US pastor Falwell draws wrath of Iran over Prophet

Iran Mania ^ | October 6 2002 | AFP

[knighthawk]

TEHRAN, Oct 6 (AFP) - Controversial US Baptist minister Jerry Falwell on Sunday drew the wrath of Iran after he labelled the Muslim Prophet Mohammed "a terrorist".

"This insult of the holy Prophet Mohammed by a Christian priest is part of a propaganda war by the US mass media and the Zionists," state media quoted Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi as saying.

Speaking during a meeting with visiting Organisation of Islamic Conference (OIC) Secretary General Abdul Wahed Belqeziz, Kharazi said Falwell's comments were "proof that the US wants political, cultural and military domination of the world."

"Islamic countries, and above all the OIC, must not stay silent in the face of such unashamed accusations, and must not permit this clash of religions and civilisations sought by the expansionist and aggressive Zionists," he added.

In an interview to be broadcast Sunday on the CBS television network's "60 Minutes" news programme, Falwell calls the prophet "a terrorist".

"I think Mohammed was a terrorist. I read enough by both Muslims and non-Muslims, (to decide) that he was a violent man, a man of war," Falwell said according to an advance transcript of the interview released by CBS.

"In my opinion, Jesus set the example for love, as did Moses, and I think Mohammed set an opposite example," he added.

Falwell, a leader of the US Evangelical Christian right, has also previously labelled Mohammed a pedophile possessed by the devil.

In 1989, Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or religious decree, ordering the death of British author Salman Rushdie over his book "The Satanic Verses", which was deemed to be blasphemous.

However there was no immediate reaction to Falwell's comments from Iran's Shitte clergy or the office of Khomeini's successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

The head of the 57-member Islamic body reportedly told Kharrazi that the OIC would seek an apology for Falwell's remarks.

[knighthawk]

Controversial US Baptist minister Jerry Falwell on Sunday drew the wrath of Iran after he labelled the Muslim Prophet Mohammed "a terrorist"

Islam-list

If people want on or off this list, please let me know.

[knighthawk]

Ping

[I_Love_My_Husband]

Well, Falwell is right about this. And that Mohammed was a pedophile.

[twntaipan]

If they declare a Fatwa on Falwell and assasinate him, will American liberals still believe Islam to be a "religion of peace"?

[tet68]

If they declare a Fatwa on Falwell and assasinate him, will American liberals still believe Islam to be a "religion of peace"?

If they assasinate Falwell, the liberals will convert to Islam by droves.

[MarineDad]

If they declare a Fatwa on Falwell and assasinate him, will American liberals still believe Islam to be a "religion of peace"?

Libs? Hell, they'll be more convinced of it than ever.

[gPal]

...and i thought we were finally gonna be rid of falwell...damned iranians...

[Bogey78O]

1. Falwell is not a priest.

2. How are the Zionists involved with this?

[cmsgop]

I always knew this was/is a Holy War!

[knighthawk]

Iran Calls On Muslims to React to 'Zionists-Led' Insult of American Pastor


TEHRAN -- Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi here on Sunday called on Islamic countries to react to an American pastor's insult to Prophet Mohammad (S), saying it was incited by the Zionists.

Speaking in a meeting with the Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), Abdelouahed Belkeziz, the Iranian foreign minister said that the insult was part of the 'American mass media's psychological and propaganda war which is conducted by the Zionists'.

"By creating such an environment in its media, the American government which claims to respect Islam and Muslims has proved once again that it is seeking political, military and cultural domination on the world," IRNA quoted Kharrazi as saying.

American ultraconservative evangelist Jerry Falwell has reportedly called Prophet Mohammad (S) 'a terrorist' in a CBS television interview.

"Islamic countries, especially the OIC, must not remain silent in the face of such impertinence and must not let the clash of religions and civilizations which is definitely in line with the Zionists' objectives to become real," Kharrazi said.

Belkeziz said he will raise up the issue of 'this Christian pastor's irresponsible remarks' in a meeting with heads of the World Council of Churches (WCC).

The Iranian foreign minister described the situation in the Middle East as 'sensitive, especially in view of the Zionists' exploitation of the existing atmosphere'.

The Organization of the Islamic Conference holds a grave responsibility to use all capacities of the Islamic world and prevent the objectives of the Zionists and their supporters from materializing, Kharrazi said.

