And call my backside, Mervyn, please.
When they venerate Christ as Lord, and call god Yahweh to curry our respect, and keep the peace, I'll buy the lot of you lunch.
Bishop urges Christians to call God 'Allah'
Catholic leader believes it would help ease tensions between religionsCatholic churches in the Netherlands should use the name Allah for God to ease tensions between Muslims and Christians, says a Dutch bishop.
Tiny Muskens, the bishop of Breda, told the Dutch TV program "Network" Monday night he believes God doesn't mind what he is called, Radio Netherlands Worldwide reported.
The Almighty is above such "discussion and bickering," he insisted.
He might be, but there is an aggressive movement within another religion which will siply take this as just another sign of their rightness, and ascedence and double down what they do. One can only wonder if this person has read what has needed to be read outside of his own books during his life, or if he is completely innocent. He really deserves an award for this:
Muskens points to Indonesia, where he served 30 years ago, as an example for Dutch churches. Christians in the Middle East also use the term Allah for God.
"Someone like me has prayed to Allah yang maha kuasa (Almighty God) for eight years in Indonesia and other priests for 20 or 30 years," Muskens said. "In the heart of the Eucharist, God is called Allah over there, so why can't we start doing that together?"
Indonesia, peaceful wonderful Indonesia where Jamiat al Islam IS hte ascendant part of Islam and defines for all of them, not only what is to come physically, but religiously (or you are an apostate)?
The middle east, where non muslims who are non dhimmis are called corpses? Hey, Christians are doing so well in the West Bank, where I have a feeling they have plenty of 'respect', right?
Muskens thinks it could take another 100 years, but eventually the name Allah will be used by Dutch churches, promoting rapprochement between the two religions, he said, according to Radio Netherlands.
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