Posted on 08/15/2007 2:16:56 PM PDT by JSDude1
Bishop Tiny Muskens (Courtesy Radio Netherlands Worldwide) Catholic churches in the Netherlands should use the name Allah for God to ease tensions between Muslims and Christians, says a Dutch bishop. Tiny Muskens, the bishop of Breda, told the Dutch TV program "Network" Monday night he believes God doesn't mind what he is called, Radio Netherlands Worldwide reported. The Almighty is above such "discussion and bickering," he insisted. Muskens points to Indonesia, where he served 30 years ago, as an example for Dutch churches. Christians in the Middle East also use the term Allah for God.
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Our God is not a Persian moon goddess.
That’s one religious figure that’s going to hell.
His name is Tiny?
I think Benedict needs to have a chat with this fellow.
To please others...no...sorry bishop, ain’t happening.
The name tells it all...
He should convert to Islam, so he can pray to Allah as much as he likes.
WHAT!!!??? Has the world gone completely NUTS??
Let Muslims use whatever name they want, but leave Christians alone.
Bishop “Tiny” has a tiny god. Jehovah God has several Hebrew names....Allah is not one of them! The Bishop obviously has a tiny faith......likely not a believer!
It would be worse if Muslims had call their Jihadi pro vioelnce “allah” as ‘GOD’.
Zeus is very unhappy!
And he can pound sand up his @$$!
Tiny might be nick name for the size of his brain. My blood was boiling as I read the article! This guy is out of touch with his fellow Christians. The Pope should fire him.
Persian? Allah is an Arabic moon goddess. Nothing to do with Persia.
How can men like this make it through seminary?
Blasphemy bump.
No, no no no no a thousand times NO. If my pastor said that you can damned well bet that 90% of the congregation would walk out before he could finish his sentence. The other 10% would be walking towards the pastor to draw and quarter him.
His parishioners need to buy him an airline ticket to Pakistan so he can go forth into the cities and try and sooth the terrorists himself.
He only needs a commuter ticket to Amsterdam or Rotterdam. Enough Jihadists there to sooth.
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