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August 16, 2007
This just in
From the Netherlands:
AMSTERDAM - A Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands has proposed people of all faiths refer to God as Allah to foster understanding, stoking an already heated debate on religious tolerance in a country with one million Muslims.
"Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will name God Allah? ... What does God care what we call him? It is our problem."
A survey in the Netherlands' biggest-selling newspaper De Telegraaf on Wednesday found 92 percent of the more than 4,000 people polled disagreed with the bishop's view, which also drew ridicule.
Good thing he's about to retire, sounds like he's going senile.
Posted by LindaSoG at August 16, 2007 06:01 AM
Comments
Mine eyes have seen the danger
Of the coming of Allah;
He is trampling out the freedoms
Of my home, America.
He hath loosed Islamic morons
From the sand peninsula;
His book is camel dung.
Danger! Danger, Pedophilia.
Danger! Danger, it’s Shari’a..
Danger! Danger, Piss be on him.
Aloha great Snackbar.
Posted by: eros total at August 16, 2007 07:41 AM
Yeah, I just blogged about this myself this morning.
Posted by: c.a. Marks at August 16, 2007 10:58 AM
Sorry, "Allah" is what I flush down the toilet every morning...when I can, that is (getting old sucks).
I will not ever call my God "Allah". Even if facing the barrel of a jihadi's rifle...
Posted by: Nigel at August 16, 2007 12:12 PM