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| Mahathir denounces pastor Falwell |
| 2002-10-06 |
| Malaysian Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad today denounced conservative Baptist minister, Reverend Jerry Falwell who called the Prophet Muhammad "a terrorist." Mahathir and several hundred thousand other people... "They don't understand anything, they don't understand Islam," the prime minister was quoted as saying. Mahathir, 76, said the priest had no right to make such a statement. In Malaysia he wouldn't. In the U.S. he does. In America, people have the right to be stupid on any subject. Sometimes we even beat sacred cows. Only the cows that are sickly die from the experience... Asked if such a statement from a Reverend was an indication that the Christian community was ignorant of Islam, the premier said only an ignorant person would make such a remark. "I'm not going to accuse all Christians, only one person made such a statement," he said. Mahathir urged Muslims not to take the matter too seriously. Unlike Falwell, Mahathir's not a nutcase. |
| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #4 Ah, but he's a minister, not a priest. That's actually a difference that doesn't make a difference to a Malay Muslim. It's important to us because if there wasn't a difference between a minister and a priest, a joke about a priest, a minister, and a rabbi walking into a bar wouldn't make any sense. |
| Posted by: Fred 2002-10-06 17:30:24 |
| #3 Hmm...let me see. Maybe around the time he started calling himself REVEREND Falwell? Funny thing that - I've noticed quite a few priests doing it. Why do you think that is? |
| Posted by: David Gillies 2002-10-06 17:09:47 |
| #2 When did Jerry Falwell become a priest? |
| Posted by: Tresho 2002-10-06 15:30:47 |
| #1 So Falwell doesn't have a right to call Muhammed a "terrorist?" Maybe under sharia. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2002-10-06 13:11:47 |