mazaje: While some christians are allowing musims to worship in their churches, some very powerful muslims imams are calling for the destruction of all churches in the arabic peninsula. . .

The [size=18pt]Catholic community of the African island nation of Zanzibar ruled by Tanzania is in shock over the murder of Fr. Evarist Mushi, a Catholic priest, by gunmen on February 1[/size]7. Based on a police report, confirmed by Bishop Augustine Ndeliakyama Shao, that the priest was shot dead while parking his car outside St Joseph’s parish church. It was 7:00 a.m and the priest was headed to celebrate the first Sunday mass of Lent in his parish. The gunmen were apparently waiting for him and fled the scene on a motorbike.

According to Tanzania’s The Guardian newspaper, police have already arrested three suspects in connection to the murder, while their motives remain unreported. motive.
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The late Fr Mushi worked for years in helping AIDS sufferers, as well as in opening up dialogue with Muslims. [/size]“The majority of Muslims wants peace and dialogue, but in the past two years extremist groups appear to have gained strength, according to the government stemming from funding from abroad”, explained Bishop Shao.

One of the extremist groups is Uamasho, “reawakening” in Swahili, a group formed in 2001 that seeks full autonomy of the archipelago from Tanzania.

This was the not the first attack on Catholic clerics in Zanzibar. On Christmas Day, 2012, gunmen opened fire on Fr. Ambrose Mkenda, injuring him. The archipelago is a semi-autonomous part of Tazania. Since last year, Tanzania and Zanzibar have experienced unrest since the arrest of Sheikh Ponda Issa Ponda, a leader of an extremist Islamist group.
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The Fides news service reported that local Catholic bishops and priests recently received text messages in which Islamists took credit for the murder of Fr. Mushi. "We thank our young men, trained in Somalia, for killing an infidel. Many more will die. We will burn homes and churches. We have not finished: at Easter, be prepared for disaster"; Signed "Muslim Renewal," read the text.
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The Christian community in Tanzania is anxious about the uptick in violence. The Tanzanian prime minister called for an immediate meeting with leading members of the Christian and Muslim communities, for example, but the outcome was not positive. Muslim leaders called for the release from prison of the suspected assassins of Protestant pastor Mathew Kachira, killed on February 10. Local Catholic Church sources believe that these attacks and murders are clearly the work of Islamist extremism spreading throughout Tanzania and to Zanzibar.

Akpa ife: Is it a Bad tin 4 a Muslim 2 pray in d church we all serve d same God u guys wat 2 start a religious crisis

Pedagogue: D end is near!!!

D so called Priest has been attacked by a 'familiar spirit ' - That spirit has turned the biblical injunction of 'love your neighbour as yourself ' UPSIDE DOWN!

This man has forgotten that the Bible says In 2 Corinthians 6:14 that "Do not be yoked together with unbelievers"


Yes, a Christian is expected to love Moslems,agnostics,atheists and what have you...But the HOUSE of God is sacred and MUST not be desecrated !!!
*by allowing prayers to be offered in d name of Muhammad (s.a.w),he has desecrated d church!!!


Who will deliver this Priest?

SLIDE waxie: I foresee sometime in future, the muslims taking over the whole church! Killing the priest and his family, and preaching with pride, that he is a needed sacrifice.
Allah will sign to it!
Biliv me!!!

Lilimax: Are you serious How come this is not happenening in the Northern Nigeria where Christians are being massacred in churches by Islamic Boko Haram members

Rev Poobalan, 50, said being surrounded by Islam while growing up in India helped break down the divide for worshippers of two religions praying together in Aberdeen.
Sheikh Ahmed Megharbi of the Syed Shah Mustafa Jame Masjid mosque said: 'What happens here is special and there should be no problem repeating this across the country.
'The relationship is friendly and respectful.'
[size=28pt]St John's is part of the Scottish Episcopal Church, which is part of the Anglican Communion and distinct from the presbyterian Church of Scotland.[/size]
The Bishop of Aberdeen and Orkney, the Right Rev Dr Robert Gillies said that this relationship could be the start of a change in dynamics between the two faiths.
Dr Gillies said: 'It would be good to think we can change the world.
'Most of us most of the time feel we can’t so don’t bother.
'But sometimes, someone has a vision we can do something of global significance on a local scale.
'This is what is happening between St John’s and the mosque in its grounds.
'Everyone can do something locally and if more were to do so then something big might just begin to happen globally.'
Dr Gillies said that the 'eyes of the world' were now focused on the two faiths represented in the building on the city’s Crown Terrace.
Although the Christian church regards Jesus as the son of God, the Muslim faith views him as a key prophet.

Sections of the church hall have been handed over to the mosque and the imam has led prayers in the chapel
Even with differences like these, there can be a mutual respect, said Dr Gillies.
The relationship between the mosque and St John’s has developed over the past few years.
[size=18pt]On Christmas Eve 2010 both opened their doors for prayers, food and socialising.
In 2011, the church and mosque teamed up to mark the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the USA.
Verses were read from both the Bible and the Koran to commemorate those who died[/size].
There have been cases of Christians allowing Muslims to pray in their churches in parts of America.
In 2011, two Florida churches were criticised for opening their doors to Muslim groups.
But Church leaders believe the move in Aberdeen is a first for the United Kingdom.


