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Gazans warn pope to accept Islam
Jerusalem Post ^ | 9/18/06 | Khaled Abu Toameh

Posted on 09/18/2006 12:51:21 AM PDT by LibWhacker

Citing the words of the Prophet Muhammad, Muslim religious leaders in the Gaza Strip on Sunday warned Pope Benedict XVI that he must "accept" Islam if he wanted to live in peace.

The warning, the first of its kind, came as many Christians in the West Bank expressed anger over a spate of attacks on churches in protest against remarks made by the pope about the Muslims and the Prophet Muhammad.

Two more churches in the West Bank were targeted on Sunday in protest against the pope's remarks, bringing to seven the number of churches that have been attacked over the past three days.

In Tulkarm, arsonists set fire to the only Orthodox church in the area, causing heavy damage to the 150-year-old structure. Local residents said the attack occurred shortly after 4 a.m, when a number of assailants forced their way into the church and tossed several fire bombs into the building.

Some Christian families said they were living in fear because of the attacks and called on the Palestinian Authority to do its utmost to protect churches and Christians.

At a press conference in Gaza City, a number of Muslim clerics said the pope's statements were "the result of his hatred for Islam and not the result of ignorance."

One of them, Dr. Imad Hamto, called on the pope to "repent and ask for forgiveness." He added: "We want to use the words of the Prophet Muhammad and tell the pope: 'Aslim Taslam'" Aslim Taslam is a phrase that was taken from the letters sent by the Prophet Muhammad to the chiefs of tribes in his times in which he reportedly urged them to convert to Islam to spare their lives.

Some Muslim scholars, however, have endorsed a more moderate interpretation of the term, arguing that its real meaning was that those who surrendered to the will of God would find peace.

Hamto and his colleagues accused Christians of "resorting to the power of the sword in Afghanistan, Lebanon, Iraq and Palestine."

They also called on the pope to direct his words to the Jews who, they claimed, were "spreading corruption and destruction."


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: accept; benedictxvi; convertordie; dawa; gazans; islam; islamevilempire; islamicfascists; koranimals; muslims; pope; popebenedict; terrorists; trop; warn
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To: maryz

I rechecked the poll, because at first glance, I thought it was sponsored by Haaretz, but Haaretz is merely an advertiser on the web site.

Yes, I recall the DNC poll. Great laughs, that one. LOL


41 posted on 09/18/2006 1:58:56 AM PDT by onyx (1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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To: AmericanArchConservative


GOOD to know!


42 posted on 09/18/2006 2:00:01 AM PDT by onyx (1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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To: LibWhacker

Oh, the irony....


43 posted on 09/18/2006 2:03:45 AM PDT by IrishRainy
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To: LibWhacker

SCREW ISLAM!!!!


44 posted on 09/18/2006 2:06:45 AM PDT by AngelesCrestHighway
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To: onyx
There. That's more like it...
Today's Poll
The Papal apology was:
Sufficient, case closed
5%
Sufficient, but more needs to be done to repair the damage
2%
Insufficient, too little, too late
16%
No apology was needed, he was right
77%
Votes: 2145

45 posted on 09/18/2006 2:13:43 AM PDT by Caipirabob (Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
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To: Caipirabob


WOW! That is some kind of turn around!

77% agree with us.


46 posted on 09/18/2006 2:15:45 AM PDT by onyx (1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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To: ZULU
We are ruled by Cowards...plain and simple. Cowards all of them...and I'll be damned if I vote for another appeaser like Bush again.
47 posted on 09/18/2006 2:46:47 AM PDT by USMMA_83 (Tantra is my fetish ;))
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To: ZULU
We need another Crusade.

The last Pope initiated Perestroika and decimated the Soviet Union, a nuclear superpower.

This Pope just initiated Perestroika II against a band of 14th century camel humpers.


BUMP

48 posted on 09/18/2006 2:51:44 AM PDT by capitalist229 (Get Democrats out of our pockets and Republicans out of our bedrooms.)
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To: LibWhacker

Pope Benedict's response should be:

POUND SALT!


49 posted on 09/18/2006 3:20:26 AM PDT by PAMadMax (Islam is the enemy of all mankind...AlJazeera is its PR Firm)
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To: LibWhacker
From this new story:

"We say to the servant of the cross (the Pope): wait for defeat ... We say to infidels and tyrants: wait for what will afflict you. "We continue our jihad. We will not stop until the banner of unicity flies throughout the world," said the statement attributed to the Mujahideen consultative council. "We will smash the cross ... (you will have no choice but) Islam or death," the statement added, citing a hadith (saying of the Prophet Mohammed) promising Muslims they would "conquer Rome ... as they conquered Constantinople".

"We will smash the cross ... (you will have no choice but) Islam or death,"

"The War on Terror is a myth."

Rep Nancy Pelosi, April 2006

50 posted on 09/18/2006 3:23:55 AM PDT by SkyPilot
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To: AmericanArchConservative

about #33... Take your meds... you are talking to the choir...


51 posted on 09/18/2006 3:56:27 AM PDT by hosepipe (CAUTION: This propaganda is laced with hyperbole.)
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To: SkyPilot

Sounds like that mook, Pelosi......dumber than a pet rock : )


52 posted on 09/18/2006 4:04:05 AM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (Our troops will send all of the worlds terrorists to hell in a handbasket with no virgins!)
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To: AmericanArchConservative
I charitably suggest all o' y'all strap on your suicide bomb vests, bow to mecca, and F*** OFF! SmileyCentral.com
53 posted on 09/18/2006 4:17:23 AM PDT by Fred Nerks (ENEMY + MEDIA = ENEMEDIA)
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To: LibWhacker

I'm sure the Pope cares what you Gazans think...

/sarc


54 posted on 09/18/2006 4:18:31 AM PDT by RockinRight (She rocks my world, and I rock her world.)
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To: LibWhacker
Gazans warn pope to accept Islam

Some jokes just write themselves.
55 posted on 09/18/2006 4:54:42 AM PDT by DustyMoment (FloriDUH - proud inventors of pregnant/hanging chads and judicide!!)
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To: dennisw; Cachelot; Nix 2; veronica; Catspaw; knighthawk; Alouette; Optimist; weikel; Lent; GregB; ..
If you'd like to be on this middle east/political ping list, please FR mail me.

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Show me just what Mohammad brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command
to spread by the sword the faith he preached Emperor Manuel Paleologos II

56 posted on 09/18/2006 5:29:22 AM PDT by SJackson (The Pilgrims—Doing the jobs Native Americans wouldn't do!)
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57 posted on 09/18/2006 5:35:35 AM PDT by Alouette (Psalms of the Day: 119: 1-96)
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To: onyx; cricket

In place of "on his knees", erad "begging forgiveness". At least that's the way I read cricket's remarks.


58 posted on 09/18/2006 5:49:07 AM PDT by MortMan (I was going to be indecisive, but I changed my mind.)
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To: MortMan


Maybe so. Thanks.


59 posted on 09/18/2006 5:52:11 AM PDT by onyx (1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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To: MortMan; onyx; cricket

And in place of "erad" read "read"! ;-P

Fat finger syndrome strikes again!


60 posted on 09/18/2006 5:52:39 AM PDT by MortMan (I was going to be indecisive, but I changed my mind.)
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