at 6:18 amIf you know Christianity and you study the history of Islam, you will recognize that the force of evil is alive and well in this death cult. Christianity is about grace, forgiveness of sins and liberty and it recognizes that evil influences run amoke and seek to “devour” innocence in our fallen world. Why? Because man kind has his own conscience and freedom to choose. Yes, Christianity has known moments when man has corrupted it, but Jesus was not corrupted, he died a horrible death to account for our sins. Islam is a personality cult to a medeival tyrant, Muhammad who died a rich, old man with many child brides. There is no foregiveness or grace in Islam, only “striving” and strict and severe punishment until death. Then, maybe you will get virgins if you are a man and servile midgets if you are a woman. I hope Belgium is able to keep their pulpit for the sake of muslims themselves.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:23 amfranchie
All I can do is shake my head and repeat…WTF?
May 14th, 2008 at 6:28 amyeah, Jam, “WTF” is going to hit you either
May 14th, 2008 at 6:30 amWow, that sculpture nails it. Those angels must represent the ‘peace’ that be upon Modamned.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:39 amFranchie, the Turks (and militant Islam more to the point) have been a menace long before the USA was even founded - massive overstretch to link this somehow to Bush. I think you’re objection is based on geopolitical grounds not solely on one man.
I personally believe Turkey not be admitted into the EU, for the mere fact that it’ll be the nail in the coffin for Europe and speed track the formation of Eurabia, which is well under way already.
In the meantime it may be a good idea for Europeans to show some real spine and stand up for your cultural heritage. If you yourselves don’t, well don’t expect Muslims to. Given the right climate of defeat and weakness they’ll have four turrets up at each corner of St. Peters and many other grand basilicas throughout your continent in no time. You’ll all be waking to morning prayers of “allahu akbar” instead of climbing out of bed to enjoy a fresh baguette and nice strong espresso.
The decline of many civilizations begin with apathy.
For Old time’s sake - a
for Mattheus van Beveren Cheers!
May 14th, 2008 at 6:51 amEurope is clearly afraid of the Muslims in its borders. Most every other religion, at least the ones I can think of, are hundreds of time s more tolerant than Islam. Now, we all know that there are radical right wing nut jobs here and there, but they are on the fringe and do not follow the teaching of Christianity. It seems the violence and intolerance from Muslims is the official stance/edict from Islam. Am I wrong?
May 14th, 2008 at 7:18 amRC, yes, your right
though in Europe we are the alone ones that dare to officially stand against the admission of Turkey, one more time our foreign partners see that as an effect of our supposed “arrogance” when it’s only rationalism
May 14th, 2008 at 7:26 amSO…
May 14th, 2008 at 7:27 amlet me get this straight…they’re allowed to write and portray and preach about us in hell but not given reciprocal rights?
momps
oh yeah! the islamic tradition of hypocrisy. they are the epitome of the word
May 14th, 2008 at 7:45 am“…the islamic tradition of hypocrisy. they are the epitome of the word.”
That would certainly explain why the mooslims support Obama. Hypocrites of a feather…
May 14th, 2008 at 8:00 amSpot on. I think Turkey is a bridge, a one way bridge to europe, not the other way ’round. They are seen, and portrayed, as the most western/secular islamic state, yet I think the Christians in that country may have a different opinion - if they were allowed to speak about it. There will have to be a show down, a big one… there always is when violent intolerance buts heads w/passive tolerance. That big showdown is coming, maybe sooner, maybe later. What’s happening now is just the warm-ups. We may all agree/disagree about how, why, etc… Israel is the out-post, Europe it appears may be the front lines…Many of us here of european heritage can say that if europe was such a wonderful place then our ancestors never would have left, obviously some left for other reasons as well, but in the end the US and Europe are forever linked and when push comes to shove we will stand together against this cancerous growth known as islam.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:04 amIslam is going to come for us all and if we don’t stop it it will truely roll over us all.
Start your caches now before the dimocrates take it all away.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:22 amGot mine…
May 14th, 2008 at 8:28 amTheir once was a bullwork against barbarism in Europe. There once was a Pan-European movement.
Read Leon Degrelle for the answer. For Rex and for Belgium
What about the Abbeville massacre committed against Belgians in May 1940.
That was wrong.
May 14th, 2008 at 10:03 amI still love Europe
I say move the statue outside for awhile …
Mohammad is just at about the right height level for the “lifting legs” of passing dogs …
May 14th, 2008 at 10:52 amFrenchie, only by Europe’s “standards” can one criticize Bush for his relationship with Turkey and profess how you all have taken a stance while any mention of Iran is met with a reponse like “it’s his cowboy bravado and go it alone attitude”?! If Europe had taken a tougher stance sooner you might not be having to grab your ankles every time your Muslim population tells you to. I hope and pray for you all in Europe because as bad as we think we have it you all are ten feet below us with no light in sight.
