Islam and Its Stereotype

Just Monday I posted about the falacy that so many think All Faiths Equal. Tony Perkins, in today’s Washington Update, speaks clearly to this issue yet again:

We are all aware of the unjust outrage this week by many Muslims around the world over comments by Pope Benedict XVI, who was merely trying to argue against violence in the name of religion and to insist upon a necessary connection between faith and reason. Some commentators claimed the furious Muslim over-reaction showed that Islam is, in fact, unable to separate violence from faith. Today, in one Muslim country that has been marked by inter-religious violence, Indonesia, the government is considering whether to execute three Catholic priests, Dominggus da Silva, Fabianus Tibo, and Marianus Riwu. The evidence from their trial clearly shows they have been railroaded and deserve, at the least, a re-trial. However, we have learned there is a real possibility the Indonesian government will execute them soon, possibly by Friday night. If Islamic countries and adherents of that faith wish to demonstrate what they always claim – that Islam is a peaceful religion – the best place to start is with clemency for these innocent Indonesian Catholic priests. You can help. Please send a fax to Sudjadnan Parnohadiningrat, Indonesian Ambassador to the U.S. (fax: 202-775-5365), requesting that the Indonesian government grant clemency, or a re-trial, for these priests.