The Force of Reason: A Review

I just finished Oriana Fallaci’s powerful book, “The Force of Reason.”  I will, in honor of her style, keep my review succinct.  

First, this book contains a sufficient amount of history about the Islamic religion in such a few number of pages that the laziest of persons should be required to read it.  You want more?  Take a class.  You want the truth fast and quick?  Read this book (link below).  

Second, it is with some despair that I say if your thesis is correct, if the “triple alliance” of the political parties and the Roman Catholic (not “Catholic” as you say) Church, plus the media are all kowtowing toward this Islamic religion, then who is it you are trying to save?  In despair I ask, don’t these people deserve their Muslim rulers?  (I do not call the Roman Catholic Church “the Catholic Church,” as you do, because “catholic” means universal.  The Roman Catholic Church is a localized church.  The Catholic Church is the body of all believers in Jesus Christ.)

Third, and related to what I just said, is my plea to you, Oriana Fallaci, to abandon your atheism and recognize Jesus Christ.  You write in glowing fashion about His effect on human culture.  You write in glowing fashion about His revolutionary ideas (which, really, just concretized ideas already floating around in Jewish culture (which shouldn’t be a surprise – if Jesus is God, would He say something different?  :-D)).  So why do you think Jesus is the central figure in human history?  Why do you think the words of a first century back-water carpenter affect the thinking of American Presidents?  Why do you think it is that this unwashed carpenter from Podunk, Israel is the most quoted, most revered figure in human history?  Why would that be?

Reason with me, Ms. Fallaci.  As you say, “Listen to me, I beg you.  Listen to me because, as I’ve said many times, I do not write for fun or for money.  I write out of duty.”  Reason with me.  Who is it that could wreak such unconquerable havoc in the human story that freed slaves, gave women equality, forswore violence, preached love and promised eternal salvation.  Who could that possibly be?