Christians, Muslims defend right to convert
Norway: Christians, Muslims defend right to convert Two important Christian and Muslim groups signed a joint declaration Wednesday supporting the right to convert between religions without fear of harassment as a basic religious freedom.
The Church of Norway Council on Ecumenical and International Relation and the Islamic Council of Norway, which have met regularly since 1993, said [...]
Islam’s story of Christ
TV airing for Islam’s story of Christ There was no manger, Christ is not the Messiah, and the crucifixion never happened. A forthcoming ITV documentary will portray Jesus as Muslims see him. Despite the eye-catching title, the article contains a deep flaw. According to Islam, Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah. “When the angel said, “O Mary! verily [...]
A special prayer for the Jews
Religious Bureaucrats Are To Religion As Military Music Is To Music
Last week, Pope Benedict managed to aggravate both Jews and Protestants–the former by encouraging a form of the mass that, on Good Friday, includes a prayer for the conversion of the Jews, and the latter by reaffirming the Roman Catholic Church’s traditional stance that it [...]
Carter, the anti-Semite
I freely admit that it is always hard to be absolutely objective in commenting on the Israeli-Palestinian issue, but I am relieved that a debate on the matter is finally picking up. For too long has the pro-Israel camp attempted to hijack discussions when things don’t go their way. The charge of anti-Semite is always [...]
The real response to Pope Benedict
Thirty eight leading Muslim scholars and leaders have signed a joint open letter to the Pope in the spirit of goodwill to respond to the remarks made by His Holiness on 12 September 2006.
All the eight schools of thought and jurisprudence in Islam are represented by the signatories, including a woman scholar. In this respect [...]
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