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Sunday, September 12, 2004

Where's the Fatwa?

Re: "To Disarm Terror -- A Role for Believers": Cardinal Kasper's Address at Milan Meeting & Don't Use Faith to Justify Terrorism, Urges Archbishop

It's good that the Catholic Cardinal and the Anglican Archbishop are speaking about terrorism, but I doubt their message will reach its intended audience. I don't recall any recent acts of terror being done in the name of Catholicism or Anglicanism. What's needed is a fatwa against terrorism from a Muslim Mufti or Imam (or any Muslim; from what I understand, just about anyone can issue a fatwa). A fatwa was issued against Salman Rushdie; why can't one be issued against those the kill children in the name of Islam?