Well you forgot one. I talked with one of Canada's leading Imam's at a Religious Peace Conference which stopped to do a talk in my city. I went and actually asked to talk with the Imam. The man thought I was converting and rushed me to the Imam. The conference's home page is here, Ameer Naseem Mahdi who built the biggest Mosque in Canada.
I talked with the Imam for about an hour before and about half an hour after the conference. It was very enlightening to say the least. He brought up one you did not. Christian's and Muslims are the decendants of Abraham. Christians from Isaac and Muslims from Ishmael.
Anyways the Imam said that the Qur'an specifically mentions Christian's as people of the book. He also said the Qur'an talks about helping those who are being persecuted like rebuilding places of worship for Christians. He said that according to the Qur'an and Mohammed that Muslims and Christian's should live together in harmony.
It was really interesting talking to him. He wasn't upset when I told him I was Mennonite and not actually looking to convert. He even told me that Jihad as said in the Qur'an is only supposed to be used when your being persecuted for your faith and not as an act of war against all non-believers.
The only problem I have is that Muslim's in many parts of the world actively slaughter Christians. It is illegal in many countries including Afghanistan to convert or believe in Christ as your Lord and saviour. I personally have met Christians fleeing Iraq because Muslims torched their houses and threatened to kill them if they didn't leave.
Somalia, Yemen , Iraq , Afghanistan , Eritrea, Sudan just to name a few countries where Muslims are slaughtering Christian's by the thousands. I would like to see the moderate Muslims do more to prevent the killing of innocent Christians.
I mean when was the last time that I heard moderate Muslim Imam's issuing a Fatwa against Terrorism(Terrorists) and un-Qur'anic Jihad? I wanna hear the Imam building the 9/11 mosque issue alongside many other Muslim moderate Imam's issue a formal Fatwa against Osama Bin Laden.
Why don't the moderate Muslims and infact all Qur'an believing Muslims unite and stick alongside their Christian Brethern? Why aren't their Muslim leaders praying publically for the troops from Nato. Why aren't these Muslims volunteering to go with the UN into help their tortured Christian brothers in Darfur or Iraq?
I just don't understand, I know of Christian groups which deployed to Afghanistan to help build schools and help the needy. Guess what they were kidnapped and some killed. I know of Christians who went to Iraq to try and stop the US war and bring peace. Guess what they got killed and kidnapped.
So with all the Christians headed to the Middle East to help Muslims why aren't their any Muslim organisations doing the same for their Christian brothers?
-JC7
"In God We Trust - In Games We Play " - Joel Reimer
