Thursday, November 13, 2008

My Way News - Pakistan's leader backs moderate Islam
AP reports: "Abdullah, whose country bans non-Muslims from openly practicing their religion, has expressed interest in increasing inter-religious goodwill, encouraging meetings between sects of Islam and asking Muslims to reach out to their non-Muslim neighbors."

Comment: This report has it exactly right, Abdullah supports good will between Islamic sects, but I've seen no evidence that he supports tolerance for Christians and Jews within the kingdom or among the Gulf states. Holding a conference in one of the most cosmopolitan cities on Earth is a great place to preach tolerance for religious diversity, but the real test is what he and his coreligionists do in those countries that they control.

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