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Submitted by obilic (United States), Aug 15, 2007 at 15:22

Look what the Dutch are doing to themselves in the context of living with Islam

AMSTERDAM - A Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands has proposed people of all faiths refer to God as Allah to foster understanding, stoking an already heated debate on religious tolerance in a country with one million Muslims.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20279326/?GT1=10252

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1City of Immigrants [105 words]ElyseMay 15, 2008 00:31128696
Abou this whole madrassa talk [210 words]MwesigwaMay 14, 2008 06:21128621
Oh, that pesky US Constitution [452 words]JeffJun 20, 2008 18:55128621
1That is how Europe had lost their culture. [113 words]ArmageddonSep 4, 2007 01:55107619
Police are not allowed by Allah to search Mosques , Madrassas and Muslim Locality for Islamic Terrorists !! [257 words]RitaAug 31, 2007 16:23107400
Be clear in your thoughts [100 words]NishiMay 1, 2008 12:07107400
where will it stop [31 words]David ShovanAug 30, 2007 00:43107263
Even President Bush is praising Islamic Centers and Madrassas [192 words]Islamic VoiceAug 25, 2007 11:21106962
Islamic Voice's hypocrisy!!! [273 words]JaladhiAug 27, 2007 10:20106962
Isn't it also an opportunity for Muslims? [119 words]JeffAug 28, 2007 20:54106962
We All Need the Truth [211 words]CheyJul 12, 2008 00:33106962
The Differences [77 words]CheyJul 12, 2008 01:00106962
1A Nursery for Terrorists [167 words]Arlinda DeAngelisAug 24, 2007 13:09106906
Islamic laws of great value [169 words]InfidelAug 20, 2007 21:33106593
What worries me... [129 words]HomefrontAug 20, 2007 19:37106583
Love that moniker! [15 words]LafnAug 21, 2007 20:36106583
Continue your good efforts Dan [101 words]Mike KurtzigAug 20, 2007 15:50106576
Khalil Gibran School A Doomed Concept [152 words]SheenaAug 20, 2007 13:37106574
Stop the NYC Madrassa [118 words]BarbaraAug 20, 2007 13:11106573
Stop the NYC Madrassa [80 words]BarbaraAug 20, 2007 13:06106571
Timely comment! [493 words]Nick4693Aug 23, 2007 19:09106571
Who owns Islam... [230 words]donvanSep 5, 2007 16:39106571
religion and academia never served the same purpose [120 words]kantipalaAug 20, 2007 04:21106549
Nice horse,muslims!?! [191 words]Jorge CordovaAug 19, 2007 15:42106529
Some one should come to stop these terrorist barracks [40 words]chinnaSep 18, 2007 13:20106529
On intifada [353 words]Archimedes2Aug 18, 2007 22:04106499
And what is wrong with that... [601 words]AvengerAug 20, 2007 23:02106499
Simple answer [829 words]Archimedes2Aug 22, 2007 03:49106499
Avenger's Smoke and Mirror Message [365 words]Mel LarawayAug 22, 2007 14:12106499
solution to islamic rising [97 words]carlton craverAug 18, 2007 17:04106489
Arabist & Islamist? [115 words]AnonAug 17, 2007 23:12106441
1Teach Islam and Arabic in mosques and not in public schools on taxpayer's money!!! [224 words]JaladhiAug 22, 2007 10:05106441
The future of freedom in the USA [88 words]HarrakAug 17, 2007 14:24106424
the menonites teach the students that the earth is flat? Really? [56 words]dhimmi no moreAug 18, 2007 08:19106424
So go.. [67 words]donvanAug 20, 2007 09:53106424
The Joke of the Constitutional system in the United States [254 words]HarrakAug 22, 2007 00:38106424
The Earth is flat? [11 words]lafnAug 22, 2007 17:27106424
Our Constitution [314 words]LafnAug 22, 2007 17:41106424
I `ve got dreams..dream to remember [81 words]HarrakAug 24, 2007 01:47106424
....even more than that I heard. [51 words]HarrakAug 24, 2007 01:57106424
Flat Earth [61 words]LafNAug 24, 2007 17:07106424
Confused.... [130 words]donvanSep 6, 2007 11:36106424
article incomplete [65 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
mayaAug 17, 2007 11:30106419
Those Poor Oppressed New York Women. [189 words]maura collinsAug 17, 2007 10:10106415
Origins [187 words]David W. LincolnAug 16, 2007 19:42106384
There are Better Ways to Teach Arabic to Americans [96 words]AlexAug 16, 2007 16:27106368
we will kickout all missionaries ......school [84 words]syed mohammad aliAug 16, 2007 13:28106355
what missionaries? [55 words]obilicAug 16, 2007 21:38106355
