Muslims seek to worship in Spanish Cathedral [BARF ALERT]

BBC News ^ | 01 May 2004 | Malcolm Billings

[MegaSilver]

The original title of this piece was, "Muslims seek to worship in ancient mosque."

I think if anyone had any doubts about the credibility of the BBC, no one will doubt now that they are completely biased and unreliable.

[cripplecreek]

The only thing im willing to give muslims these days is a statue of Mohammed getting screwed from behind by a hog.

[elbucko]

Isabel Romero, a Spanish convert to Islam, told a local paper that being allowed to pray in the cathedral is not about claiming anything and much less about re-conquering. (?)

I beg to differ with "Isabel". When Spain left Iraq, it meant the return of the Moors.
Poor Spain. No more pork.

[Pikamax]

the link above still has "Muslims seek to worship in ancient mosque."

[Gatún(CraigIsaMangoTreeLawyer)]

The 500 or so Muslims now living in Cordoba have outgrown the small building given to them for prayers in one of the city's parks.

Easy solution. Quit breeding.

He dicho.

[VOA]

just an addendum...this topic got a fair bit of discussion last night:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1127723/posts

[gemoftheocean]

In a word: "no."

In two words:

Hell No!

[Sacajaweau]

Tell Spain that this is the beginning of their lesson in "How Appeasement Works 101".

[VOA]

The Muslim rulers of southern Spain had created an important cultural centre with
a flourishing society made up of Jews, Christians and Arabs.

Yeah, and they all sang Kumbayah (sp?) all day long.
Right...

Realistically, it is simply amazing what a peaceful, ideal utopia one can
attain when the Muslim overseers can lop off the head if somebody twitches the wrong way.
(end sarcasm)

[Kozak]

the Muslim community has appealed to the Vatican to be allowed to pray alongside Christians in what was once the Great Mosque of Cordoba.

Right after we get Hagia Sophia back as a church, and the Church that was on the Dome of the Rock.

[livius]

What is not mentioned is that the mosque was built on the site of a Visigothic church destroyed by the Muslims when they overran Spain.

Some of the lamps at the mosque were made from the metal produced by melting down the bells of the basilica at Santiago de Compostela, when the Muslims attacked and conquered that area.

BTW, the Vatican was asked about this and refused to permit it. So hopefully, despite the dreams of Spanish leftists, who are enchanted with the idea, this plan is dead.

[observer5]

I'm all for it:

Let's start with a Public Stoning of a RAPED WOMAN!

[Sacajaweau]

Thanks for the additional info.

The Muslims' HALF-TRUTH provokes a repeat of the American delineation of Truth:

"The Truth, the Whole Truth and Nothing But the Truth, so help me God."

[MegaSilver]

Right after we get Hagia Sophia back as a church, and the Church that was on the Dome of the Rock.

Even then, no way.

This "Mosque" in question was a Church before the Moors invaded, then they turned it into a Mosque, THEN when Spain reconquered it, it became a Cathedral.

[The Great RJ]

How about Christian services in the ancient cathedral now mosque in Istanbul, Hagia Sofia? or allowing Jews to worship on the site of the Temple in Jerusalem now the Dome of the Rock mosque?

[MegaSilver]

How about Christian services in the ancient cathedral now mosque in Istanbul, Hagia Sofia?

Trust me: you're not the first person to bring that up. :)

[Lion Den Dan]

The 500 or so Muslims now living in Cordoba have outgrown the small building given to them for prayers in one of the city's parks. >>>>>>>>>

So let them raise money and build a mosque. No one on God's green earth owes them a place to pray.

[Jeff Chandler]

How about Hagia Sofia and the Dome of the Rock, and...


...nevermind.

[Radtechtravel]

"I think if anyone had any doubts about the credibility of the BBC, no one will doubt now that they are completely biased and unreliable."

Bias is one thing: stupidity is something else. The British along with most of Europe are so forgetful. Historian Gibbon said that the Christian Charles Martel's victory over Rahman in on October 10, 732 at the Battle of Tours insured that spires would be built in Oxford instead of minarets. With all the Church of England cathedrals being taken over by muslims in the last thirty years, Gibbon could be proven wrong, if the average Brit continues a pusilanimous support for Islam. Tony Blair needs some popular back-up or he will cave to Chamberlainese spinelessness.

Muslims have not forgotten their Andalusia (moorish Spain), nor have they forgotten Tours for that matter and they are intent on revisiting those conflicts with different results.

[Sacajaweau]

I am posting two excerpts from books dated 1856. This is the first. It was written by J.O Noyes and are basically his journey diaries.

The Old Toloon is the most ancient Mosque in Grand Cairo (879 A.D.).

Before the French Expedition to Egypt neither Christians or Jews were permitted to ride by the Tooloon, or in fact, any other mosque in Cairo, on horseback.

If it be from respect for your places of worship," protested Napoleon to the Ulemas, "that you forbid Christians and Jews to ride before your mosques, why do you not observe the same rule yourselves? Is it reasonable to demand testimonies of veneration from strangers that you yourselves do not give". The argument was unanswerable.

Puts a little bit of perspective on the Muslim request. The second one describes Cordoba (Cordova) and the Temple. It must have been used as a source for the original article "rather plageristic) as several unusual words are noticeable. I'll post it separately.