tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post8266207272889175971..comments2023-12-16T16:17:43.886+00:00Comments on Fr Ray Blake's Blog: Veiling the FaithFr Ray Blakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05584140126211527252noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-13459697651484748152013-03-24T01:23:56.582+00:002013-03-24T01:23:56.582+00:00Regarding the Egyptian woman, thank you Fr Ray for...Regarding the Egyptian woman, thank you Fr Ray for that thought/reminder about Islam. It is something I know a bit about as I have invested many years of my life working with the Arabs and living among them. <br />The role of Christians in the Arab world is given little attention in the West. The fact is that in the whole of the Arabian peninsula – or Al Jazirah as it is known – Christian worship is permitted only in the tiny principalities that fringe the Arabian Gulf where the generosity of the Muslim rulers permitted churches to be built (and also Hindu temples).<br />One comment re. Turkey reminds me of a trip long ago to Istanbul, and indeed it is true what the contributor wrote, I found the Catholic church behind a facade - like going through the door of a terraced house to find Westminster Cathedral in a secluded courtyard behind. The church was hidden for its own protection and that of those attending Mass. <br />Maybe to your refugees in Brighton you can say Salaam A Laykum this Easter! ('Peace be with you' in Gulf Arabic.)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04904880781256194126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-69855622407519334962013-03-23T20:28:35.206+00:002013-03-23T20:28:35.206+00:00I've never seen it (is this the famed Mary Mag...I've never seen it (is this the famed Mary Magdalene Brighton, or is that His Hermeneuticalness) before - what a beautiful church! <br />Praying for all those under the Moslem yoke. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-56825720598726069302013-03-22T16:07:04.456+00:002013-03-22T16:07:04.456+00:00I am slightly ambivalent about the whole question ...I am slightly ambivalent about the whole question of the relationship of Islam to Christianity at a practical level. Perhaps you may find my short appraisal interesting at a general level - http://www.bobbrookes.co.uk/Qoran.html <br /><br />Thank you for your Blog which is always interesting.<br /><br />God Bless<br />BobAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-72705140828441639932013-03-22T15:15:38.368+00:002013-03-22T15:15:38.368+00:00She's far from "neurotic." She'...She's far from "neurotic." She's a realist. I think any women who have suffered under Islamic threats (and this quite often includes Muslim women) have already served their time in purgatory and should go to the head of the line at the pearly gates.<br />[yes, countless men have suffered too - but the Muslims mark out non-compliant women like a pack of jackals.]<br />gemoftheoceanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05521207668262592414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-72378439686054457802013-03-21T07:07:39.322+00:002013-03-21T07:07:39.322+00:00Islam a "religion of peace" my foot. Whe...Islam a "religion of peace" my foot. When will the ecumaniacs in the hierarchy itself wake up and smell the proverbial coffee? This pandering to the enemies of Christ by our spiritual leaders is sickening. One genuinely wonders how many of them are actually Catholics, who believe in the One True Church. Sadly, I believe only a small minority. I pray that Pope Francis will not be a panderer, but will be a robust defender of the Church. Our Lady, pray for him. We will know this when the media turns on him!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-4571274929165461622013-03-21T02:01:12.398+00:002013-03-21T02:01:12.398+00:00This 'prayer for Christians in Egypt' take...This 'prayer for Christians in Egypt' taken from Psalm 3:<br /><br />Why, O Lord, are they multiplied that afflict me? many are they who rise up against me. Many say to my soul: There is no salvation for him in his God. But thou, O Lord art my protector, my glory, and the lifter up of my head. I have cried to the Lord with my voice: and he hath heard me from his holy hill. I have slept and have taken my rest: and I have risen up, because the Lord hath protected me. I will not fear thousands of the people, surrounding me: arise, O Lord; save me, O my God. For thou hast struck all them who are my adversaries without cause: thou hast broken the teeth of sinners. Salvation is of the Lord: and thy blessing is upon thy people. Alleluia<br /><br /><br />http://www.raymondibrahim.com/<br /><br />http://www.jihadwatch.org/2013/03/robert-spencer-will-pope-francis-challenge-muslim-persecution-of-christians.html<br /><br /><br />Our Lady of Good Success-pray for us.https://www.blogger.com/profile/14746510579669229511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-62076797637231474452013-03-21T01:49:05.707+00:002013-03-21T01:49:05.707+00:00Last October I was in Turkey and I visited the Cat...Last October I was in Turkey and I visited the Catholic Cathedral in Istambul...(Yes, there is one and it is a beauty but it is hidden away and you have to be shown it by someone who knows where it is).