{"id":408,"date":"2010-03-04T11:16:53","date_gmt":"2010-03-04T16:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/?p=408"},"modified":"2010-03-04T11:16:53","modified_gmt":"2010-03-04T16:16:53","slug":"important-news-from-cnn-about-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand\/2010\/03\/important-news-from-cnn-about-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Important news from CNN about Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I am glad to see these two articles on CNN.\u00a0 They point to an important issue that has too often been misunderstood in our churches, that Islam is not a religion of terrorism and violence, but one of peace.\u00a0\u00a0 I think we all need to give more time to understanding and refrain from quick condemnation.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/WORLD\/europe\/03\/03\/fatwa.against.terror\/index.html\">Muslim scholar&#8217;s fatwa condemns terrorism<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2010\/WORLD\/asiapcf\/03\/03\/terror.fatwa.analysis\/index.html?hpt=C2\">Some experts see fatwa as significant blow to terrorist recruiting<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-report-this\"><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.covchurch.org\/ekstrand?moderation_action=report_form&object_type=post&object_id=408&width=250&height=300\" class=\"thickbox\" title=\"Report This Post\">Report This Post<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I am glad to see these two articles on CNN.\u00a0 They point to an important issue that has too often been misunderstood in our churches, that Islam is not a religion of terrorism and violence, but one of peace.\u00a0\u00a0 I think we all need to give more time to understanding and refrain from quick condemnation. 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