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safarigirl: I would rather be an atheist or a pagan than to be a Christian if this bitterness is what Christianity is all about.

Isn't it Jesus that encouraged all Christians to accept their fellow human beings and bring those they found to be 'sinners' closer?

Christ would be so ashamed if he read all that Christians are saying now, it is a far cry from what he taught.

Dear Father, please allow Muslims, Bhuddists and even Ifa worshippers into the house of God, for Christianity aims to be the light in the darkness and by your selfless acts, you have once again proved that our God is the God of all irrespective of race/religious affiliations.

One or more of these muslims may even get converted along the line

vedaxcool:

Thank you chairman, no muslim insulted Muhammad pbuh when he offered christians a space to pray in medinah the second holiest mosque . . . The prophet was light years ahead unfortunately the questions/comments that christians should be asking/making are not quite hitting the point, namely is it proper to insult your religious leaders because you hate muslims? Is it theologically acceptable to offer muslims prayer space? Etc! Not the non starter desika is rambling if your points are important then address them someplace else but this thread speaks clearly of intolerance of your christian brothers, diverting the attention from the main issue at hand is very poor judgment indeed and shows subtle support for the mannerless behavior of your christian brethren!

kaytytty: god bless u pastor because even d prophet mohammed(s.a.w) used to allow christians use a mosque on sundays to worship.

deSika:
d question u shud ask ursef is who hates who
d people bombing churches are they doing it out of love..
the stories from malaysia/indonesia about christians being killed by muslims is it out of love
the killing of christians in the north becos somone pronounced yur prophets name is it out of love.
the story of an iranian pastor in detention tell me its a love inspired action.

maybe i dont unnderstand wat love/hate means..


#by the way, the last time i checked, christians are accused of shirk(a form of idolatory) yet u dont c anything wrong with praying in an idolatrous building.
u know wat. if muslims can pray in such an idolatrous setting where the greatest sin of shirk is commited day in day out.. it means muslims muslims can pray in a native doctors shrine too.

something just tells me u guys are not sure of the statements u make. u guys r confused
one minute u say christians are commiting shirk associating partners with God,making something that is not God to be God another minute u are praying in an "idolatrous building".
now tell me where else cant u pray in.....shrines, brothels afterall they are all idolatrous

Area_boy: I know that church!!! its just off market street

LOL!! well, given the number of churches that are now nightclubs in Aberdeen (priory, slains castle*, Soul bar, etc...) I can imagine how this priest is trying to improvise to save his parish

I can see the priest trying to bridge the gap between both faiths and try to reduce prejudice towards Muslims. People can go on and on about how Muslims will not do this, ask yourselves what would Jesus do? allow those guys to pray out in the cold? or help anyway they can. You guys don't know how cold Aberdeen can get


On a more serious note, It is quite sickening to see so much Islamophobia on those facebook messages. Aberdonians dont go to church (except old ppl), Only Africans here go to church. Saying that will lead me to conclude easily that 80% of the posts on that facebook are by Africans and other minor ethnicity. Stupid if you ask me cos they all cry of racism but when they put out stupid statements like these, they don't see it as something similar..

Religion has really brainwashed the common man. My heart bleeds for my continent

Yet i'm the atheist and I'm supposed to have no moral compass . Delusion is not hereditary, it is taught

Lilimax: Point of correction, we don't serve the same God.

Urine:

Feels good to see a fellow 'aberdonian', you've spoken well. The average person here doesn't give a damn about religion.

Sent from Union Terrace

nwando:


This is not Christianity
A service where the Bible and Koran are read.
This is foolishness

Okija_juju: Why would he allow terrorists into the Church?!

Has he forgotten the London Bombings so soon?!

He can only do this because in Christianity, they dont have the doctrine of Fatwa.

If a Muslim cleric dare opens up a Mosque for christians to pary inside, the mosque will be bombed, the Cleriac will have a bountiful Fatwa on his head and no Muslim will ever pray in that mosque again until its pulled down and rebuilt.

Muslims are not to be trusted.. They dont like any other religion and we all know it.. 85% of the conflicts in Africa & the middle east has to do with Islam.

hikmoj: A pastor dat convertd 2 islam couple of yrs ago 4mer pastor ileriogo of abeokuta once said in his preahing dat if muslims practice religion acordingly no need 2 prech 2 others b4 embracing islam.prophet Muhamad alowd krstians 4rm najran 2 worshp in his mosque at medina,d quran permits muslims 2 eat krstian's food even d quran establishs d fact dat among d kristians we'll find those dat love muslims whole heartedly.if Allah establishd discord&enmity btwn d 2religions we wouldn't hav bn seeing Allah's signs 4rm kristians' home.scores of children hav bn born by chrstians wit arabic inscriptions on dia bodies.d recent baby born in church wit d holy quran in his hands at lagos is enough proof&warning 2 dose kiling&maiming in d name of religion dat Allah has notin 2 do wit dia inhuman&heinous activtis.i implore evryone 2 practis dia religion acordin 2 d tenets of dia religion.may God deliva us 4rm wolves in sheep's skin.