From our "Shock and Awe" files comes this rather curious statement from a Dutch Cardinal: A Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands has proposed people of all faiths refer to God as Allah to foster understanding, stoking an already heated debate on religious tolerance in a country with one million Muslims. Bishop Tiny Muskens, from the southern diocese of Breda, told Dutch television on Monday that God did not mind what he was named and that in Indonesia, where Muskens spent eight years, priests used the word "Allah" while celebrating Mass. "Allah is a very beautiful word for God. Shouldn't we all say that from now on we will name God Allah? ... What does God care what we call him? It is our problem.This is shocking, even coming from a liberal European Cardinal. And since Christianity is still the dominant religion in the Netherlands, perhaps the prelate might want to ask why our Muslim brothers and sisters can't be the ones adapting and change the address...(Read Full Post)