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date: 2008-09-03 23:16:20
subject: UK Muslims Upset At Christian Prayers

Muslims have found yet another reason to complain: "evangelical propaganda"
during "Ramadan". Perhaps they would be happier if Christians prayed, not
for the salvation of muslims, but for their death and destruction, as
"Allah", their false god, might have done (Sura 8:12 etc).

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Prayers prompt religious row
By Debbie Waite

A row has broken out after a Christian group organised a day of prayer 
in Oxford about Muslims during Ramadan.
 
The Muslim Education Centre of Oxford (Meco) accused Witney-based
Open Doors UK of preaching "evangelical propaganda", after the 
Christian group held a Call to Prayer day in Oxford yesterday.
 
But Open Doors UK, which held the event at St Aldate's Church, insisted
it had been taken out of context, although it "regretted" any offence
that had been caused.
 
A spokesman denied the meeting targeted Muslims, and said its aim was
to reduce fear of Islam.
 
Meco chairman Dr Taj Hargey was invited on BBC Radio Oxford yesterday
to talk about the month of Ramadan, and was followed on to Phil Mercer's
show by Brother Andrew from Open Doors UK.
 
Dr Hargey said: "It was only then that I learned they were running a
day-long Christian initiative called Call to Prayer.

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Full article at "Oxford Mail" - http://www.oxfordmail.net/
mostpopular.var.2438239.mostviewed.prayers_prompt_religious_row.php

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