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10-12-2007, 12:25 PM #1OPSenior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
LONDON (Reuters) - More than 130 Muslim scholars from around the globe called on Thursday for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity, saying "the very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake."
In an unprecedented letter to Pope Benedict and other Christian leaders, 138 Muslim scholars said finding common ground between the world's biggest faiths was not simply a matter for polite dialogue between religious leaders.
"If Muslims and Christians are not at peace, the world cannot be at peace. With the terrible weaponry of the modern world; with Muslims and Christians intertwined everywhere as never before, no side can unilaterally win a conflict between more than half of the world's inhabitants," the scholars wrote.
"Our common future is at stake. The very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake," they wrote, adding that Islam and Christianity already agreed that love of God and neighbor were the two most important commandments of their faiths.
Relations between Muslims and Christians have been strained as al Qaeda has struck around the world and as the United States and other Western countries intervened in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Such a joint letter is unprecedented in Islam, which has no central authority that speaks on behalf of all worshippers.
The list of signatories includes senior figures throughout the Middle East, Asia, Africa, Europe and North America. They represent Sunni, Shi'ite and Sufi schools of Islam.
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians - Yahoo! News
The moderates finally speak up..........
Have a good one!:s4:Psycho4Bud Reviewed by Psycho4Bud on . Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians LONDON (Reuters) - More than 130 Muslim scholars from around the globe called on Thursday for peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity, saying "the very survival of the world itself is perhaps at stake." In an unprecedented letter to Pope Benedict and other Christian leaders, 138 Muslim scholars said finding common ground between the world's biggest faiths was not simply a matter for polite dialogue between religious leaders. "If Muslims and Christians are not at peace, the Rating: 5
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10-12-2007, 02:19 PM #2Senior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
Well, I think it is worth a shot. Seems like neither of the two groups have ever tried to just except each other as neighbors.
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10-12-2007, 02:23 PM #3Senior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
not since the crusades...and i don't think before that either. Good to hear them speak out.
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10-12-2007, 02:38 PM #4Senior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
The moderates have been speaking up, CNN and FOX just don't care enough to report it. There's a huge muslim religious sect based out of Africa that advocates world peace and recruitment through setting a good example, rather than spreading hate and instituting sharia law.
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10-12-2007, 02:49 PM #5OPSenior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
We should take a lesson on this ourselves. Fact is, Fox IS covering this today. Spreading hate??? I agree, it should come to an end.
Have a good one!:s4:
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10-12-2007, 05:01 PM #6Senior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
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10-12-2007, 05:37 PM #7OPSenior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
Originally Posted by Gandalf_The_Grey
Have a good one!:s4:
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10-12-2007, 05:42 PM #8Senior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
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10-13-2007, 02:13 PM #9Senior Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
Howdy Psycho4Bud,
This is a good thing and I hope that it somehow dissuades violent jihadists from their goals.
I wonder though,how soon will an opposing fatwa be issued,that declares all of the muslim signers- 'infidels' like Salmon Rushdie..and the death sentence that is still in place against him,for revealing the awful truth about Islam ?
I will always pray for peace-but prepare for war...
Have a good one ...
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10-13-2007, 02:45 PM #10Member
Unprecedented Muslim call for peace with Christians
Originally Posted by Psycho4Bud
It's about time.[COLOR=\"Indigo\"]\"You have enemies? Good. That means you\'ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.\"
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