[Image] Thousands of tents housing Muslim pilgrims are crowded together in Mina near Mecca, Saudi Arabia, Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar) Recent headlines include:
• Sunni Clerics: The Shi'ites Are Supporting the Enemies of Islam • Shi'ite Clerics: The Salafists Are Responsible for Bloodshed All Over the World • Sunni Cleric: It is Forbidden to Sell Real Estate to the Shi'ites • Reports of Abuse of Iranian Pilgrims • Sheikh Al-Barak: Conciliation Between Sunnis and Shi'ites Is Forbidden
On June 15, 2008, Saudi Sheikh 'Abd Al-Rahman Al-Barak... issued a fatwa... rejecting the idea of conciliation between the Sunnis and the Shi'ites. He wrote: "The Sunna and the Shi'a represent two contradictory and incompatible philosophies, and comprise two sectors [of the population] which are different and not capable of marching in step… Calling for conciliation between Sunna and Shi'a is like calling for a rapprochement between Christianity and Islam - while everyone knows that heresy and Islam are irreconcilable opposites. This isn't going to end well.
"Militant Quakers declare war on Extremist Quakers"
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