A congregation has created an uproar over a sign about Islam, and they don't plan to stop there.
TV20's Jamel Lanee talked with the church's pastor, who says he is trying to spread a message of love.
The Dove World Outreach Center has received a lot of reaction from the community for posting a sign that reads "ISLAM IS OF THE DEVIL".
The center, which has been around for almost 25 years, is actually very involved in the community. The center has offered free meals, clothes and furniture to those in need.
Dr. Terry Jones, who has been with the congregation since 2001, says he has gained many supporters.
However, non-supporters say he's expressing bigotry and hate.
City's code enforcement tells Dr. Jones that he can keep his sign, but he must make it smaller and move it closer to the ground.
The church has until next Monday to make the sign smaller, and Jones plans to add more signs about same-sex marriage and abortion.
As Neighborhood Protestors Rally, Church Plans to Add More Signs
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The kind of out reach they are preaching is simply outrageous.
Second, where is this false, now, saying Islam is of the Devil is a Christian perspective, but, Islam is most definitely not a loving faith.
Dhimmi Laws, would make me as a non-Muslim, a second class citizen, and my houses of worship, not even worth maintaining, in fact, maintaining them would be illegal.
Muslims have for as long as they have been in existence, treated "People of the Book", as lesser citizens.
Stop trying to be so darn tolerant, so pacifistic,
being a Christ Follower, does not mean being a doormat.
According to my faith, Islam is WRONG, homosexuality is WRONG, abortion is WRONG.. Stop being too polite to express your beliefs.
I have met many peaceful Muslims and many violent Christians.
Only God knows which is the correct religion and she isn't saying.
The Crusades you refer to were waged by much of Latin Christian Europe not the American Christians. Besides, the crusades to restore Christian control of the Holy Land were fought between 1095 and 1291 which is roughly a little over 700 years ago! Now compare that to today's Christians who not only donate their time helping those in need in this country as well as others but also donate money [usually through various organizations]. Moreover, as of late I haven't see/read any news articles stating that Christians are cutting off other people's heads because they are not the same religion as them unlike those practicing Islam.
Anyone who thoroughly studies Islam, approaches the faith with an open mind and lots of questions, discovers reason and logic. Neither politics nor science nor freedom conflict with Islam.
Since Christians have been fighting science so long, let's discuss that one today. If I clone an organism, am I playing at being God? Of course not! As a human, I am incapable of taking over any role of God. As you might know, God is not human. He has not begot, nor is He begotten. As a Muslim I know this, and there's no need to limit the potential of my mind. Taking an egg and inserting a cell into an egg doesn't mean I have created something out of nothing. All the genetic info was already in the cell which I put into the egg. I can manipulate creation, and convert matter into energy, but ultimately God is the Creator of the Universe. He is Most Gracious, Most Merciful. I'm just His lowly servant. He gave me intellect, and I am free to use my intellect to improve my knowledge and try to understand His creation. Nothing wrong with that. The whole point of giving us a brain is so we use it :)
Cheers,
Sarah
I also suspect this man is part of a covert operation to create a nightmare situation in America where Muslims HATE christians, and Christians hate Muslims. NOT GOOD! The people who are of the devil are THE ILLUMINATI!!!
I heard that only 10 per cent of Muslims are extremists. So, that's about 100,000,000 million. They need to shut up and stop hurting people.
In Jordan, Christians constitute about 7% of the population (about 400,000 people), Nearly 70-75% of Jordanian Christians belong to the Eastern Orthodox Church, while the rest adhere to Catholicism with a small minority adhering to Protestantism. Christians are well integrated in the Jordanian society and have a high level of freedom. Nearly all Christians belong to the middle or upper classes. Although they constitute less than ten per cent of the total population, they have disproportionately large representation in the Jordanian parliament (10% of the Parliament) and hold important government portfolios, ambassadorial appointments abroad, and positions of high military rank. Jordanian Christians are allowed by the public and private sectors to leave their work to attend Divine Liturgy or Mass on Sundays. All Christian religious ceremonies are publicly celebrated in Jordan. Christians have established good relations with the royal family and the various Jordanian government officials and they have their own ecclesiastic courts for matters of personal status.
Christians in Syria make up about 10% of the population, the largest Christian denomination is the Greek Orthodox Church of Antioch, closely followed by the Syriac Orthodox Church, and then the Eastern Catholics; there are also a minority of Protestants. Mainly, the city of Aleppo is believed to have the largest number of Christian population and groups in Syria.
Christians (as well as the few remaining Jews in the country) engage in and enjoy every aspect of Syrian life. Following in the traditions of Paul, who practised his preaching and ministry in the marketplace, Syrian Christians are participants in the economy, the academic, scientific, engineering, arts, and intellectual life, the entertainment scene, and the political arena of Syria. Many Syrian Christians are public sector and private sector managers and directors, while some are local administrators, members of Parliament, and ministers in the government. A number of Syrian Christians are also officers in the armed forces of Syria. Nowadays, Damascus still contains a sizeable proportion of Christians, with churches all over the city, but particularly in the district of Bab Touma. Masses are held every Sunday and civil servants are given Sunday mornings off to allow them to attend church, even though Sunday is a working day in Syria. Schools in Christian-dominated districts have Saturday and Sunday as the weekend, while the official Syrian weekend falls on Friday and Saturday.
The number of Christians in Lebanon has been disputed for many years. There has been no official census in Lebanon since 1932. But official records confirm that in 1926 when the state of Lebanon was officially announced and recognised by the allies the Christians formed 84% of the population. Many argue over the percentage and population of Christians in Lebanon. One estimate of the Christian share of Lebanon's population as of the late 2000s is 50%. The Taif agreement helped establish a power sharing system between the Christian and Muslim Lebanese political parties [2]. The political and economic situation in Lebanon had improved greatly. Lebanese Christian President still plays a major role in the Lebanese Politics as he is still the Commander in Chief of the armed forces and no governments can be formed without his approval and the presidential seal. Christians also holds the position of the head of the army which formes the role of the Head of all armed forces that reports directly to the Commander in Chief The President of the Republic, this position is given to the Maronites since the establishment of the Lebanese army. The president of the Lebanese Central bank is also a position held by Lebanese Christians as the majority of the banking systems and private banks in Lebanon which forms the strongest and biggest banks in the middle east these banks are largely owned by Christians.
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