© MEMRISheikh Younus Kathrada.
As Christians around the world celebrate Christmas, footage has emerged of an Islamist cleric in Canada telling an assembly of Muslim young people in British Columbia that "major sins" like "murder" and "adultery" were "nothing compared to the sin of congratulating and greeting the non-Muslims on their false festivals."
In remarks
exposed on Monday by the Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI), Sheikh Younus Kathrada remarked that, "[N]owadays, of course, we are close to Christmas."
Kathrada added that "with great sadness, we see that amongst us
there are those who think it's a small matter, and so, not only might we congratulate them on their Christmas, on their false holiday and celebration, but we may take part in their holiday as well."
The sheikh's comments came in the wake of a stark warning at the start of this month from the Anglican archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, that Christians in the Middle East were on "the brink of extinction." Writing in the British newspaper
The Telegraph on Dec. 1, Welby said that the region's Christians were confronting on a daily basis "the threat of violence, murder, intimidation, prejudice and poverty."
Comment: PETA continues to alienate potential supporters with these rather ridiculous antics. They go after the low-hanging fruit, put on disgusting displays and do more to annoy than actually make salient points. While they manage to convert the crazies, the average Joe wants nothing to do with their insane ideology, which makes them ripe for mocking.
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