Stand-up comic [287 words]Nick4693Aug 16, 2007 21:45106355
Spoken like a true man of the caliphate, Syed [287 words]JeffAug 17, 2007 22:47106355
Expell Missionaries.... Har!! [112 words]Another InfidelAug 18, 2007 02:33106355
nobody is actually stopping madrasa [82 words]bosAug 18, 2007 07:20106355
Our dear Syed and Islamic meltdwon [130 words]dhimmi no moreAug 18, 2007 08:29106355
i am not the one who loves saudi royal family [169 words]syed mohammad aliAug 19, 2007 04:17106355
obilic keep dreaming [35 words]syed mohammad aliAug 19, 2007 04:25106355
You got it right - Nick4693 [154 words]JaladhiAug 19, 2007 13:57106355
Time for us too to kick you out of India [21 words]anilAug 19, 2007 14:09106355
Stop the NYS Madrassa: A Response to syed mohammad ali [321 words]Jaisingh ThakurAug 20, 2007 05:02106355
Abiguity rules! [450 words]Nick4693Aug 20, 2007 22:55106355
i am not a paki [67 words]syed mohammad aliAug 21, 2007 12:35106355
i am not having dual citizenship [104 words]syed mohammad aliAug 21, 2007 12:47106355
yes there was 100000 jews in iran, 75000 settled in israel and other places [140 words]syed mohammad aliAug 21, 2007 13:02106355
who stopping you to kick out muslims from india [31 words]syed mohammad aliAug 22, 2007 12:55106355
Our dear Syed and Muslim missionaries aka tablighees [136 words]dhimmi no moreAug 22, 2007 12:58106355
i am not paki [88 words]syed mohammad aliAug 22, 2007 13:02106355
sure i dont want to take order from self oppointed clerics [516 words]syed mohammad aliAug 22, 2007 13:29106355
Mohammed Ali and his closed mind [527 words]Nick4693Aug 22, 2007 22:30106355
you are talking like christian extremist [241 words]syed mohammad aliAug 24, 2007 12:44106355
Me? A christian extremist? [480 words]Nick4693Aug 24, 2007 21:47106355
Apologist ! [149 words]Another InfidelAug 25, 2007 04:02106355
Enough of Tolerance and Political Correctness. [127 words]ColonelAug 25, 2007 11:43106355
sure i am talking about social justice [292 words]syed mohammad aliAug 26, 2007 12:57106355
sure mr colonel political correctness [158 words]syed mohammad aliAug 26, 2007 13:06106355
another infidel [148 words]syed mohammad aliAug 26, 2007 13:17106355
Muslim blindness [147 words]VijayAug 26, 2007 15:54106355
Brick wall! [182 words]Nick4693Aug 27, 2007 05:49106355
syed mohammad ali [496 words]shaynaAug 27, 2007 09:00106355
mr vijay that is a myth [342 words]syed mohammad aliAug 27, 2007 12:42106355
immoral [84 words]syed mohammad aliAug 28, 2007 04:47106355
i am not forcing islam on any one [631 words]syed mohammad aliAug 28, 2007 12:55106355
response to said mohammed [111 words]gary fouseAug 28, 2007 15:20106355
sure i want caliph in islamic world [247 words]syed mohammad aliAug 29, 2007 12:40106355
reply to syed mohammad ali, [543 words]shaynaAug 29, 2007 12:51106355
jesus approved the law of old testament [571 words]syed mohammmad aliAug 30, 2007 13:34106355
Our dear Syed says that muslims must leave Amercia and go where? To Pakiland? [161 words]dhimmi no moreSep 1, 2007 18:00106355
But his name was Qutham and his kunya was abul Qasim [40 words]dhimmi no moreSep 1, 2007 18:08106355
'Ai'sha and Muhammad! [69 words]dhimmi no moreSep 1, 2007 18:12106355
the 6 yr old story again [216 words]razinSep 4, 2007 14:47106355
Yes Raxin, I am willing to say it, now will you do the same about mohammed? [50 words]KlewSep 4, 2007 15:59106355
Our dear Razin and our dear 3A'isha and Abul Qasim and Solomon and other sordid matters [97 words]dhimmi no moreSep 4, 2007 18:02106355
aiesha was not 9 years old here is the contradiction [313 words]syed mohammad aliSep 5, 2007 14:08106355
prophet name is Mohammad peace be upon is ahmad as well [21 words]syed mohammad aliSep 5, 2007 14:10106355
dhimmi who cares what you say [120 words]syed mohammad aliSep 5, 2007 14:15106355
You must pardon me but, wrong [387 words]dhimmi no moreSep 7, 2007 06:47106355
what scholars argue is nothing important [55 words]syed mohammad aliSep 9, 2007 13:26106355
Our dear 'A'isha and her age and bogus Muslim history [34 words]dhimmi no moreSep 10, 2007 17:30106355
no one is converting to islam from other religion [54 words]anilSep 18, 2007 13:38106355
