Mercenaries have no religion

Burning a church has nothing to do with Islam. Jesus Christ was our prophet too. Christians are one of the believers of the Ahle Kitab (Divine Book).

Islam allows intermarriages with Christians. The marriage of Prophet Mohammed with Princess Mariah is a potent example of this.

Caliph Umer (second king of Islam) was invited by the Bishop to perform salat (prayer) inside the church. He declined the invitation, apprehensive that Moslems might convert the church into a mosque, so he said his prayers outside.

Just as there are hired assassins, there are people who commit any crime for money. This has happened in my country and now it is happening here. Anyone who commits such crimes might have been born into a Moslem family but cannot be associated with Islam.

KOSAR A. QURESHI

Jakarta