<br />My Pilgrimage group received a talk there on the situation of the Church in Turkey. It is less than 0.03% of the population. But, it has been flooded with refugees from Syria and the Church is struggling to provide food, shelter and education for the christian refugees. It desperatly relies on help from Aid to the Church in Need.JARayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138004129894177863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-75502748857026510602013-03-20T21:57:37.509+00:002013-03-20T21:57:37.509+00:00It is sad the Uk Government seems to have no inter...It is sad the Uk Government seems to have no interest in the discrimination against minorities if they are Christian but exaggerated sensitivity towards Muslims. This attitude fuels Islamic religious intolerance. The media just refuse to publicise anti Christian attrocities as they hate seeing Christians as victims especially in Muslim countries.fidelisjoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12126244525059161896noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-72941361682557317332013-03-20T20:46:28.130+00:002013-03-20T20:46:28.130+00:00We must never take our religious freedom for grant...We must never take our religious freedom for granted. I follow two Christian sites on persecutions and things are getting worse daily in both Egypt and Iraq. <br /><br />I am always saddened by the purple coverings, which is how we should feel in the two weeks before the Passion. The hidden God waits for us and we wait for Easter...thank you for sharing. My prayers for this woman and her family.Supertradmumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07829935047036023159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-73867172389511452232013-03-20T20:40:24.404+00:002013-03-20T20:40:24.404+00:00Has Cameron gone along along with Obama and the re...Has Cameron gone along along with Obama and the rest of the politically correct West in maintaining a UN sponsored refusal to grant Christians fleeing Islam refugee status ? We can and should pray, and help those who do get out, and write MPwardsetc in most of the Anglosphere and once Christendom.And .. <br />As for "possibly neurotic", it's as possible as moon cheese.Mike Cliffsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06405021835510775527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-70266229758772989182013-03-20T19:52:05.412+00:002013-03-20T19:52:05.412+00:00Fr, please excuse the indelicacy but in my youth I...Fr, please excuse the indelicacy but in my youth I was a medical student. One of my identical twin best friends -- Dr Barnie Riddell RIP, a senior Psychiatrist in Glasgow -- used to say, and I know it is not original: "Just because you are paranoid, it doesn't mean the bastards are not out to get you!"<br /><br />The Arab Spring is now a Christian Winter.Hughiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10184567496296840443noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-45286021146265120002013-03-20T18:15:56.147+00:002013-03-20T18:15:56.147+00:00One of the things that we as Christians in the Wes...One of the things that we as Christians in the West can do is refuse to permit our own secular, so-called "tolerant" governments to force us to veil our faith. If we can live a robust and public version of the faith, we can offer at least light to those elsewhere in the world where religious persecution is far more aggressive than we experience. By contrast, if our faith in Christ means so little to us that we agree hide it for merely the appearance of getting along, then how can we expect those threatened with physical harm for not apostatizing to remain faithful?Deacon Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773422293103065041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-47082442887597769982013-03-20T18:04:49.858+00:002013-03-20T18:04:49.858+00:00I pray that Our Lady will crush it all under her i...I pray that Our Lady will crush it all under her immaculate heel.TLMWxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15720022091832839393noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-66932218325916423392013-03-20T17:01:59.331+00:002013-03-20T17:01:59.331+00:00My prayers go out to this lady and all Christians ...My prayers go out to this lady and all Christians that are stuck in Islamic countries.NBWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01067593594408371005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-27422528362480726022013-03-20T16:30:13.041+00:002013-03-20T16:30:13.041+00:00The pressure on Christians from Muslims is increas...The pressure on Christians from Muslims is increasing all the time. They are gradually being squeezed out - the Chaldean church is the most recent victim.Physiocrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13682019625346594568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-44223181114779021072013-03-20T16:18:41.948+00:002013-03-20T16:18:41.948+00:00I hope this lady is granted permanent leave to sta...I hope this lady is granted permanent leave to stay. The idea that Islam will co-exist with Christians or any other faith is fatal wishful thinking. Islamists will not rest until Christianity is obliterated. The template has never changed.<br />It's the women who suffer most and time their self-indulgent sisters in the West directed their enthusiastic denunciation of "downtrodden" women in the Church to the real persecution of women.Gentyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05569143943867323153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31069882.post-66120935642439006662013-03-20T15:11:46.021+00:002013-03-20T15:11:46.021+00:00More positive fruit from the "Arab spring&quo...More positive fruit from the "Arab spring" which our government is paying £billions of our money to support! Deacon Augustinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03549825303646357455noreply@blogger.com