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Originally Posted by djplong
You know, I wish I could say "you have GOT to be kidding me" but it wouldn't surprise me at all if it were true.
I'd really like to know how it's possible that the "Christian God" is a false god when muslims believe that Christ was a prophet and, like Judaism and Christianity, have Abraham in the religious family tree.
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Uuhh, because Christians don't believe Jesus was just a prophet djplong. That is the whole basis of the Christian religion.
And, no, I'm not kidding you about the riots.
The riots in Malaysia: Jan. 9,2010
The Sunday Times
"There were protests in Malaysia yesterday and four arson attacks on Christian churches, apparently provoked by a court decision to allow Christians to use the word Allah.
"Police were increasing their patrols of areas around churches and Christian communities were hiring security guards, after petrol bombs were thrown at four churches in and around the capital Kuala Lumpur, partially destroying one of them.
"Hours later, Muslim preachers used Friday prayers to object to a court decision that would allow use of "Allah" as the Malaysian language term for the Christian God..."
The rest of the story:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...cle6980360.ece
More on the issue.
http://www.religiondispatches.org/ar...politics/2194/