Bishop condemns anti-Islam film and caricatures
Staff Report
LAHORE: The Bishop of Iran and the Gulf, Azad Marshall, and the National Council of Churches in Pakistan (NCCP), have condemned the publication of the anti-Islam caricatures and a film by Dutch lawmaker Geert Wilders.
According to a press release issued on Wednesday, the bishop and the NCCP expressed concerns over “the mischievous acts, maligning the Islamic faith in the name of modernisation, secularism and so-called freedom of expression”. They said the freedom of expression did not provide an open licence to hurt the religious sentiments of 1.5 billion Muslims worldwide.
Marshall called these acts “misconceived, malicious and politically motivated”. He said that these acts, especially in a society that propagated human rights, human dignity and tolerance, were against all decent norms and demonstrated a lack of respect for others religious feelings.
On one hand, the West seeks to bridge gap between different faiths and on the other it creates rift by such acts, Marshall said. “No religion, society or culture should be allowed such acts of blasphemy, which give rise to violence and undermine the global war on terror,” he said and demanded that the United Nations evolve a code of ethics that all religions be treated with same respect and dignity. The Muslim countries should use diplomatic means so that there should be no more instances in future, he added.
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