THE RELIGION OF PEACE DIALOGUES WITH THE POPE
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SO THE POPE SEEMS TO THINK THAT ISLAM HAS A PROBLEM WITH VIOLENCE. AND SOME OF ITS ADHERENTS SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANGER MANAGEMENT . . . HOW DO THE NEWS STORIES REFLECT ON THIS BELIEF? . . . .
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Five Palestinian Area Churches Attacked
By ALI DARAGHMEH , 09.16.2006, 11:38 AM
Palestinians wielding guns and firebombs attacked five churches in the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday, following remarks by Pope Benedict XVI that angered many Muslims.
No injuries were reported in the attacks, which left church doors charred and walls pockmarked with bullet holes and scorched by firebombs. Churches of various denominations were targeted.
http://www.forbes.com/business/businesstech/feeds/ap/2006/09/16/ap3021954.html
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Christian Killed in Iraq in Response to Pope's Speech: Islamic Website
Posted GMT 9-16-2006 20:40:58
(AINA) -- According to the website Islam Memo, one Christian was killed in Baghdad after the Pope's speech two days ago. The speech created a wave of anger throughout the Islamic world, including Iraq. A poster has been placed in many Baghdad mosques for the previously unknown group, "Kataab Ashbal Al Islam Al Salafi," (Islamic Salafist Boy Scout Battalions). This group threatens to kill all Christians in Iraq if the Pope does not apologize in three days in front of the whole world to Mohammed.
© 2006, Assyrian International News Agency. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use.
http://www.aina.org/news/20060916154058.htm
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Attacks threatened over Pope's words
From correspondents in Dubai
September 17, 2006 12:07am
Article from: Agence France-Presse
AN Iraqi armed group has threatened to carry out attacks against Rome and the Vatican in retaliation for Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam, according to a statement posted on the internet today.
"We swear that we will destroy their cross in the heart of Rome ... and that their Vatican will be hit and wept over by the Pope," said Jaish al-Mujahideen (the Mujahideen's Army) in the statement, whose authenticity could not be confirmed.
The statement lashed out at "Zionised Christians and loathsome crusaders" and was accompanied by six films showing attacks against US military targets in Iraq, which it said were "dedicated to the dog of the crusaders (an apparent reference to the Pope) in retaliation for his remarks".
"We will not rest until your thrones and your crosses have been destroyed on your own territory," said the group, which has claimed many attacks against US and government forces in Iraq.
http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,21985,20426263-5005961,00.html
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mali cleric calls for pope's death
A HARDLINE cleric linked to Somalia's powerful Islamist movement has called for Muslims to "hunt down" and kill Pope Benedict XVI for his controversial comments about Islam.
Sheikh Abubukar Hassan Malin urged Muslims to find the pontiff and punish him for insulting the Prophet Mohammed and Allah in a speech that he said was as offensive as author Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses.
"We urge you Muslims wherever you are to hunt down the Pope for his barbaric statements as you have pursued Salman Rushdie, the enemy of Allah who offended our religion," he said in Friday evening prayers.
"Whoever offends our Prophet Mohammed should be killed on the spot by the nearest Muslim," Malin, a prominent cleric in the Somali capital, told worshippers at a mosque in southern Mogadishu.
"We call on all Islamic Communities across the world to take revenge on the baseless critic called the pope," he said. http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/somali-cleric-calls-for-popes-death/2006/09/16/1158334739295.html
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I will leave it to you to judge whether or not the Pope had a point or not.
SO THE POPE SEEMS TO THINK THAT ISLAM HAS A PROBLEM WITH VIOLENCE. AND SOME OF ITS ADHERENTS SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH ANGER MANAGEMENT . . . HOW DO THE NEWS STORIES REFLECT ON THIS BELIEF? . . . .
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Five Palestinian Area Churches Attacked
By ALI DARAGHMEH , 09.16.2006, 11:38 AM
Palestinians wielding guns and firebombs attacked five churches in the West Bank and Gaza on Saturday, following remarks by Pope Benedict XVI that angered many Muslims.
No injuries were reported in the attacks, which left church doors charred and walls pockmarked with bullet holes and scorched by firebombs. Churches of various denominations were targeted.
http://www.forbes.com/business/businesstech/feeds/ap/2006/09/16/ap3021954.html
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Christian Killed in Iraq in Response to Pope's Speech: Islamic Website
Posted GMT 9-16-2006 20:40:58
(AINA) -- According to the website Islam Memo, one Christian was killed in Baghdad after the Pope's speech two days ago. The speech created a wave of anger throughout the Islamic world, including Iraq. A poster has been placed in many Baghdad mosques for the previously unknown group, "Kataab Ashbal Al Islam Al Salafi," (Islamic Salafist Boy Scout Battalions). This group threatens to kill all Christians in Iraq if the Pope does not apologize in three days in front of the whole world to Mohammed.
© 2006, Assyrian International News Agency. All Rights Reserved. Terms of Use.
http://www.aina.org/news/20060916154058.htm
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Attacks threatened over Pope's words
From correspondents in Dubai
September 17, 2006 12:07am
Article from: Agence France-Presse
AN Iraqi armed group has threatened to carry out attacks against Rome and the Vatican in retaliation for Pope Benedict XVI's remarks on Islam, according to a statement posted on the internet today.
"We swear that we will destroy their cross in the heart of Rome ... and that their Vatican will be hit and wept over by the Pope," said Jaish al-Mujahideen (the Mujahideen's Army) in the statement, whose authenticity could not be confirmed.
The statement lashed out at "Zionised Christians and loathsome crusaders" and was accompanied by six films showing attacks against US military targets in Iraq, which it said were "dedicated to the dog of the crusaders (an apparent reference to the Pope) in retaliation for his remarks".
"We will not rest until your thrones and your crosses have been destroyed on your own territory," said the group, which has claimed many attacks against US and government forces in Iraq.
http://www.news.com.au/sundayheraldsun/story/0,21985,20426263-5005961,00.html
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mali cleric calls for pope's death
A HARDLINE cleric linked to Somalia's powerful Islamist movement has called for Muslims to "hunt down" and kill Pope Benedict XVI for his controversial comments about Islam.
Sheikh Abubukar Hassan Malin urged Muslims to find the pontiff and punish him for insulting the Prophet Mohammed and Allah in a speech that he said was as offensive as author Salman Rushdie's novel The Satanic Verses.
"We urge you Muslims wherever you are to hunt down the Pope for his barbaric statements as you have pursued Salman Rushdie, the enemy of Allah who offended our religion," he said in Friday evening prayers.
"Whoever offends our Prophet Mohammed should be killed on the spot by the nearest Muslim," Malin, a prominent cleric in the Somali capital, told worshippers at a mosque in southern Mogadishu.
"We call on all Islamic Communities across the world to take revenge on the baseless critic called the pope," he said. http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/somali-cleric-calls-for-popes-death/2006/09/16/1158334739295.html
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I will leave it to you to judge whether or not the Pope had a point or not.
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