Sunday, May 13, 2007

Truth Offensive, Even to Moderate Muslims



From Raleigh, N.C. we hear of a rather feisty Baptish churchman who put up a very pointed sign outside his church:

"Rev. Gary Murrell put up the sign, which on one side claims the message of Islam is "submit, convert or die."

The other side reads: "When is the last time you heard of a Jew or Christian with a bomb strapped to their body?"

Despite some in the Islamic community who claim the sign is offensive, Murrell says it is not a hate sign.

"It was not put up there with the purpose of showing that we hate those people," he said. "It's not the people, it's the religion."

Source

We know that the local Muslims were moderate because they did not quite pop their lids. We read: "The Islamic Center of Raleigh is inviting Murrell and his congregation for a visit to learn more about Islam". Which is at least a peaceful response.