FYI, the fatwa on Rushdie was lifted years ago. He is not hiding out anymore.
shempmcgurk wrote: >The Pope must die, says Muslim >18.09.06 > > > A notorious Muslim extremist told a demonstration in London >yesterday that the Pope should face execution. > >Anjem Choudary said those who insulted Islam would be "subject to >capital punishment". > >Should the Pope have apologised for his remarks? Vote here > >His remarks came during a protest outside Westminster Cathedral on a >day that worldwide anger among Muslim hardliners towards Pope >Benedict XVI appeared to deepen. > >The pontiff yesterday apologised for causing offence during a >lecture last week. Quoting a medieval emperor, his words were taken >to mean that he called the prophet Mohammed "evil and inhuman". > >He insisted he was "deeply sorry" but his humbling words did not go >far enough to silence all his critics or quell the violence and >anger he has triggered. > >A nun was shot dead in Somalia by Islamic gunmen and churches came >under attack in Palestine. > >Choudary's appeal for the death of Pope Benedict was the second time >he has been linked with apparent incitement to murder within a year. > >The 39-year-old lawyer organised > >demonstrations against the publication of cartoons of Mohammed in >February in Denmark. Protesters carried placards declaring "Behead >Those Who Insult Islam". > >Yesterday he said: "The Muslims take their religion very seriously >and non-Muslims must appreciate that and that must also understand >that there may be serious consequences if you insult Islam and the >prophet. > >"Whoever insults the message of Mohammed is going to be subject to >capital punishment." > >He added: "I am here have a peaceful demonstration. But there may be >people in Italy or other parts of the world who would carry that >out. > >"I think that warning needs to be understood by all people who want >to insult Islam and want to insult the prophet of Islam." > >As well as placards attacking the Pope such as "Pope go to Hell", >his followers outside the country's principal Roman Catholic church >also waved slogans aimed at offending the sentiments of Christians >such as "Jesus is the slave of Allah". > >A Scotland Yard spokesman said of his comments: "We have had no >complaints about this. There were around 100 people at the >demonstration. It passed off peacefully and there were no arrests." > >Larger Islamic groups in Britain said they accepted the Pope's >apology. Inayat Bunglawala of the Muslim Council of Britain >said: "The Vatican has moved quickly to deal with the hurt and we >accept that. > >"It was something that should never have happened - words of that >nature were always likely to cause dismay - and we believe some of >the Pope's advisers may have been at fault over his speech." > >Yesterday's sermon by the Pope was the first time a pontiff has >publicly said sorry. > >He said he regretted Muslim reaction to his speech and stressed that >the quotation did not reflect his personal opinion. Anger and >violence - including attacks on seven churches in the West Bank and >Gaza - have characterised one of the biggest international crises >involving the Vatican in decades. > >The Pope appeared determined to move quickly to try to defuse the >anger but the fury of many radicals was unabated last night and >there were fears for his safety. > >Iraqi jihadists issued a video of a scimitar slicing a cross in two, >intercut with images of Benedict and the burning Twin Towers. > >The website run in the name of the Mujahedeen Army, used by >extremist groups who have claimed responsibility for attacks in >Iraq, was addressed to "You dog of Rome" and threatened to "shake >your thrones and break your crosses in your home". > >In a reference to suicide bombing, it said: "We swear to God to send >you people who adore death as much as you adore life." > >The threat of violence against Catholics and Christians was >emphasised by the murder of an Italian nun in Somalia. Sister >Leonella, 66, was shot as she walked from the children's hospital >where she worked to her house in Mogadishu, a city recently taken >over by an Islamic government. > >A Vatican spokesman said he feared her death was "the fruit of >violence and irrationality arising from the current situation". > >Father Frederico Lombardi said he hoped it was an isolated >event. "We are worried about this wave of hatred and hope it doesn't >have any grave consequences for the Church around the world," he >said. > >The murder suggested that extremists are determined to use the >Pope's embarrassment as an excuse for violence. > >In Turkey, state minister Mehmet Aydin said the Pope seemed to be >saying he was sorry for the outrage but not necessarily for his >remarks. > >"You either have to say this, 'I'm sorry' in a proper way or not say >it at all," he told reporters in Istanbul. > >There were fierce denunciations of the pontiff from Iran. The >English-language Tehran Times called his lecture in Bavaria last >week "code words for a new crusade". > >The powerful cleric Ahmad Khatami told theological students in the >holy city of Qom: The "Pope should fall on his knees in front of a >senior Muslim cleric and try to understand Islam." > >But the Turkish government signalled it was content and that the >Pope's visit to the country in November can go ahead. > >In his sermon yesterday at the Papal summer residence of Castel >Gandolfo outside Rome, Benedict spoke amid strengthened security. > >He said: "I am deeply sorry for the reactions in some countries to a >few passages of my address at the University of Regensburg, which >were considered offensive to the sensibility of Muslims. > >"These in fact were a quotation from a medieval text, which do not >in any way express my personal thought. I hope this serves to >appease hearts and to clarify the true meaning of my address." > >No other Pope is thought to have made such an apology. > > > >Reader views (11) Add your view | Show all > > >Here's a sample of the latest views published. You can click view >all to read all views that readers have sent in. > > > >Why should the pope say sorry hes done nothing wrong. Spare a >thought for the poor nun who has been murdered in Somalia her only >crime was to be a catholic. She devoted her life to helping people. > >- Derek Griffin, Dagenham > >Incitement to commit murder is a serious offence. I hope this man is >arrested forthwith. > >- Liz, Lincoln > >Why on earth should the Pope apologise - he was quoting a medieval >text. If a historian quotes Hitler, that doesn't mean that he >supports those views himself. Any extremists, of any religion, who >incite hatred and violence should be jailed. If they have moved here >from another country they should be made to return. We should not >tolerate such behaviour any longer in our midst. > > > > > > > > > > To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
