Posted on 11/27/2004 4:38:46 PM PST by 4.1O dana super trac pak
Weston - In a gesture of sympathy and outreach, local Muslim leader Altaf Ali on Thursday stood before the parishioners of St. Katherine Drexel Catholic Church and condemned recent militant attacks on Catholic churches in Baghdad, insisting the violence ran counter to the "true tenet" of Islam.
The Thanksgiving speech, delivered before a hushed congregation, referred to a string of bombings at churches in Baghdad, including predawn assaults on Oct. 16, the first day of Ramadan, that killed three and injured about 40 civlians.
"Your suffering is my suffering. Your sorrow is my sorrow. Your happiness is my happiness," said Ali, executive director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Miami. "We are brothers and sisters in faith."
Ali's visit came in response to a commentary published last week in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel by the church's pastor, the Rev. Paul Edwards. In it, Edwards lamented the assaults on Baghdad churches and parishioners, and noted that after the 9-11 terror attacks the archbishop of Miami had visited a local Islamic center to stand behind Muslims who might be targeted in reactionary violence.
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Seems odd that the Catholic Church would allow (invite) one of the leaders of the Church of Terrorism to show his face in their building...
"Itbakh al Americani!"(Kill the Americans!)
"We are brothers and sisters in faith."
You know, I actually agree with the Prophet Muhammed (may the fires of hell be upon him) on all three of these points. Especially the first one.
"Your understanding of the Christian/Muslim relationship is crystal clear and supportable by Scripture."
Thank you for the verification. I'm concerned that such a guest speaker was entertained in a Christian church.
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