Dutch bishop: Call God 'Allah' to ease relations

**jmcdon00** · 08-15-2007, 01:38 PM

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20279326/?GT1=10252Updated: 10:29 a.m. CT Aug 15, 2007
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.

Bishop Tiny Muskens, from the southern diocese of Breda, told Dutch television on Monday that God did not mind what he was named and that in Indonesia, where Muskens spent eight years, priests used the word "Allah" while celebrating Mass.

"Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will name God Allah? ... What does God care what we call him? It is our problem."

**cajunvike** · 08-15-2007, 01:41 PM

"jmcdon00" wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20279326/?GT1=10252Updated: 10:29 a.m. CT Aug 15, 2007
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.

Bishop Tiny Muskens, from the southern diocese of Breda, told Dutch television on Monday that God did not mind what he was named and that in Indonesia, where Muskens spent eight years, priests used the word "Allah" while celebrating Mass.

"Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will name God Allah? ... What does God care what we call him? It is our problem."

Fuck that...why don't they just call him God like the rest of us!
I propose that we encourage every one of his parishoners to beat the bishop!

**cogitans** · 08-15-2007, 01:46 PM

"cajunvike" wrote:

"jmcdon00" wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20279326/?GT1=10252Updated: 10:29 a.m. CT Aug 15, 2007
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.

Bishop Tiny Muskens, from the southern diocese of Breda, told Dutch television on Monday that God did not mind what he was named and that in Indonesia, where Muskens spent eight years, priests used the word "Allah" while celebrating Mass.

"Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will name God Allah? ... What does God care what we call him? It is our problem."

Fuck that...why don't they just call him God like the rest of us!
I propose that we encourage every one of his parishoners to beat the bishop!

Why not Jehova, or Jahve maybe.

**tb04512** · 08-15-2007, 01:49 PM

FUCK THAT SHIT... i will never say allah and mean it for my god

**cajunvike** · 08-15-2007, 01:49 PM

"cogitans" wrote:

"cajunvike" wrote:

"jmcdon00" wrote:

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20279326/?GT1=10252Updated: 10:29 a.m. CT Aug 15, 2007
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.

Bishop Tiny Muskens, from the southern diocese of Breda, told Dutch television on Monday that God did not mind what he was named and that in Indonesia, where Muskens spent eight years, priests used the word "Allah" while celebrating Mass.

"Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will name God Allah? ... What does God care what we call him? It is our problem."

floop that...why don't they just call him God like the rest of us!
I propose that we encourage every one of his parishoners to beat the bishop!

Why not Jehova, or Jahve maybe.

Why not "The Big Kahuna" or "Top Dawg" or somesuch nonsensical name?

**NodakPaul** · 08-15-2007, 01:54 PM

"tb04512" wrote:

floop THAT pooh... i will never say allah and mean it for my god

Funny.
You do realize that the Islamic Allah, the Christian God, the Jewish Yahweh, Jehova, YHWH, JHVH, or any of the other terms are actually referring to the same deity?
Who cares what someone calls God?

**cogitans** · 08-15-2007, 01:57 PM

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"tb04512" wrote:

floop THAT pooh... i will never say allah and mean it for my god

Funny.
You do realize that the Islamic Allah, the Christian God, the Jewish Yahweh, Jehova, YHWH, JHVH, or any of the other terms are actually referring to the same deity?
Who cares what someone calls God?

Why don't we all ask God in our prayers tonight to give us a sign if he cares or not.

**cajunvike** · 08-15-2007, 02:00 PM

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"tb04512" wrote:

floop THAT pooh... i will never say allah and mean it for my god

Funny.
You do realize that the Islamic Allah, the Christian God, the Jewish Yahweh, Jehova, YHWH, JHVH, or any of the other terms are actually referring to the same deity?
Who cares what someone calls God?

Obviously, MANY people do...otherwise it wouldn't be an issue.

My wife calls me GOD sometimes...maybe in return you all could call GOD Cajunvike!

**tb04512** · 08-15-2007, 02:03 PM

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"tb04512" wrote:

floop THAT pooh... i will never say allah and mean it for my god

Funny.
You do realize that the Islamic Allah, the Christian God, the Jewish Yahweh, Jehova, YHWH, JHVH, or any of the other terms are actually referring to the same deity?
Who cares what someone calls God?

yes i do, but i am not Islamic therefore i do not say allah... my moms bf is a muslim and i will not put myself in the same category as him

**cogitans** · 08-15-2007, 02:06 PM

"tb04512" wrote:

"NodakPaul" wrote:

"tb04512" wrote:

floop THAT pooh... i will never say allah and mean it for my god

Funny.
You do realize that the Islamic Allah, the Christian God, the Jewish Yahweh, Jehova, YHWH, JHVH, or any of the other terms are actually referring to the same deity?
Who cares what someone calls God?

yes i do, but i am not Islamic therefore i do not say allah... my moms bf is a muslim and i will not put myself in the same category as him

Like the category of people who believes in a monotheistic religion.