Wednesday, July 26, 2006
BAN THE BIBLE
More from Abu Hamza, sworn Bible foe:
Islamic Information and Services Network president Abu Hamza, of Coburg, wants the Bible banned because it incites violence.
He called Archbishop George Pell a “clown” for his comments this year that the Koran was full of “invocations to violence”.
Mr Hamza told his followers the Bible, particularly the Old Testament, was full of murder and seemed to condone rape.
Dr Pell replied from the Vatican this week: “I am not sure how much Mr Hamza’s comments improve the situation, but there are no teachings of Jesus, unlike Mohammed, which advocate violence against followers of other religions."
In the sermon, Mr Hamza told his assembly that the Bible’s Old Testament said rape was punishable only by demands for financial compensation of “50 silver pieces” and marriage. He said Dr Pell should be ashamed of his ignorant attack on Islam ...
Mr Hamza, at times shouting during the taped sermon, said the Bible was filled with lechery and drunkenness and he would not want his enemies, let alone his children, to read certain parts of it.
Lechery and drunkeness, you say? I gots to take me a closer look at this here Ol’ Testament.