Iraq Celebrates First Official Christmas

[SkinsHokieFan]

http://www.cbn.com/CBNnews/508237.aspx

I thought Muslim countries had no religious freedom :whoknows:


Iraq Celebrates First Official Christmas


In his homily on Thursday, Chaldean Cardinal Emmanuel III Delly praised the establishment of Christmas as an official holiday as a step toward easing tensions. "I thank the government for giving chances to all to serve each other for the general benefit, and I thank it too for making this day an official holiday where we pray to God to make us trust each other as brothers," he said at the Christmas Mass before several dozen worshippers in the small chapel of a Baghdad monastery....A senior Shiite cleric, Ammar al-Hakim, attended the Mass flanked by bodyguards in a gesture of cooperation with Christians.....link for rest

[Ron78]

Muslims veiw Jesus Christ as a prophet, so celebrating his birth may not necessarily be viewed as heresy.

[G.A.C.O.L.B.]

Jesus Christ is a MAJOR figure in Islam. Not just a simple prophet. They believe he will come back and fight the anti-Christ and all of that good stuff. Just like Christians. Where they differ is that they don't believe he is God, the Son of God, supernatural, or whatever.

In fact they believe his teachings (the New Testament) is a holy book from God. But it was corrupted by men over the years (the Torah as well) and lost its meaning so God got in contact with Mohammed and gave us the Koran. Which can't be changed and is thus God's final word on things.

Some of my semantics might be a tad off but that's basically the gist. Please correct me on anything I'm wrong about SHF. Good post, btw.

[SkinsHokieFan]

Some of my semantics might be a tad off but that's basically the gist. Please correct me on anything I'm wrong about SHF. Good post, btw.

As usual you are spot on and I am continually impressed by your knowledge

[Mickalino]

Muslims veiw Jesus Christ as a profit

Really, how much revenue did they make off of him ? :)

[Ron78]

Really, how much revenue did they make off of him ?
Too much, too much. A.D.D. is a *****. :finger:

[GibbsFactor]

Very nice to read.

[fullnelson9999]

unfortunately i dont think they are the only ones who view Jesus Christ as a profit.

[Cooked Crack]

Mission Accomplished

Reminds me of the South Park episode where Santa gets shot down over Iraq. We sure have come a long way.

[RammsteinSkins]

I wonder what they put under the tree.

[G-Prime]

I wonder what they put under the tree.

Where would you get a xmas tree at in Iraq?

[SUSkinsFan]

There is always the option of the Festivus pole...