PARIS (Reuters) - Christian bishops in Germany, Austria and Russia have sharply criticised Saudi Arabia's top religious official after reports that he issued a fatwa saying all churches on the Arabian Peninsula should be destroyed.
In separate statements on Friday, the Roman Catholic bishops in Germany and Austria slammed the ruling by Grand Mufti Sheikh Abdulaziz Al al-Shaikh as an unacceptable denial of human rights to millions of foreign workers in the Gulf region.
Archbishop Mark of Yegoryevsk, head of the Russian Orthodox department for churches abroad, called the fatwa "alarming" in a statement on Tuesday. Such blunt criticism from mainstream Christian leaders of their Muslim counterparts is very rare.
Christian websites have reported Sheikh Abdulaziz, one of the most influential religious leaders in the Muslim world, issued the fatwa last week in response to a Kuwaiti lawmaker who asked if Kuwait could ban church construction in Kuwait.
Citing Arab-language media reports, they say the sheikh ruled that further church building should be banned and existing Christian houses of worship should be destroyed.
Posted: at 14-04-2012 03:17 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
rayOFsunshine at 14-04-2012 03:20 PM (13 years ago) (f)
Mtchew That wont stop the spread of Christianity and that still goes to show how intolerable this Islamic religion can be That is if this report is true
Posted: at 14-04-2012 03:20 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
Mtchew That wont stop the spread of Christianity and that still goes to show how intolerable this Islamic religion can be That is if this report is true
You are right bros
Posted: at 14-04-2012 03:50 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
onyimau20 at 14-04-2012 04:29 PM (13 years ago) (f)
These pple are just the same everywhere,so heartless n wicked..I wonder what their gain would be from distroying the houses of God. I know the word 'freedom' is nt in their dictionary.mtchwww
Posted: at 14-04-2012 04:29 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac
oohio2007 at 14-04-2012 05:45 PM (13 years ago) (m)
Quote from: onyimau20 on 14-04-2012 04:29 PM
These pple are just the same everywhere,so heartless n wicked..I wonder what their gain would be from distroying the houses of God. I know the word 'freedom' is nt in their dictionary.mtchwww
This is a sure proof that the allah they claim is God is not but a demon from the pit of hell.Islam is of the Devil
''NO MAN KNOWETH THE HOUR''
Posted: at 14-04-2012 05:45 PM (13 years ago) | Upcoming
Bachelorette at 14-04-2012 06:12 PM (13 years ago) (m)
Where are these beasts who practice Islam? Where is the freedom of Religion to humanity? I have said it and I will keep saying it, "Muslims are only nice if their population is lesser than any other religion, but immediately their populations superses that of other religion, they compel them to total submission to that Satanic and Barbaric Islam". Shame on you, all ye worshipers of Islam!
I've always lived by 3 principles:
1. Honour ur God, 2. Love ur Family and 3. Defend your Country
Posted: at 14-04-2012 06:12 PM (13 years ago) | Gistmaniac