Thursday, October 4, 2012

Religious Strife between Muslims and Christians in Europe


This article is about the conflict between Muslim and Christians. 138 prominent Muslim scholars wrote two letters to Pope Benedict XVI and other Christian leaders to urge the religions leaders “to come together with us on the common essentials of our two religions. The first letter was a plea/request to make peace between the two religions; the second letter was about wanting the same freedoms Muslims enjoy in the west in the east (Europe).  We learn that it is not just American’s that are fearful of Muslims, and that actually Muslims have more freedom in the United States (the west) than in Europe. I chose this article because I wanted to learn something different than the religions that are in conflict with American people. This article also seemed interesting. The type of change that I think is needed is for the Pope to accept the letter and act on his ideas to grant Muslims the same freedoms as Muslims in the west have.

Butt, Riazat, and John Hooper. "Conflict between Religions Threatens Future of the World, Muslim Leaders Tell Pope." The Guardian. Guardian News and Media, 11 Oct. 2007. Web. 03 Oct. 2012. <http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2007/oct/12/religion.catholicism>.
  

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