TV show discusses Muslim misconceptions about the Bible; Muslims offended
British television recently broadcast a discussion of mistaken beliefs Muslims hold about biblical teachings on redemption and atonement. The programme, shown on Venus TV, featured Australian-based Pakistani Christian evangelist Daniel Scot, and was hosted by Ashar Mali, a Pakistani Christian who has been living in Britain for several years.
Immediately after the show was aired, Mr Mali began receiving e-mails and adverse publicity from offended Muslims calling for him to apologise.
“In recent weeks my program has come under fire from Muslims as they have started asking aggressive questions about the validity of the Bible, the deity of Christ and the nature of God in Christianity,” Ashar Mall told ANS.
He said Daniel Scott [sic] very academically dealt with the subject without being aggressive or insulting to the religion of Islam, but some leaders within the Muslim community have started to threaten Venus TV and him.
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Pakistan based Urdu newspaper “Daily Jang” reporter, Obaid-ur-Rehman, contacted community leaders and Muslim scholars in the UK who expressed their anger over the airing of the disputed TV program.
An e-mail from a representative of the Chairman of Birmingham’s Central Mosque threatened legal action if an apology is not made.
We watch Venus TV because you produce programms for all communities, As our religious month of Ramadan just passed and we are celebrating Eid festival, Unfortunately this morning we saw a Live show between 8:00 -9:00 am, where Christians discussing Islam, and producing wrong information about our deen (religion). This is very disappointing and extremely un-acceptable, today is Juma (Friday), we will discuss this matter after juma prayer in our Birmingham central mosque, and will take this matter further.
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We would like Venus TV to apologies for this heart breaking programme and stop if any repeat transmission of this programme is in schedule. Their compliance officer should perform their duty and check the recording of this programme and contents discussed in this programme, and stop this anti Islam propaganda.
In 2002, Daniel Scot and his colleague Danny Nalliah were charged with violating Australia’s hate speech laws after holding a seminar on the teachings of Islam. They were initially found guilty, but the Supreme Court of Victoria overturned the decision on appeal—in December 2006.
Ah, yes. Don’t offend the Religion of Peace, or you will get death threats, and very likely be murdered by one of its minions.
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I’ve reached the point of no return on this file myself. What doesn’t offend Muslims? A brief list follows: wife abuse; beheadings; child slavery; pedophilia; mass hysteria; murder; etc. Need I continue?
Very little that I read about the comportment of Muslim “communities” in the West does not offend me. Oddly, I have no media pundits or government ideologues shilling for my perspective.
Just an observation…