I beg to differ with you, Mr QR. The fanatics in religions, particularly in Islam, are not few; they are in large numbers. Just look at Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and the list goes on and on, where you will find no end of people who are happy to blow themselves up (along with some innocent bystanders) and dream of going straight into heaven! In some Islamic countries you don't see the suicide bombers only because they can't get hold of bombs. Should they get the bombs, they would do the same. This is the reality of the present day.
So, trying to eliminate 'tiny fringe fanatics' is a non-starter - this 'tiny fringe' is in fact a 'large majority' because they consider it their religious duty.
- A Rahman
From: QR <qrahman@netscape.net>
To: mukto-mona@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, 27 November 2013, 14:51
Subject: Re: [mukto-mona] Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques
Wouldn't it be smarter to go after violent fanatics?
Most "Religious" people are neither violent or fanatic, so why should they suffer for a tiny fringe fanatics?
Shalom!
Most "Religious" people are neither violent or fanatic, so why should they suffer for a tiny fringe fanatics?
Shalom!
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From: Jiten Roy <jnrsr53@yahoo.com>
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Subject: [mukto-mona] Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques
From: ANISUR RAHMAN <anisur.rahman1@btinternet.com>
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In some countries Islam will be banned, in other countries Christianity will be banned, yet in other countries Judaism will be banned and so on and so forth. As long as there competing religions in the world and people are fanatic, these things are inevitable.
- A Rahman
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Subject: [mukto-mona] Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques
Angola Bans Islam, Destroys Mosques
Sunday, 24 November 2013 00:00
Last October, Muslims from the urban municipality of Viana, Luanda, attended the destruction of the minaret of their mosque Zengo.
LUANDA – According to several Angolan newspapers, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Islam and Muslims, taking first measures by destroying mosques in the country.
"The process of legalization of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, their mosques would be closed until further notice," Rosa Cruz e Silva, the Angolan Minister of Culture, was quoted by Agence Ecofin on Friday, November 22.
Silva comments were given during her visit last Tuesday to the 6th Commission of the National Assembly.
She asserted that the decision was the latest is a series of efforts to ban 'illegal' religious sects.
According to the minister, the action was necessary to fight relentlessly against the emergence of congregations whose worshipping is contradicting with the customs of the Angolan culture.
Same as Islam, other faiths which were not legalized will face closure of their houses of worship.
"All sects on the list published by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights in the Angolan newspaper 'Jornal de Angola' are prohibited to conduct worship, so they should keep their doors closed," she was quoted by Cameroon Voice.
"In addition, we also have a long list of more than a thousand legalization applications," she added.
Recurrent
The anti-Islam comments were not the first by Angolan officials.
"This is the final end of Islamic influence in our country," President José Eduardo dos Santos was quoted by Osun Defender newspaper on Sunday, November 24.
Last October, Muslims from the urban municipality of Viana, Luanda, attended the destruction of the minaret of their mosque Zengo.
The provincial governor of Luanda, Bento Bento, has also said on the airwaves of a local radio that "radical Muslims are not welcome in Angola and the Angolan government is not ready for the legalization of mosques."
He added that Muslims were not welcome in Angola and that the government would not legalize the presence of mosques in the country.
According to CIA Factbook, 47% of Angolans practice indigenous beliefs, 38% Roman Catholic and 15% Protestant.
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