By, Dr. Abdulkhaliq Hussein,FRCS; a Muslim Iraqi writer
Translation from Arabic by Abdullah Al Araby
Yes, it is not my purpose here to defend Pope Benedict XVI, as he certainly does not need my defense.He has over one billion Catholic followers who revere him and many non-Catholics who have rallied to defend him.
The head of the U.S. National Council of Churches (NCC) has a burden on his heart for prison inmates...if they are former al-Qaeda or Taliban operatives at GuantanamoBay.
AUSTRALIA has come well through the week that followed Pope Benedict's passing reference to Mohammed in his university address on the role of reason in religion.I never expected violence in Australia, and fully expected Moslem leaders and commentators to have their say. This is their right.
The Term ''''Islamic Fascist'''' Is Accurate, Even If Not Popular Steve Huntley
The new president of the Islamic Society of North America admonishes President Bush and the rest of us not to use terms such as Islamic fascists in describing terrorists responsible for killing Americans and plots to do so.
Christianity and Islam must move beyond triumphalism -
Sep 16, 2006
John Paul II's papal rule was largely defined by his relationship with a global conflict between West and East. On Tuesday 12 September 2006, in a badly judged speech before a home crowd of Bavarian academics, Benedict XVI may well have set the parameters of his own period as Pope, pitching himself into a debate over Islam that has prompted outrage throughout the Muslim world.
Although not a religious person myself, I am usually in favor of a revitalization of Christianity in Europe. However, I sometimes have my doubts when I see how many, too many, church leaders consistently end up on the wrong side of issues related to Islam and Muslim immigration.
William Rees-MoggBenedict did give offence — but no great religion should be immune from difficult questions.Journalists should not criticize Pope Benedict XVI for his lecture at Regensburg. He has done only what every sub-editor on the Daily Mail does every day. Confronted with a long and closely written text, he inserted a lively quote to draw attention to the argument. We all do it. Sometimes the quote causes trouble, but more often it opens up an argument that is needed.
Islam flexes its muscles... and Ms Kelly is surprised?
16:49pm 12th September 2006
The Mail on Sunday
The real menace to this country does not come from terrorist bombs, which a calm, resolute people can cope with. It comes from the liberal elite's decision to appease Islam. The louder the Blairites talk about the 'threat to our way of life' from Muslim extremists, the more they themselves increase that threat.
