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Re: [chottala.com] Kathleen Parker: A letter to the Muslim world



Thank

Kathleen Parker

It can create inspiration for peaceful would to establish justice of Humanity & Human right.

Quran teaches the people to lead the righteous life & to know that

People Muslims Christens & Jews are descending members of Ibrahim (Abraham) family, was belong to

Abraham's religion & all prophets of Abraham family are the prophets of Islam.

Mohammed (PBH) is also descending member of Abraham family & the last prophet of Islam.

 

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Kathleen Parker: A letter to the Muslim world

By Kathleen Parker
National Columnist

Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker
Posted: Monday, Sep. 13, 2010
Dear Muslim World,
I am writing you today as an American citizen who is deeply embarrassed by current events in my country.
First, let me say that I am not representing anyone. I can't claim to speak for anyone but myself, though I am certain that many others feel as I do.
I want to address the current controversy over the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero and the so-called "pastor" in Florida who had been threatening to burn a Quran.
I'll begin with the easier of the two: Please ignore Pastor Terry Jones. I wish we had. He may live in the U.S. He may have a building with a cross on it and call it a church. And he may know 50 or so people who care what he says, but he's nobody. His threat to burn a Quran was a desperate attempt to get attention and nothing more.
Anyone can call himself a pastor, but there's a reason Jones leads such a tiny congregation. We have a long tradition in this country of letting people speak their thoughts in public, but we don't take many of them very seriously. We laugh at characters like Jones but figure it's better to let fools reveal themselves in the light of day than to let them fester in the dark. I know this is hard to understand. We have trouble with it sometimes, too. Freedom is a messy affair and sometimes people get their feelings hurt, but we think the trade-off is worth the aggravation.
What we hope you understand is that most Americans were appalled by Jones' proposal, too. Many of us would like for him to crawl back under his rock and stay there, never to be heard from again. Alas, our laws do not forbid stupidity.
What our laws do not require, of course, is that we give him our attention, and that's where we have failed each other and ourselves. As a member of the news media, I am sorry we handed him a megaphone, and I apologize.
Of more pressing concern, and less easily resolved, is the controversy in this country about the proposed Islamic cultural center. I understand the sensitivity, as I'm sure many of you do. When we were attacked by terrorists nine years ago, our hearts were broken. They still are.
Nevertheless, we don't hold all Muslims responsible for what happened any more than all Christians should be held responsible for what Jones has been saying. Muslims also died when the World Trade Center towers collapsed. To say an Islamic center can't be built near Ground Zero is to say that all Muslims are to blame. I don't think most Americans believe this.
We may never be able to agree on some things. That is life. But let us all agree to some terms. Let's agree not to tolerate hatred - toward Muslims, Jews, Christians, atheists or any others. Let's agree not to use inflammatory language. Let's agree to call out and condemn those who would incite riot, whether it's an imam who orders the death of a cartoonist or the preacher who wants to burn another man's holy book.
Let's agree that sometimes we will disagree but that none of this makes any sense if worshiping the creator means we must destroy each other in the process. Anyone who believes in God can't also believe that his divine plan included his creation's mutual destruction.
Peace be upon us all. Or as we say around here, God bless.
Kathleen Parker is a columnist with Washington Post Writers Group. Write her at kathleenparker@washpost.com.


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Kathleen Parker - The Ground Zero mosque must be built
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www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/.../AR2010081704399.html

To our Muslim friends: Stupidity doesn't need a big megaphone ...

Sep 13, 2010 ... 13, 2010 12:00 a.m. MDT. By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post ... Dear Muslim World, I am writing you today as an American citizen who is ...
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Kathleen Parker: There's no reason to ban mosque at Ground Zero ...