He renewed his condemnation of the American Congress' recent move to recognize Bait-ul-Moqaddas as Israel's capital, saying President George W. Bush's signing of the bill was a first step in 'the Zionist regime's expansionist and aggressive plans'.

Kharrazi also urged members of the OIC to help avert a possible war between Washington and Baghdad amid American threats to attack Iraq.

"Iraq, by fully cooperating with the United Nations and its inspectors, must remove any pretext for America to create war and tension in the region," he added.

http://www.tehrantimes.com/Description.asp?Da=10/7/02&Cat=4&Num=005

[twntaipan]

Sad but probably what they would do.

[AmericaUnited]

I'm still waiting for these people to actully refute what Fawell said, rather than just get hysterical over it.

[twntaipan]

You'll have a long wait.

[Texas_Jarhead]

of course the concept of free speech is foreign to these idiots

[knighthawk]

It's the 'blame Jews first' tactic. And these people believe the US is controlled by Zionists, the UN is Zionist controlled, the EU is Zionist controlled, 9/11 was masterminded by the 'Zionists'.

It's normal to blame anything on them. It's easy to have a scapegoat to divert the attention to questions like: "Why are we living like 1400 years ago? Why are we so poor?"

It's because of the Zionists, of course! It's standard IRNA/Tehran Times talk.

[Savage Beast]

"In 1989, Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or religious decree, ordering the death of British author Salman Rushdie over his book "The Satanic Verses", which was deemed to be blasphemous."

What??? No fatwa for bin Laden??? Zawahiri??? Al Qaida???

Fatwas ordering death for blasphemy but not for murder???

Murder in the name of God is the ultimate blasphemy!!!

Are you people too stupid to understand that???

[freeforall]

Notice they do not deny it or did I miss that?

[undergroundwarrior]

True words from Rev. Falwell.

[FreedomPoster]

These Islamists hate it when you tell the truth about them.

[heartwood]

I wouldn't call Moses a man of peace and love.

[sweetliberty]

"Foreign Minister Kamal Kharrazi here on Sunday called on Islamic countries to react to an American pastor's insult to Prophet Mohammad"

It isn't an insult if it is the truth.

[AppyPappy]

[mrb1960]

Not that I'm a big Falwell fan, but when you're right, YOU'RE RIGHT!

Boy they sure hate it when someone actually figures them out huh?

[Migraine]

I'm still waiting for these people to actully refute what Fawell said, rather than just get hysterical over it.

I'm w/ you; they want to say what's wrong with what Falwell said, rather than what he said that was wrong.

[EGPWS]

In 1989, Iran's late supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini issued a fatwa, or religious decree, ordering the death of British author Salman Rushdie over his book "The Satanic Verses", which was deemed to be blasphemous.

However there was no immediate reaction to Falwell's comments from Iran's Shitte clergy or the office of Khomeini's successor, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Me thinks Khamenei has his hands full with other more pertinent issuses in Iran right now.

[tet68]

How are the Zionists involved with this?

Psssssssssst. the Zionists are behind everthing.

It was the zionists that convinced the CIA to sell heroin to black chilren to finance the Bay of Pigs. It was Zionists that invaded Kuwait wearing Iraqi uniforms.
It was Zionists dressed as Palestinians that blew up that Pizza parlor.
It was Phillippine zionists that beheaded that missionary.

Hitler? Secret zionist.
Stalin? Secret zionist.
Pol Pot? Secret zionist.
Bill Clinton? Just evil.
Yassir Arafat? Secret zionist. See, it's all sooooooo simple.

[who knows what evil?]

I have to admit that I was disappointed to see that Mr. Falwell neglected to mention the 'Prophet's' obession with underage girls. Can't win 'em all...

[sweetliberty]

"I'm still waiting for these people to actully refute what Fawell said, rather than just get hysterical over it."

Well, I hope you're not holding your breath because it ain't gonna happen because they CAN'T refute it.

[sweetliberty]

"Psssssssssst. the Zionists are behind everthing."

I thought President Bush was behind everything. I am so confused.

[GirlShortstop]

What??? No fatwa for bin Laden??? Zawahiri??? Al Qaida???

Fatwas ordering death for blasphemy but not for murder???

