Say what?
You just have to wonder what this guy was thinking when he said this.
"A Dutch Catholic bishop who once said the hungry were entitled to steal bread and advocated condom use to prevent AIDS has made headlines again, this time by saying God should be called Allah."Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will call God Allah?" Bishop Tiny Muskens said in an interview broadcast this week. "God doesn't care what we call him." (emphasis mine)
Oh really.....perhaps the Bishop would care to go a step further....maybe God wouldn't mind being called Satan. You up for that Bishop?
Actually Hal Lindsey came up with a really good response to this nonsense!
"If one doesn't believe that God is real, then it really doesn't matter what name one chooses.
It's like naming your 6-foot tall invisible white rabbit. You can call him "Harvey." Or you can name him "Peter Cottontail." He won't object either way – since he isn't real.
But if you try to rename your friend Fred from down the street, he may not be so pleased about being called George. Because Fred is a real person, you wouldn't think about calling him George simply because somebody else likes that name better.
Because God is as real as you or I, it isn't up to us to rename Him like He was a stray basset hound...
According to the God of the Bible, God's Name is very important to Him. "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain" (Exodus 20:7).
God's unique identity as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is very important to Him, as well. "And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. ... But My covenant will I establish with Isaac" (Genesis 17:21).
Have you ever noticed that it is Allah who is seeking to be identified with God, and not the other way around? "
I had indeed noticed that. It is something interesting to ponder.
"A Dutch Catholic bishop who once said the hungry were entitled to steal bread and advocated condom use to prevent AIDS has made headlines again, this time by saying God should be called Allah."Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will call God Allah?" Bishop Tiny Muskens said in an interview broadcast this week. "God doesn't care what we call him." (emphasis mine)
Oh really.....perhaps the Bishop would care to go a step further....maybe God wouldn't mind being called Satan. You up for that Bishop?
Actually Hal Lindsey came up with a really good response to this nonsense!
"If one doesn't believe that God is real, then it really doesn't matter what name one chooses.
It's like naming your 6-foot tall invisible white rabbit. You can call him "Harvey." Or you can name him "Peter Cottontail." He won't object either way – since he isn't real.
But if you try to rename your friend Fred from down the street, he may not be so pleased about being called George. Because Fred is a real person, you wouldn't think about calling him George simply because somebody else likes that name better.
Because God is as real as you or I, it isn't up to us to rename Him like He was a stray basset hound...
According to the God of the Bible, God's Name is very important to Him. "Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain" (Exodus 20:7).
God's unique identity as the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob is very important to Him, as well. "And as for Ishmael, I have heard thee: Behold, I have blessed him, and will make him fruitful, and will multiply him exceedingly; twelve princes shall he beget, and I will make him a great nation. ... But My covenant will I establish with Isaac" (Genesis 17:21).
Have you ever noticed that it is Allah who is seeking to be identified with God, and not the other way around? "
I had indeed noticed that. It is something interesting to ponder.
Labels: Christianity, Islam
posted by The Lady Logician at
7:08 AM
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I'll be the first to admit that there are renegade bishops within the Church. (Note: I'm not speaking ill of priests, rather stating facts.) But Pope Benedict the 16th promises to clean house. Evidence of that is seen in our own diocese of Minneapolis- St. Paul. Conservative Coaduntor Archbishop John Nienstedt is poised to takeover for Liberal Bishop Harry Flynn. Stay tuned to the Catholic Spirit newspaper for the latest in B16's encylicals and new appointees.
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