{"id":5764,"date":"2006-09-17T20:45:20","date_gmt":"2006-09-17T20:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2006\/09\/open-thread-the-muslim-reaction.html"},"modified":"2006-09-17T20:45:20","modified_gmt":"2006-09-17T20:45:20","slug":"open-thread-the-muslim-reaction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2006\/09\/open-thread-the-muslim-reaction.html","title":{"rendered":"Open Thread: The Muslim reaction"},"content":{"rendered":"

Comment, post links here. <\/p>\n

This blog post – already seen by Michelle Malkin’s readers – will start things off. <\/a>A British blogger went to Mass at Westminster Cathedral today. 100 Muslim protesters outside:<\/p>\n

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\"Westminster\"<\/a> Unfortunately after Mass today at Westminster Cathedral it was shoved in my face. Holy Mass on a Sunday is the very source and summit of the Catholic week, so my family decided this Sunday to make the trip to Westminster Cathedral together. As we came out about 100 Islamists were chanting slogans such as "Pope Benedict go to Hell" "Pope Benedict you will pay, the Muja Hadeen are coming your way" "Pope Benedict watch your back" and other hateful things. I’ll post more pictures of it when I get more free time. It was a pretty nasty demonstration. From 11 – 3pm they chanted absurd things,\"Rome\"<\/a>  literally just outside the Cathedral. And from 11- 3pm (and indeed all day, every day) like every day of the week, faithful Catholics and non-Catholics (mainly tourists) wondered in and out of the magnificent Church, largely ignoring the furore of hatred this crowd of muslims was trying to stir up.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Update: A Daily Mail account of the protest, organized by a 39-year old lawyer:<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Yesterday he said: "The Muslims take their religion very seriously and non-Muslims must appreciate that and that must also understand that there may be serious consequences if you insult Islam and the prophet. <\/p>\n

"Whoever insults the message of Mohammed is going to be subject to capital punishment." <\/p>\n

He added: "I am here have a peaceful demonstration. But there may be people in Italy or other parts of the world who would carry that out. <\/p>\n

"I think that warning needs to be understood by all people who want to insult Islam and want to insult the prophet of Islam." <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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