Posted on 10/11/2007 2:10:34 PM PDT by america4vr
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 130 Muslim scholars from around the globe called on Thursday for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity, saying "the very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake."
In an unprecedented letter to Pope Benedict and other Christian leaders, 138 Muslim scholars said finding common ground between the world's biggest faiths was not simply a matter for polite dialogue between religious leaders.
"If Muslims and Christians are not at peace, the world cannot be at peace. With the terrible weaponry of the modern world; with Muslims and Christians intertwined everywhere as never before, no side can unilaterally win a conflict between more than half of the world's inhabitants," the scholars wrote.
"Our common future is at stake. The very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake," they wrote, adding that Islam and Christianity already agreed that love of God and neighbor were the two most important commandments of their faiths.
Relations between Muslims and Christians have been strained as al Qaeda has struck around the world and as the United States and other Western countries intervened in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Such a joint letter is unprecedented in Islam, which has no central authority that speaks on behalf of all worshippers.
The list of signatories includes senior figures throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. They represent Sunni, Shi'ite and Sufi schools of Islam.
Among them were the grand muftis of Egypt, Palestine, Oman, Jordan, Syria, Bosnia and Russia and many imams and scholars. War-torn Iraq was represented by both Shi'ites and Sunnis.
Mustafa Cagrici, the mufti who prayed with Benedict in Istanbul's Blue Mosque last year, was also on the list, as was the popular Egyptian television preacher Amr Khaled.
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See post 28 from Ghost of Phillip Marlowe:
“The Koran instructs Muslims to establish truces with infidels in order to strengthen their resources and prepare for a better fight.”
Very well put.
HF
Was was it that Dick Cheny said to Pat Leahy? THe phrase seems even more appropriate here.
No, there is no “intended alliance.”
“Peace” to a Muslim means submission to the Will of Allah, ie, “Islam.”
Until that happens, you’ll get nothing but trouble from them.
It is a start, at least they started clean up their “klan” like we did in the 30’s.
Better a start than no start.
It must be starting to dawn on them that muslims are holding the stinky end of the stick but they are preaching to the choir.
Their time would be better spent shutting down the hate talk, terrorist indoctrination, terrorism and killing spewing from their own side of the divide.
I can't get the link to work but found the same article here:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2007/10/12/nmuslim112.xml
Jeez I can’t believe you guys are getting fooled by this.
This is a call to accept Islam, and a threat of war if we refuse.
You're proving the point of all these others who say this scholarly venture isn't going anywhere. Maybe those scholars already knew all that. They should, after all, if they're any kind of scholar, shouldn't they?
Let's keep score and see how many of them get dead or severely beaten within 60 days. If zero, I think we have the same answer as Brave Barry Hussein the Christian's conversion from Islam being a grave danger to him.
NOT!
HF
I was taught to behave the way I wanted to be treated. That is all I have to say on this subject.
They sound rather desperate at having wakened the sleeping giant and filled him with a terrible resolve, a lesson they should have learned from Japan.
I agree. The only reason they’re talking peace is because they know they are losing. Islam is inherently violent and bent on domination. It’s time to quash this bug for once and for all.
Exactly.
Meanwhile I don’t see muslim nations encouraging the open missionary and conversion of people to non-muslim faiths.
If there is to be “tolerance”, all religions should be on the same footing. Not one above all others under law.
Great news! Just as soon as Muslims in the Middle East stop murdering Christians, we can have peace and understanding.
Correction. They can’t lie to another fellow believer, but to the infidels...all bets are off.
I’m with you. Tell the Muslims to start dealing with their folks then come talk to us. Trust has to be earned. I’m not a dupe. Jimmy Carter fell for this same play when the Ayatollah did it. Trust has to be earned.
Their can never be peace with an ideology that has no prohibition against murder, and blessing lies, to those of a different belief.
LOLOL!!! Let’s design the new cross.
A friend of mine brought me a cross from Malta so it’s the real deal. I love wearing it at my weekly support the troops rally.
Celebrate the end of Ramadaan with pork!
These signators are now marked men.
Re #11 VERY worth repeating...
We must remember their culture -
negotiate when you’re weak to allow time to build up your strength,
attack when you are strong - or when your enemy appears weak (such as asking for “diplomacy”).
They want to do a “Hudna” with us in order to get rid of the Jews—then they will turn on us.
Beware of Arabs bearing treaties.
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