Murder in the name of God is the ultimate blasphemy!!!

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Excellent points!

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"These Islamists hate it when you tell the truth about them."

When a Muslim speaks to an infidel truth or lies is a meaningless and the objective is to put Islam in a positive light. It is not a sin to lie to a non-Muslim. We westerners value the truth in all circumstances.

Since they play by different rules we need to be very careful because they are dedicated to our destruction not telling the truth.

[tet68]

I am so confused.

Don't try this at home.

George Bush? Plain American.

[jla]

I wouldn't call Moses a man of peace and love.

Care to expound on this?

[jla]

...and i thought we were finally gonna be rid of falwell...damned iranians...

Now what's your beef with Reverend Falwell?

[BeAllYouCanBe]

"It was Zionists that invaded Kuwait wearing Iraqi uniforms."

I think I've heard that Saddam Hussein was not always a "born again" Muslim but learned to use the religon to his aims. Saddam is basically a Socialist and we all know how evil they are we fought them for 50 years.

I fear a Commie more than a radical Muslim and Saddam is a MINO. (Mino = a Muslim in name only.)

[FreedomPoster]

When you tell American leftists about that, they refuse to believe you. They can't be bothered with spending the time to learn about our adversaries, they just "feel" that no one could think that way.

[Dems_R_Losers]

Boy, the Shiite is really gonna hit the fan now!!!

[Uncle Miltie]

Mohammed: Demon posessed terroristic pedophile or nice guy? Report at eleven.

[elfman2]

"I'm still waiting for these people to actully refute what Fawell said, rather than just get hysterical over it. "

Your boss may be fat and ugly, but that doesn't mean that it's a good idea to announce it. We'll be much more effective at destroying international terrorist organizations if we try not to turn this in to a holly war. That's what Osama wanted.

[Uncle Miltie]

If there is a fatwa, where do I sign up?

[Aquinasfan]

Great to see the almost unanimous support for Falwell here.

[Uncle Miltie]

Question to my Right Wing Christian Brethren:

What proportion of Conservative Christians support for Israel is based on prophecy versus morality?

60 Minutes made it sound like prophecy drove the support. Is that true?

Please advise. Hard-right-wing Jews want to know....

[Eala]

1. Falwell is not a priest.

A distinction that may not be very clear to them -- much as most Americans have little idea what the differences between Shi'ites and Sunnis are -- and how you can tell whether somebody's one or the other.

[agrace]

The media always hypes up the prophecy angle, which is pretty insulting to Christians and Jews alike. They make it sound like Christians are basically using Jews and Israel as a means to an end, that we support Israel because of what Israel can give to US, namely the apocalypse via fulfillment of biblical prophecy.

The truth is (keeping in mind that of course there are some Christians out there who do fit the media mold), we love and support the Jews and Israel because God loves them, has a permanent covenant with them, because He will never break His promises to them (and subsequently us), because the very existence of Israel is an awesome testament to HIS very existence and the truth of His Word, because He says He is not finished with them, and because they have suffered much for our sake.

Also, I believe that for most Christians, God has put a love for His people in our hearts. I certainly feel that to be true for myself.

Not to mention the fact that from a purely secular, political, social standpoint, I've done enough research to strongly believe that Israel gets shafted on a regular basis. :)

[joesnuffy]

I hope they dont sic one of their (whatchamacallit) fat ma's on him ...

[joesnuffy]

I agree...
The media is divisive in this...which is designed imo to divide Jews (Especially Israelis) and Christians..dont want them allied in this...

[1_Of_We]

Beautiful Reply... I second it!

[Dubya]

What proportion of Conservative Christians support for Israel is based on prophecy versus morality?

In the Bible prophecy is there and its from God and it will come true no matter who beleives it or not. The Christians and everyone else should be supporting Israel because of Jewish/Christians values (Morality)

No one in their right mind can beleive the Muslims have have any values that are accepted by God.

[Dubya]

When this world winds down to that last big war, IMO it will be between the Muslims and Jews and the Christians. It will not be between Countries.

One large group of people who claim to be Christians have a Human leader who has already said they worship the same God as the Muslims. If that is true then it want be long before the Rapture and the Fireworks that follow.

I'm sure I will get blowed out about this but thats OK. I'll survive.

Hope I have helped in some way.

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