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Muslim scholars to ban violence
AMMAN, Jordan, July 6 (UPI) -- Muslim scholars and thinkers from 40 countries meeting in Jordan are preparing a covenant banning violence and terrorist acts, sources said Wednesday. Some 170 scholars will be closing their two-day conference in Amman later Wednesday amid calls to condemn acts of violence and terror carried out by certain Islamic extremist groups contrary to the nature and principles of Islam, the sources said.
"contrary to the nature and principles of Islam" That gives them a loophole big enough to drive a car bomb through.
Their final statement will stress the "illegitimacy" of religious edicts issued by the extremist groups, legalizing killings and terror acts in the name of Islam.
"Yeah, you can't be issuing no fatwas unless you're a holy man like us!"

Jordanian King Abdullah warned at the opening of the conference that such acts by terror groups tarnish the true image of Islam and give non-Muslims pretexts to interfere in the affairs of Muslim countries and peoples.
Posted by: Steve 2005-07-06
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