Posted on 04/16/2024 2:27:40 PM PDT by Morgana
An Assyrian Orthodox Church bishop who was stabbed during a livestreamed church service in Sydney had spoken critically about Islam in a video recorded four months ago.
Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel was preaching at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley in Sydney's west just after 7pm on Monday when a 16-year-old boy walked up to the altar and allegedly stabbed him multiple times.
On a separate video of the aftermath of the alleged terror attack, the boy said in Arabic 'If they didn't insult my prophet, I wouldn't have come here. If he didn't involve himself in my religion, I would not have come here.'
Churchgoers said he also used the Islamic phrase 'Allahu Akbar' repeatedly.
The teenager's comment about an attack on his prophet was possibly referring to the bishop's appearance on a video made last December for the PBD Podcast, hosted by American broadcaster Patrick Bet-David.
On the podcast, Bishop Emmanuel questioned Islamic beliefs around Jesus, who he calls Isa, and said 'the truth hurts'.
Your book (the Koran) says that Isa, son of Mary, went up to Heaven alive and he will come back to judge the dead and the living.
'If I ask a Muslim "Who judges?", they will say God.
'Well, you're telling me this prophet (Muhammad) will judge, so which is which? Has the prophet taken the role of God, has God gone on vacation and he's come and taken his position?'
The bishop said 'Isa is the living messiah, even (the Koran) says'.
'Now let me ask you, my dear Muslim, if you're claiming Isa is a prophet, then how come all the other prophets which you believe in - you believe in Moses, you believe in Isa, you believe in all the prophets of the Old Testament.
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It was terrorism Jim
The Koran of the Religion of Peace commanded him to murder
The TRUTH is controversial.
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You misspelled Pieces.
I believe I see the problem here.
there is nothing to discuss. Annnnnd...My FBI handler is probably waiting for my next sentence.
Allahu Akbar is basically a direct challenge to JWHW to stop them if He is so great. A Muslim uses JWHW not stopping him as evidence that Allah is more powerful than JWHW.
“I believe I see the problem here. “
How is that a problem? Have you seen pics of that church? Their name is in Arabic across the front. The only reason I know it’s Christian it because of the picture of Jesus and a cross on top.
The word *allegedly* needs to be banned from use for journalists.
Watch the video. It was not an *alleged* stabbing. it was a real one.
The name Assyrian Orthodox Church is an indication it’s not Muslim. They are “Nestorians” and don’t accept the Council of Ephesus (431) or the Council of Chalcedon (451), but are definitely Christians.
Should have stuck with Christianity, safer.
Blame the victim! How dare he make comments about Islam being violent.
islam is a totalitarian death cult founded by a child rapist.
“Don’t say that Islam is a violent cult, or I’ll kill you!!!!”
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