Qabbani to Pope: Muslims and Christians have Equal Rights
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Grand Mufti Sheikh Mohammed Rashid Qabbani delivered Pope Benedict XVI on Saturday a letter that stresses both Muslims and Christians have equal rights.
“Any assault on any Christian citizen means an attack on Islam,” Qabbani said in the letter that he delivered to Benedict as they met at Baabda palace on the pontiff's second day of visit to Lebanon.
“Christians and Muslims form a single nation and have equal rights and obligations,” he said.
The Mufti expressed regret at the attacks on some Christians in countries in the East, saying: “We raised our voice loud against such condemned and rejected acts that most of the time are aimed at igniting strife.”
“They not only harm our common coexistence history but contradict our values in Islam,” he added.
15 September 2012, 19:25
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the1phoenix: you just forgot all the reports of iranian human rights associations denouncing the lack of liberty of christians in iran...
sunnis and shiites show they can live in peace in lebanon...
it seems that you think that all sunnis in lebanon are salafists when they only represent a minority...salafists are the same as the hezbollahis, same islamic extremism...
when all chiites are not hezbollahis thank god
you are morally dishonest
15 September 2012, 14:39
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And your people showed their true colours during all the massacres you comitted in the name of christ.
15 September 2012, 15:32
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Peace be to the moderate Christians and Muslims. The world needs moderation and wisdom as the enemies of our people are playing us against each other. It starts with basic mutual respect of each other. As a proud Maronite I salute our Grand Mufti Qabbani. Peace to the good Islamic and Christian citizens. Let us live freely and respect each others differences and keep Lebanon as our unified nation...
15 September 2012, 18:25
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but the BIG problem in lebanon is that they use religion to achieve political goals by frightening people that the other camp are evils...ALL OF THEM!
as long as religion doesn t stick to religion only the world will see everlasting wars!
it means nasrallah should stick only to religious affairs like qabbani like kabalan like rahi like.......
as long as the citizens approve those cited above to give political opinions then lebanon will NEVER be stable and the peace message of the pope an idealistic wish...
i guess lebanon only has what it deserves as long as the citizens classify themselves according to their religion and not to their citizenship....
15 September 2012, 18:58
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I think religion shouldn't play any role in shaping a country, let alone assigning rights based on it. These are matters of eras that had gone. A country should be based on meritocracy and anyone, no matter what his/her religion is, should get what he deserves based on his abilities. Religion is something that has to do with the human being and God for the sake of acquiring heaven through good deeds. Building a country is better served through meritocracy and ability. Lebanon would hence be better served by assigning the right person in the right place and through excessive monitoring techniques that lauds the good doer and punishes the bad doers. we don't have to do that far to see the results; look at all westerners and their life styles and societal harmony and peace! Why not therefore have such things here in our land.
15 September 2012, 19:58
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I am appalled at all your comments -- all of you, "christians", "sunnis", "shiites"... None of you have grown out of your caves, have you? Still the old tae'feh at work. I guess you can all be proud of yourselves for being equally repulsive... What is each one of YOUR Lebanons about? Your community, bigotry, fanaticism, stupidity?
Bravo!
16 September 2012, 11:12
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As long as Lebanese people take their clergymen seriously and allow them to make front page news, I find it difficult to fathom the country will move forward.
For the record I agree with The Phoenix 99% of the time.
