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| Contradicting Fatwas Over Construction Of Churches In Muslim World |
| 2008-05-22 |
| Awwwww, no, not more Fatwa Confusion! I thought they were gonna do something about this? Leading Sunni cleric Sheikh Yousef Al-Qaradhawi, who heads the Union of Muslim Scholars, has issued a fatwa permitting the building of churches in Islamic countries for Christian citizens and residents, provided that there is a real need for it and that the authorities agree. He also permitted Muslims to participate in the construction. Now see, there's a good union But...uh-oh... However, a Saudi Wahhabi cleric close to the royal family, Abdul Rahman Al-Barak, ruled that the Christians and Jews of our time are infidels and should be treated as such. NO CHURCH FOR YOU! |
| Posted by:tu3031 |
| #1 Given that the only choices to be given to infidels are conversion, dhimmitude, or death, the Saudi princes' pet cleric's ruling is likely a bit more revealing than they intended. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-05-22 16:00 |