Cleric Demands Death for Christian Leaders

Charisma News Service ^ | 10/16/02 | CNS

[jgrubbs]

A high-ranking Iranian Muslim cleric has called for the death of three U.S. Christian leaders for insulting the prophet Muhammad. An Abrar, Iran newspaper reported that last Friday during a prayer sermon, Ayatollah Mohsen Mujtahed Shabestari called for the killing of Baptist preacher Jerry Falwell, evangelist Franklin Graham and Christian Coalition founder Pat Robertson.

"U.S. leaders want to repeat the crusades," Shabestari reportedly said, only referring to the three as "the Israeli mercenaries" who needed to be "separated from other Christians." Meanwhile according to "The Washington Post," experts believe a recent series of disparaging remarks about Islam by Falwell, Graham and Robertson have sparked riots in India, helped religious parties win elections in Pakistan and undermined public sympathy in Islamic countries for the U.S. war on terrorism

Falwell recently apologized for calling Muhammad, the founder of Islam, a "terrorist" during a "60 Minutes" broadcast last month. But according to academic specialists, the damage has been done. "Jerry Falwell makes a statement, he pleases his constituents, then he says he's sorry and apparently thinks that's the end of it," said Akbar Ahmed, chairman of Islamic studies at American University, the "Post" reported. "What Americans don't realize is that remarks like this are flashed all over the Muslim world, and they are doing very serious damage to U.S. interests."

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

"I call for the orchiectomy of Ayatollah Mohsen Mujtahed Shabestari."

I would think this should be the remedy of choice for all Ayatollah's.

[nfldgirl]

Get a sense of history.
Christianity started 33AD.

Guillermo...check again...Genesis 3:15 -- [God speaking to the serpent] "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel." The seed referred to here is Jesus...the Messiah to come.

[Skywalk]

Uh, or God could have been talking about enmity between the children of Man and the descendants of the Serpent(or more metaphorically, the descendants/followers of Satan)

[Rippin]

So you're suggesting that the Old Testament doesn't matter to Christians because it was written before 33 A.D.? I'll tell my kids they can ignore the ten commandments, then, becuause Guillermo doesn't think Christians should worry about all that old stuff.

Actually, he's probably suggesting the interpretation of the Church for 2,000 years has been more reliable then that of some internet trawler.

Re Peaceful. Please tell me you aren't one of those dolts who thinks the pagan world before Christianity reflects his worldview better than true Christianity does?

Rippin

[Tom Bombadil]

"What Americans don't realize is that remarks like this are flashed all over the Muslim world, and they are doing very serious damage to U.S. interests."

Look, these people shoot children and blow up schools. They are not rational. What Jerry said is looking like a pretty good description from here.

They teach their children to hate from a very early age, They think nothing of shooting unarmed aid workers in the head. They throw hand-grenades into churches all in the name of Allah and then they get upset at Jerry Falwell. Give me a break!

[Gal.5:1]

if I hear the prez say "islam is a peaceful religion" on more time, I will barf.

[madison10]

ROFLMBO :D

[joesnuffy]

The "Word" Jesus was in the beginning.

Jesus is God born into humanity.

Jesus was the creator of this earth.

John 1:1-3 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

V2 The same was in the beginning with God.

V3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. (KJV)

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the
Father,) full of grace and truth. (KJV)

Jesus is the way the truth and the life

John 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (KJV)
Since Jesus is the Word and existed with the Father since the beginning of time....The Old Test is the Word of God...aka Jesus

[Michael2001]

But according to academic specialists, the damage has been done. "Jerry Falwell makes a statement, he pleases his constituents, then he says he's sorry and apparently thinks that's the end of it," said Akbar Ahmed, chairman of Islamic studies at American University

These are the professors at AMERICAN University. God help us