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  • Protests at Taverner's Allah (Westminster) cathedral (premiere work glorifies 99 names of Allah)

    06/15/2007 8:30:30 AM PDT · by NYer · 58 replies · 1,204+ views
    Telegraph ^ | June 15, 2007
    The premiere of a work by the leading composer Sir John Taverner in Westminster Cathedral next week has provoked discord because it glorifies the Muslim deity Allah.Traditionalist Roman Catholics are planning to converge on the cathedral on Tuesday evening to protest over the work, which includes the singing of the 99 names of Allah.A number have written to Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor, the head of the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, expressing concern that the Church will be seen to be endorsing the Islamic idea of God. advertisement But having failed to halt the concert, dozens are now threatening...