Great religion Islam: Obama in India

[✡ Hindu Zionist ॐ]

US President Barack Obama on Sunday regretted that the "great religion" of Islam has been distorted by a few extremists to justify violence towards innocent people and called for isolating these elements.

Obama also said that people will have to fundamentally reject the notion that violence is the way to mediate differences among them.

"I think all of us have to fundamentally reject the notion that violence is the way to mediate our differences," he added.

The US president expressed these views when a Muslim student A Ansari lobbed a question asking for his views on 'jehad" during his interaction with students of St Xavier's college here.

"I think all of us recognise that this great religion (Islam) in the hands of a few extremists has been distorted to justify violence towards innocent people that is never justified," he said.

"So, one of the challenges the world faces is how to "isolate" those who have these distorted notions of religious war... and reaffirm those who see faces of all sorts whether you are a Hindu or a Muslim or a Christian and a Jew or any other religion that we can all treat each other with respect and mutual dignity," he added.

Obama said the phrase 'Jihad' has different interpretations. Islam is one of the great religions and majority of one billion Muslims believe in peace, justice and tolerance, he added.

The President also said the existence of diverse religious beliefs was a "major challenge" not only in India but also around the world.

He said the youth of the world can make a huge impact in re-affirming that one can be a strong observer of one's faith without putting somebody else down or visiting violence on somebody else.

Religious tolerance is necessary in a world that is getting smaller and smaller where more and more people of different backgrounds, different races, different ethnicities are interacting and working and learning from each other, Obama added.

http://www.indianexpress.com/news/obama-regrets-distortion-of-islam-to-justify-violence/707868/

[Zelhar]

Is Osama going to ride on an elephant ?

[Kahane-Was-Right BT]

US President Barack Obama on Sunday regretted that the "great religion" of Islam has been distorted by a few extremists to justify violence towards innocent people and called for isolating these elements.

LOL, yeah we have to "isolate" can't use stronger terms than that, we might offend them...

[✡ Hindu Zionist ॐ]

Hindu Nationalist Party BJP has slammed Obama for not making any statement on Pak terror attacks on Mumbai

NEW DELHI: The BJP expressed its disappointment on the first statement made by US President Barack Obama where he failed to mention Pakistan’s role in the 26/11 Mumbai attacks.

“He missed the first opportunity of striking a chord with the 100 crore people of India,” remarked BJP spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy.

The BJP, he said, expected a “sharp, categorical statement against Pakistan.” The hurried response to Obama’s statement in Mumbai is being seen as a pressure-tactic by the BJP for deriving credit, if Obama refers to Pakistan’s terror-links and also expose the Congress- led UPA government for having failed to convince the US President on the need to be hard on Pakistan.

Hitting out at the Congress-led UPA government, the BJP wondered if India had extended “political bailout package” to Obama, after the Democrats suffered an electoral setback in the US polls.

Leader of Opposition Sushma Swaraj would be meeting Barack Obama on Monday. On Sunday, she will be meeting with BJP’s Core Committee to discuss and fine-tune its approach towards America, ahead of her meeting with Obama.

http://expressbuzz.com/nation/bjp-upset-obama-mum-on-2611-pakistan-hand/221018.html

[TruthSpreader]

Is Osama going to ride on an elephant ?

Hopefully the elephant is smart enough to reject him.

[Zelhar]

Is Osama going to ride on an elephant ?

Hopefully the elephant is smart enough to reject him.

LOL how about this title : "President Trampled to Death by Raging Elephant". 

[syyuge]

Obviously he did not visit this due to this reason:

http://www.flex.com/~jai/satyamevajayate/tejo.html
 

[Yaakov Mendel]

"I think all of us recognise that this great religion (Islam) in the hands of a few extremists has been distorted to justify violence towards innocent people that is never justified," he said.

The opposite is true : violence towards non-Muslims is at the root and at the core of Islam. The "few extremists" (who are many, by the way) he talks about are those who practice the real Islam.

It really is sickening to preach the "greatness" of Islam in a country such as India, that has suffered so much from Muslims.

[Debbie Shafer]

The problem is that people are waking up to who Obama really is, and how Islam is becoming very unpopular in the United states, and it isn't going to get any better for Islam folks.

[Spiraling Leopard]

Let's hope he get's foodpoisoning and dies.

[Masha]

There is a story that his trip is costing the American taxpayers $200 000 000 A DAY. 

[angryChineseKahanist]

So, HinduZ, how does it smell in India now that the half ape is polluting the land?

[Ari Ben-Canaan]

"I think all of us recognise that this great religion (Islam) in the hands of a few extremists has been distorted to justify violence towards innocent people that is never justified," he said.

The opposite is true : violence towards non-Muslims is at the root and at the core of Islam. The "few extremists" (who are many, by the way) he talks about are those who practice the real Islam.

It really is sickening to preach the "greatness" of Islam in a country such as India, that has suffered so much from Muslims.

Well put.

+1

[syyuge]

Takkaiya comes to Dhimmi. Both clap and applaud over each other. Business is also discussed. 'Fragrance' spreads.

[nopeaceforland]

Is Osama going to ride on an elephant ?

Hopefully the elephant is smart enough to reject him.

Hey, hey, leave Michelle out of this!