Islams Safe Now

[Christina]

(AP, October 03, 2006) Jakarta, Indonesia - Muslim hardliners chopped up a 100-year-old banyan tree in Jakarta to halt a rumour about its special powers from spreading, officials in the Indonesian city said Tuesday. "Surely, no one can believe that a tree is more powerful than a human," Zainal Arifin, the leader of the Muslim group that admits to attacking the tree, was quoted as saying by Detik.com news website. "We did this to propagate Islam." Islam is a strongly monotheistic religion, and believing in any power other than God is considered a grave sin. Hardliners in Indonesia often criticize other Muslims for still practising Hindu, Buddhist and animist rituals that predate Islam's arrival in the archipelago. The sprawling tree's branches were hacked away Sunday, leaving just its trunk, said Sarwo Handayani, head of the city's park agency. She said it was too early to say if the tree will survive.

 

[Christina]

Thank Goodness that tree is gone so Islam will continue to propagate it would be a shame if they all started to worship a tree

 

[TheGreat0ne]

tree..sky fairy..i don't see much of a difference except that one at least exists.

 

[Fox]

Can you prove, empirically, that a tree exists?