jesus approved the law of old testament? [29 words]peterpedantNov 7, 2009 06:40106355
A Word To The Wise [215 words]Abu NuwasAug 16, 2007 08:34106337
Hi Abu Nawas [87 words]dhimmi no moreAug 16, 2007 19:11106337
To dhimmi [306 words]SimonAug 18, 2007 01:06106337
To dhimmi one example of this guy [180 words]SimonAug 18, 2007 01:24106337
Hi Dhimmi No More [383 words]Abu NuwasAug 18, 2007 13:54106337
Hi Simon [18 words]dhimmi no moreAug 21, 2007 06:39106337
Hi Simon [445 words]dhimmi no moreAug 21, 2007 07:41106337
Schizophrenia [47 words]robert aAug 16, 2007 05:54106331
NYC MADRASSA [46 words]DAVID R. GROESBECKAug 16, 2007 03:18106330
religious accommodation-or surrender? [783 words]gary fouseAug 16, 2007 02:28106328
One thing you might be missing... [100 words]HomefrontAug 20, 2007 19:53106328
Stop the NY Madrasas [77 words]gary fouseAug 21, 2007 22:54106328
More common sense, please! [139 words]Nick4693Aug 26, 2007 00:36106328
response to nick 4693 [25 words]gary fouseAug 26, 2007 15:38106328
will a new yorker accept this [158 words]Donald OAug 15, 2007 22:17106316
Stop Islamic iran funded madressahs [23 words]MASSOODAug 15, 2007 21:44106313
Stop Islamic Saudi Arabia funded presidents [102 words]HarrakAug 18, 2007 21:56106313
We are not here in the third world. [50 words]f.shaAug 15, 2007 21:21106312
Will we ever get the picture? [263 words]Nick4693Aug 15, 2007 20:54106311
Cookoo !!! [203 words]dfwhite19438Aug 15, 2007 20:21106310
Say What? [40 words]BarbaraAug 16, 2007 20:05106310
Another example !!! [65 words]dfwhite19438Aug 17, 2007 19:04106310
Stop the Insanity [75 words]Barbara FreemanAug 20, 2007 18:34106310
Citizenship for Islamists [71 words]LafnAug 15, 2007 19:16106305
Right on! [10 words]Nick4693Aug 21, 2007 06:35106305
re the KGIA taxpayer funded Madrassa Schooling [212 words]Jascha KesslerAug 15, 2007 18:58106303
There is already another madrassa in NYC [19 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
dhimmi no moreAug 15, 2007 18:40106302
dhimmi: I see your frustration with Tabligees [16 words]Janu JannaAug 18, 2007 01:38106302
Dr Pipes between his big reaction on tax funded Madrassas and his silence on privatly funded Madrassas [111 words]
w/response from Daniel Pipes
HarrakAug 19, 2007 12:39106302
For our dear Janu and his poor logic [5 words]dhimmi no moreAug 21, 2007 06:53106302
Our dear Janu Janna is opening what? [85 words]dhimmi no moreAug 22, 2007 13:05106302
STOP THE NYC MADRASSA NOW [131 words]TIRDAD GHARIBAug 15, 2007 18:25106301
Tolerance For Traitors? [287 words]Bryan TaplitsAug 15, 2007 16:20106298
Are we overreacting or misunderstanding the purpose of the school? [170 words]SophiaAug 15, 2007 19:31106298
We know exactly what Muslims have in their mind for opening this madrassa in NYC - victim of 9/11 atrocity!!! [190 words]JaladhiAug 17, 2007 14:51106298
Teaching Beliefs: What is a Belief Worth? [891 words]M. ToveyAug 15, 2007 16:15106297
Where does Tovey go wrong? [116 words]Jess WilliamsAug 16, 2007 11:32106297
Is Belief in the Truth Wrong? [423 words]M. ToveyAug 17, 2007 02:07106297
Islam is not a "peaceful religion" [80 words]Barbara FreemanAug 20, 2007 18:51106297
GOOD NEWS [33 words]William WheelerAug 15, 2007 15:30106292
down the road [54 words]obilicAug 15, 2007 15:22106291
Amsterdam Bishop [24 words]LafnAug 15, 2007 19:23106291
Brooklyn Midrasas [86 words]Herbert BurackAug 15, 2007 15:13106290
Close this Madrassa before opening it!!! [171 words]JaladhiAug 15, 2007 15:08106289
save the world [57 words]steve blackmoreAug 15, 2007 17:53106289
What Muslims Don't Get [153 words]MarciAug 15, 2007 14:31106286
What Muslims Don't Get [182 words]sheik yer'mamiAug 16, 2007 12:57106286
Stop the NYS Madrassa: A Response to sheik yer'mami [290 words]Jaisingh ThakurAug 20, 2007 05:30106286
Joel Klein is going to get 500 emails from our Masjid in support of KGIA in one day. [46 words]Jim KnowlsAug 15, 2007 13:40106281
My comments as sent to Chancellor Klein [201 words]RickAug 15, 2007 13:29106280
Ask !! [61 words]Philip SaenzAug 15, 2007 22:07106280
GOOD!! AND BAD!!! [112 words]ahmadzafireAug 28, 2007 20:20106280

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