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Leaders appreciate lifting of Bible threat
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Christians have praised an Islamic party for reversing its decision to demand a ban on the Bible.
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Julius Salik, convener of World Minorities Alliance has appreciated the solidarity statement. “It is a commendable move by a religious scholar who knows the true teachings of Islam.
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It is hard to find people working for religious harmony”, said the Islamabad based former federal minister in a press release yesterday.
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The welcome reaction came after Maulana Sami Ul Haq, chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, told media that he has censured his party leader, a cleric, for demanding the ban.
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“We believe in religious solidarity; I inquired with the person who demanded banning the Holy Bible.
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All Muslims are obliged to respect Divine books but this also goes for the followers of other religions”, he said on June 13.
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Clerics asked the supreme court last month to ban the book under the country’s blasphemy laws.
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The demand came as a reaction to the burning in the US of a Qur’an, organized by Pastor Terry Jones.
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Father Francis Nadeem, patron of the National Council for Interfaith Dialogue, said the party’s decision neither benefits nor harms the cause of interfaith harmony in the country.
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“It is withdrawal from a stand which was wrong in the first place. Nobody would have filed the case or put any of the divine books on trial anyway”, he said.
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“Jesus Christ is mentioned in the Qur’an as Isa. Any future move against the Bible would be in contradiction to the belief of the majority”, the Capuchin priest added.