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Wednesday, March 22, 2006
The infidel creed of "Help thy neighbour"
Some excerpts from Osama bin Laden's broadcast on November 3, 2001, after the invasion of Afghanistan by the US in October:
A person who is guided by God will never be misguided by anyone and a person who is misguided by God can never be guided by anyone.
We must be loyal to the believers and those who believe that there is no God but Allah.
We should also renounce the atheists and infidels. It suffices me to seek God's help against them.
God says: "Never will the Jews or the Christians be satisfied with thee unless thou follow their form of religion."
Under no circumstances should we forget this enmity between us and the infidels. For, the enmity is based on creed.
So the creed of the crusaders and the infidels demands enmity between them and the followers of Allah? Then what about this story, which by rights should be splashed on the front page of every Canadian and Afghani newspaper?
One month ago, a dying, six-year-old Afghan boy arrived at the gate of the Canadian army base in this city, brought by his grandfather in a desperate effort to find help for the suffering child.
Horrified by the huge, infected tumour on his face, and the cancer that had spread to his lymph nodes and liver, Canadian medical staff said they couldn't save the boy's life but would try to ease his pain until he died.
On Tuesday, the boy came back to the base for the first time since that fateful introduction -- his tumour gone, his cancer in extraordinary retreat, and a small, shy smile upon his face -- a living testament to the power of human kindness in this hard and unforgiving land.
"When he first came here there was no indication that he would survive," says Cpl. Brian Sanders, one-half of a miracle-working Canadian tag team that appears to have saved the boy's life.
"Instead of certain death, he now has a 70-per-cent chance of survival."
Sanders belongs to a church back in Canada, the North Edmonton Christian Fellowship, that had been looking for a worthy cause to support in Afghanistan. He e-mailed photographs of Namatullah to the congregation, asking for help.
Within days, the church, along with other Canadians who heard about the boy's plight on the television news, had raised $10,000 to give Namatullah whatever medical care he needed.
Sanders says the money for Namatullah continues to roll in from Canadians, who to date have raised about $18,000 for his continued care.
"If he needs more money, there'll be more coming," he says.
I guess bin Laden didn't read that part of the infidel creed that inspires infidels to help those Allah sees fit to strike down with cancer. Fortunately for this young boy, his grandfather was able to look beyond the hateful rhetoric and see the foreign forces in his country for what they are -- people hoping to help, to put Afghanistan on its feet again, so that it never again is home to those who insist that they are guided by God to kill.
Posted by Steve Janke on March 22, 2006 | Permalink
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What? I thought all Muslims were peaceful and it's the corrupt US government along with Big Oil and the Emirs who are in their pocket that are the problem. Muslims want equal rights for women, don't they? You mean V for Vendetta and Syriana aren't accurate in their portrayals of reality? I'm writing a letter the the Actor's Guild - maybe George Clooney has an explanation for all this.
Posted by: Howard Roark | 2006-03-22 2:23:32 PM
Muslims are religious fanatics, religious fools and religious hypocrites.
They often do pray, or rather curse the westerners, the Christians every Friday in Alberta.
Posted by: James | 2006-03-22 10:27:46 PM
Ignorance is the problem. On the Islamic front and the Western front. For those of us who choose to learn about our own religion (ie. Christianity) and who seek out knowledge about other religions, in this case Islam, it is even more evident that more knowledge is needed on both sides of the equation.
There are extremists and idiots from every color and creed in the world, we just have to watch our back when it comes to loons striking in the name of their God to enact 'justice' on another nation or faith.
I believe in God, and I do believe his son will be making an appearance soon because the world has gone to hell in a hand basket!! The big J.C is only moments away from putting his foot down. Literally. For those who know the book of Revelations you'll know what I'm talking about.
I don't profess to be a scholar on Christianity or Islam but I do beleive I know the fundamentals of both, and they aren't all that different. There's a beginning, a guide for a right way of living, and ultimately there is an end. Semantics, interpretation, and ignorance is what causes all the fuss.
Posted by: Tigerpants | 2006-03-23 12:51:49 AM
Let me stress the problem is with the loons that will strike out in the name of their God. We can't sit back and be idle. We can't let people who want our help to live an existence without fear of their government and extremists within their borders. We have to keep up the fight against terror and send a message to the world the cracked out extremist regimes, organizations, and religious sects will not be allowed to run rampant over their own citizens or the world in general.
Posted by: tigerpants | 2006-03-23 12:58:15 AM
They are very different Tiger, Islam kills people who can't or won't convert, Christianity pours out help and aid to the suffering regardless of whether they are Christian or not.
Look at the way Christians help around the world. The Red Cross was formed long before the Muslims asked for a Red Crescent society so they wouldn't have to be served by Christians.
Never the less when disaster strikes, the Red Cross which started as a Christian aid organization is right there along with the Salvation Army and many other Christian aid organizations.
Add them all up, and see the difference.
One kills all those who differ from them
the other tries to help.
Even the 4 peace activists who were captured and held (one was killed) were Christians trying to bring peace.
Posted by: Canadian freedoms fan | 2006-03-24 5:03:32 PM
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