By KATHLEEN PARKER WASHINGTON POST. Aug. 17, 2010, 10:14PM ... More to the point, the tolerance we urge the Muslim world to embrace as we exercise our right ...
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Kathleen Parker: A letter to the Muslim world

By Kathleen Parker
National Columnist

Washington Post columnist Kathleen Parker
Posted: Monday, Sep. 13, 2010

Dear Muslim World,

I am writing you today as an American citizen who is deeply embarrassed by current events in my country.

First, let me say that I am not representing anyone. I can't claim to speak for anyone but myself, though I am certain that many others feel as I do.

I want to address the current controversy over the proposed Islamic center and mosque near Ground Zero and the so-called "pastor" in Florida who had been threatening to burn a Quran.

I'll begin with the easier of the two: Please ignore Pastor Terry Jones. I wish we had. He may live in the U.S. He may have a building with a cross on it and call it a church. And he may know 50 or so people who care what he says, but he's nobody. His threat to burn a Quran was a desperate attempt to get attention and nothing more.

Anyone can call himself a pastor, but there's a reason Jones leads such a tiny congregation. We have a long tradition in this country of letting people speak their thoughts in public, but we don't take many of them very seriously. We laugh at characters like Jones but figure it's better to let fools reveal themselves in the light of day than to let them fester in the dark. I know this is hard to understand. We have trouble with it sometimes, too. Freedom is a messy affair and sometimes people get their feelings hurt, but we think the trade-off is worth the aggravation.

What we hope you understand is that most Americans were appalled by Jones' proposal, too. Many of us would like for him to crawl back under his rock and stay there, never to be heard from again. Alas, our laws do not forbid stupidity.

What our laws do not require, of course, is that we give him our attention, and that's where we have failed each other and ourselves. As a member of the news media, I am sorry we handed him a megaphone, and I apologize.

Of more pressing concern, and less easily resolved, is the controversy in this country about the proposed Islamic cultural center. I understand the sensitivity, as I'm sure many of you do. When we were attacked by terrorists nine years ago, our hearts were broken. They still are.

Nevertheless, we don't hold all Muslims responsible for what happened any more than all Christians should be held responsible for what Jones has been saying. Muslims also died when the World Trade Center towers collapsed. To say an Islamic center can't be built near Ground Zero is to say that all Muslims are to blame. I don't think most Americans believe this.

We may never be able to agree on some things. That is life. But let us all agree to some terms. Let's agree not to tolerate hatred - toward Muslims, Jews, Christians, atheists or any others. Let's agree not to use inflammatory language. Let's agree to call out and condemn those who would incite riot, whether it's an imam who orders the death of a cartoonist or the preacher who wants to burn another man's holy book.

Let's agree that sometimes we will disagree but that none of this makes any sense if worshiping the creator means we must destroy each other in the process. Anyone who believes in God can't also believe that his divine plan included his creation's mutual destruction.

Peace be upon us all. Or as we say around here, God bless.

Kathleen Parker is a columnist with Washington Post Writers Group. Write her at kathleenparker@washpost.com.


Read more:
 
 
Kathleen Parker - The Ground Zero mosque must be built
Aug 18, 2010 ... We must embrace the tolerance we urge the Muslim world to accept. ... By Kathleen Parker. Wednesday, August 18, 2010. It is hard to imagine that anything .... 2010 The Washington Post Company. Featured Advertiser Links ...
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/.../AR2010081704399.html
  • To our Muslim friends: Stupidity doesn't need a big megaphone ...

    Sep 13, 2010 ... 13, 2010 12:00 a.m. MDT. By Kathleen Parker, Washington Post ... Dear Muslim World, I am writing you today as an American citizen who is ...
    www.deseretnews.com/.../To-our-Muslim-friends-Stupidity-doesnt-need-a-big-megaphone.html - Cached
  • Kathleen Parker: There's no reason to ban mosque at Ground Zero ...

    By KATHLEEN PARKER WASHINGTON POST. Aug. 17, 2010, 10:14PM ... More to the point, the tolerance we urge the Muslim world to embrace as we exercise our right ...
    www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/editorial/outlook/7157753.html - Cached


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