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- From: simon@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Simon Clippingdale)
- Subject: Merry Christmas Saudi Arabian Style (from s.r.i)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.172440.25441@dcs.warwick.ac.uk>
- Sender: news@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Network News)
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- Organization: Department of Computer Science, Warwick University, England
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 17:24:40 GMT
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- Thought y'all might find this article, culled from soc.religion.islam,
- interesting. Those threads they have over there with titles like "Is it
- OK to kill <insert group here>?" always tickle me (anyone remember the
- stuff about dropping homosexuals off cliffs?).
-
- Ho ho ho, as we say around this time of year.
-
- ***************************** begin quoted article ****************************
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- Newsgroups: soc.religion.islam
- From: spectre@uiuc.edu (Ian)
- Subject: Is it okay under Orthodox Islamic teaching to kill non-Muslim dakwa people?
- Originator: zeeshan@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Zeeshan Hasan -Moderator)
- Approved: zeeshan@occs.cs.oberlin.edu (Zeeshan Hasan)
- Sender: nobody@ctr.columbia.edu
- Organization: Oberlin College Computer Science
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 20:07:47 GMT
- Message-ID: <chai.725045883@redwood.cs.uiuc.edu>
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-
- Asalamulaikum.
-
- I read this article (included below) today. I have heard sentiments
- from American Muslims that it's not proper under Islam to kill dakwa
- people of other religions (unless they attack you physically). Is this
- an orthodox Islamic belief, or is it just a reflection upon the fact
- that these Muslims who voiced this opinion are Americans, and American
- culture cherishes religious freedom? If American Muslims (or Muslims of
- any other nationality for that matter) have proofs (scripture) to back
- up that position, or if others have proofs to back up the other
- position, could you email me with them? Thank you.
-
- Wassalam,
- Ian
-
- ------ Ramos appeals to Saudi Arabia king for Filipino preacher
-
- MANILA, Philippines (UPI) President Fidel Ramos Tuesday appealed to Saudi
- Arabia's King Fahd to pardon a Filipino born-again preacher scheduled to be
- hung on Christmas Day in Riyadh.
-
- ``I wish to make a personal appeal to Your Royal Highness to spare Oswaldo
- Magdangal from execution,'' Ramos said in a letter to the monarch. ``As you
- know, 25 December is observed as a universal day of peace and forgiveness. I
- believe that the significance of the season would not be missed by Your Majesty.''
-
- Magdangal has been accused of preaching the Christian faith in Saudi Arabia,
- a Muslim country. Aside from Ramos' letter, the government also instructed
- the Philippine ambassador to Saudi Arabia to help secure Magdangal's release.
- --
- --- Xtrek is lovely, dark and deep.
- God is gracious = Yahya = Yochanan = But I have promises to keep,
- Johannes = John = Jean = Jan = Ian And megs to write before I sleep,
- Internet: chai@cs.uiuc.edu And megs to write before I sleep.
-
- **************************** end quoted article *******************************
-
- Christmas Cheer
-
- Simon
-
- The Truth is the Truth even if you choose to ignore it. Discuss.
- --
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- "If only his fear were of the eternal flames of hell
- perhaps he would open his mind up to reality."
- -- Dennis Bednarek on talk.religion.misc, 16 Dec 1992
-