May 14th, 2008 at 11:11 amQuincy, your kidding, check his photo :
http://img116.imageshack.us/img116/6420/degrellexq4.jpg
I bet all his fellow were also of the same gabarit, that’s why the wallons and the Frenchs couldn’t care much of them
now check also what was the deal in 1940
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_France
(yeah, I know, wikipedia, but I couldn’t find better in short time)
May 14th, 2008 at 11:36 amDavid Ross, thank you anyway for your prays
May 14th, 2008 at 11:37 amFranchie
Degrelle was a Walloon. Leader of the 5th Walloon Brigade.
My point is that ironically the racial laws in place in Europe at the time would have prevented the Arab invasion.
Also the French 33rd Waffen SS Charlemagne Division was formed to fight Communists
May 14th, 2008 at 11:58 amCOWARDICE!! This is indicative of why just not Europe but Western civilization is in trouble - always looking for scapegoats (it seems always to be “open season” for the Jews), a cult-like fascination for PC tolerance, and the ludicrous idea that all cultures are equivalent. And why? Because it takes less back bone, character, and courage to state the obvious: Islam is facism! Ayaan Ali, author of “Infidel” states that if the Koran is followed, there can be no moderate Muslim.
Kudos upon kudos
According to end time bible prophecy, that pulpit is prophetic. I think I’ll have another
Started a cache
but planning to get more 
May 14th, 2008 at 12:22 pmQuincy, but not very motivated :
what they used to say :
“A bas les biffins, a bas les boches” (”Down with the footsloggers [infantry], down with the Germans”).
May 14th, 2008 at 12:43 pm“he wants to weaken us.”
Oops, too late. Milksop EU gave it all away when they chose to hand out to their bums and let US defend them for 60 years. 30 hour work week, indeed?
Knowing they’ll be begging for help when the mussies begin the takeover doesn’t give me comfort because we will probably rush in to rescue them__Again.
May 14th, 2008 at 2:22 pmGiven the Taliban’s gleeful destruction of 2,000-year old stone monoliths in Afghanistan (Buddhist or Hindu, I can’t remember which), it is imperative that we safeguard our cultural and artistic heritage from these animals. They haven’t a molecule of respect for our history or culture, and they have repeatedly proven that fact.
You can’t bring back a 500-year old sculpture or painting once a stone-age raghead has destroyed it. Mandatory deportation back to Allah’s litterbox to any muzzie who even attempts to destroy our art and culture!
May 14th, 2008 at 2:30 pmZeke
“Milksop EU gave it all away when they chose to hand out to their bums and let US defend them for 60 years.”
your not talking of France of course, but of Poland, Germany, Holland… yeah they NEED you, they haven’t yet thought a minut to spend their own money on EU defense forces till yet, but France did, UK did
30 hour work week, indeed? not indeed at all
only state clerics ! we make 43 to 70 h/week
May 14th, 2008 at 2:49 pmWhat the Fuck doesn’t cause a negative reaction from those from cock sucking sodomites other than hearing the phrase “we surrender”.
May 14th, 2008 at 5:45 pmNo need to insult our great president Bush you european pansies.
May 14th, 2008 at 6:44 pmIslam sucks and Mohammed was a pedaphile.
May 14th, 2008 at 8:18 pmIslam is a false religion. It is the curse of the world.
AmericanMark,
where do you see an insult ? mytho ?
anyway I have seen more insults towards us on your side of the pond than the inverse
May 15th, 2008 at 3:13 amThis whole insult thing is ridiculous, no on should insult each other, it’s a reflects the low morals whether from christians or from muslims, we shouldn’t be one of them, in our masques we don’t have insults like this for christians, and it’s very clear that apparently this church has a personal problem, the world knows, Islam is clear it’s about the god who created this universe in 7 days and who sent all the messengers which was rejected by people who where just like you wanted to get laid wanted to drink alcohol want to commit sins freely and play with no restrictions and why not live with a factious gods that doesn’t really has dominate evidence of existence because you like it with no rules, it’s called believing and you believe by evidence, there will be dominant chaos if there where two gods, if you watched the space examining the complexity of things you know there is a huge creator precisely creating, engineering, operating the universe from the small molecules to big planets and huge universe millisecond by millisecond not a human anymore, the last prophet message to people was saved and he is called Muhammad, you are invited to read from muslim sources.
never mind the anger muslims now a day may act, some of them are right some are wrong they are just humans being attacked, this is the right way of thinking be neutral for a second and think about your complex body and how it works, you eat and after eating everything works automatically, think about the earth distance from the sun is how it’s precisely calculated for reasonable living climate , think about how many layers covers our earths sky and why each one is there, after thinking about how intricate and how very huge things are you can’t say that god is something human, it’s beyond our hand, thank you all for reading
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:59 am