At least according to Libyan leader Col Gadaffi.
Yes, it is a forgery simply because it never mentions the prophet Mohammed. Therefore it could not be the word of God. That's what he told the crowd in Uganda that gathered to celebrate the opening of a new mosque in downtown Kampala, complete with President Museveni's attendance.
Ok, so this kind of silliness would at best be reported in the religion section of a newspaper in America. But nope, not here in Uganda. The front page headline read: "The Bible is a Forgery says Col Gadaffi."
I read the article cause I was in the mood for amusement, and what shocked me was this:
"President Museveni said he would put the Archbishop of Uganda, Luke Orombi and Bishop Cyprian Lwanga of Kampala Archdiocese to task to explain the omission of Prophet Muhammad from the Bible."
What on earth, does he want to give credibility to such a ludicrous claim?
So a few days later, the Arch Bishop replied, and the front page headline read "Bible is real says Archbishop," Another shocking headline.
And then the BBC picked up on the shocking story.
I guess Americans have their silly front page headlines as well, a few pop figures drug records, prison sentences, divorces and custody battles come to mind. |
0 comments:
Post a Comment