• Welcome to Baptist Board, a friendly forum to discuss the Baptist Faith in a friendly surrounding.

    Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to all the features that our community has to offer.

    We hope to see you as a part of our community soon and God Bless!

Is This Real ?

Bro. Curtis

Bro. Curtis

<img src =/curtis.gif>
Site Supporter
http://www.onislam.net/english/news/africa/466297-angola-bans-islam-destroys-mosques.html

LUANDA – According to several Angolan newspapers, Angola has become the first country in the world to ban Islam and Muslims, taking first measures by destroying mosques in the country.

“The process of legalization of Islam has not been approved by the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, their mosques would be closed until further notice,” Rosa Cruz e Silva, the Angolan Minister of Culture, was quoted by Agence Ecofin on Friday, November 22......

.....She asserted that the decision was the latest is a series of efforts to ban ‘illegal’ religious sects.

According to the minister, the action was necessary to fight relentlessly against the emergence of congregations whose worshipping is contradicting with the customs of the Angolan culture......

My initial thought is it isn't the right approach. Like banning anything. It never works.
 
T

thisnumbersdisconnected

New Member
The reported comments by Cruz and Santos echo the stance of the governor of the country's Luanda province, Bento Francisco Bento, who reportedly maintains "that radical Muslims were not welcome in Angola and that the government was not ready to legalize the presence of mosques in the country," according to a La Nouvelle Tribune summary of Bento's take on the issue.

In a physical extension of the officials' sentiments about Islam's place in Angola, La Nouvelle Tribune said that a minaret of an Angolan mosque was dismantled last October, and that the city of Zango "has gone further by destroying the only mosque in the city."
Click to expand...
When you have an enemy combatant in your midst, you take action to subdue him and negate his hostile actions. Angola has taken the right step. It's a pity the rest of the world is so "tolerant" it would let Islam destroy it before it woke up to the truth Angola has embraced.
 
S

ShagNappy

Member
Well, the destroying Mosques thing seems to not be accurate at this point, but it has been banned. Which is going to make things extremely interesting.

It was banned because it is worship that is "contrary to the customs of the Angolan culture." According to most statistics 47% practice "indigenous beliefs," with 38% Roman Catholic. It rounds out with 15% Protestant. You can see where most people are expecting this to go. It's either going to be a Roman Catholic country or or all religion is going to be done away with in favor of indigenous beliefs. I wonder if so many will cheer then?

They are hoping to avoid sectarian violence with the ban. I am sure the Muslims of the world will react well to this though and go find something else to do... /sarcasm
 
T

thisnumbersdisconnected

New Member
ShagNappy said:
About 15 different translated articles of French and Portuguese origination written by people actually in the country. Also by a man who works with a construction firm in the capital city and has for 2 years running (ie: he lives their).
Click to expand...
So post them! We're supposed to read your mind through the Internet? The article I posted says mosques were destroyed. Prove them wrong.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top