http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/05/catholic-herald-interview-bishop-michael-nazirali/ I am not out of my mind, most excellent Festus, but I utter words of sober truth. Sun, 12 Feb 2012 12:15:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/2010/03/05/catholic-herald-interview-bishop-michael-nazirali/comment-page-1/#comment-13658 Grainne Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:33:06 +0000 http://blog.echurchwebsites.org.uk/?p=12089#comment-13658 It is encoruaging to hear the brave stand made by Bishop Nazir ali. However, two things struck me on reading the article. Firstly, the god of Islam is not the God of the Bible, although the Bishop is right to point to a general sense of some form of the Divine in humankind. Islam is a construct of deceit, although many Muslims are earnestly seeking the Way. It is right to opppose Islam while at the same time loving Muslims as human beings created by God. Secondly, the author of the article admires the colourful veil worn by a Muslim girl. The veil is a symbol of oppression, and ,in its most exreme form, turns women into non-beings. This is contrary to the teaching of Scripture. The veil has become the sign of an upsurge in an increasingly militant and oppressive expression of Islam and is to be deplored not admired! It is encoruaging to hear the brave stand made by Bishop Nazir ali. However, two things struck me on reading the article. Firstly, the god of Islam is not the God of the Bible, although the Bishop is right to point to a general sense of some form of the Divine in humankind. Islam is a construct of deceit, although many Muslims are earnestly seeking the Way. It is right to opppose Islam while at the same time loving Muslims as human beings created by God.
Secondly, the author of the article admires the colourful veil worn by a Muslim girl. The veil is a symbol of oppression, and ,in its most exreme form, turns women into non-beings. This is contrary to the teaching of Scripture. The veil has become the sign of an upsurge in an increasingly militant and oppressive expression of Islam and is to be deplored not admired!

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