Allah’s in the Cathedral
posted at 8:35 am on June 15, 2007 by Bryan
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Westminster Cathedral, to be exact.
The premiere of a work by the leading composer Sir John Taverner in Westminster Cathedral next week has provoked discord because it glorifies the Muslim deity Allah.
Traditionalist Roman Catholics are planning to converge on the cathedral on Tuesday evening to protest over the work, which includes the singing of the 99 names of Allah.
We shouldn’t let this detail escape our notice.
Sir John’s music featured in the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, and his new work, The Beautiful Names, was commissioned by his friend the Prince of Wales.
That would be Prince Charles, who will presumably become head of the Church of England at some point.
(h/t Chris R.)
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Something fishy about that Prince Charles guy.
darwin on June 15, 2007 at 8:46 AM
Long Live the Queen!!!!!
debi118 on June 15, 2007 at 8:49 AM
Westminster Cathedral is Catholic, the Church of England is Anglican. Are you saying they’re sticking it to the Catholics?
E. M. on June 15, 2007 at 8:51 AM
Heh.
amerpundit on June 15, 2007 at 8:52 AM
I wonder why Westminster Cathedral was chosen for this.
At the risk of pointing out the obvious, the cathedral is Roman Catholic. It is a different building from Westminster Abbey, a Church of England building. The prince wasn’t being very sensitive here, now was he?
Retread on June 15, 2007 at 8:52 AM
‘I have no desire to make windows into mens souls .’
-Queen Elizabeth I
Listen to your better prince.
Limerick on June 15, 2007 at 8:55 AM
I have no idea. I just find the whole thing odd.
Bryan on June 15, 2007 at 9:05 AM
I find it odd as well. At first I thought it was the Prince’s attempt to assimilate the Muslim community with the majority religion in the UK. That seemed like a reasonable solution, but then why would they have it in a Cathedral? Muslims don’t go to Cathedrals, unless they’re being invited to this particular event.
There is one solution that seems far fetched, and I certainly hope isn’t the case. Most of you probably thought the same thing first time you read the article.
amerpundit on June 15, 2007 at 9:10 AM
I heard that, at the climax of the final movement, they’re going to unfurl behind the orchestra a giant cartoon portrait of Muhammad.
Didn’t you hear that? Let’s get the word out.
saint kansas on June 15, 2007 at 9:12 AM
Rumors have surrounded Prince Charles chummy relationship with Islam, with many suggesting that he has already converted. Daniel Pipes keeps a weblog on the subject. Lots of disturbing info like this:
IrishEi on June 15, 2007 at 9:12 AM
This will be used by the radicals to claim that land as a part of the Caliphate. Forever. Benny needs to step up.
bbz123 on June 15, 2007 at 9:14 AM
I think Harry should be moved up in the succession.
Jezla on June 15, 2007 at 9:23 AM
This shows the problem with the concept of a state religion.
steveegg on June 15, 2007 at 9:39 AM
Let’s hope that’s true. Under the Acts of Union 1707 which united England and Scotland into the United Kingdom, the monarch must be a Protestant Christian. So if he’s converted to Islam, the weasel won’t be able to ascend to the throne, one of his sons would go in his place (assuming they haven’t converted by then, either, of course).
corbettw on June 15, 2007 at 9:49 AM
What the heck?
Some of this creep of Islam is so small and should be insignificant, but instead it feels insidious and quite deliberate.
Athena on June 15, 2007 at 9:58 AM
The vast majority of modern composers have their heads permanently inserted up a hole where the sun don’t shine. It’s the post-modernist pose, and people still fall for it, no matter how boring or empty the sounds are.
Also – at least in western Europe, the subtle infusion of arabic sounds in pop music has been going on for a few years now. Not enough to dominate, but enough to raise an eyebrow now and then.
Halley on June 15, 2007 at 10:13 AM
Someone needs to compose a piece in honor of all the crusaders buried in that Cathedral, who gave their lives to hold back Islam from overrunning Europe. If you see a tomb effigy with the man’s legs crossed it symbolizes their crusader status. Those should start being removed sometime soon in order not to complete the victory of Islam over Britain.
Liberal Britain is turning their houses of worship to Christ over to Islam rather than making the poor bomb blasting savages have to fight for them.
IRA take note, the Catholic Church be damned but UK prostates itself to Islam.
Hening on June 15, 2007 at 10:17 AM
I find it absolutely astounding that Christian leaders do not feel an obligation to do the slightest research before accepting Islamic apologist’s word about Allah.
Even a cursory review reveals that “Allah” resides in hell (”to toucher infidels). Perhaps he is the devil. At very least he does not sound like Abraham’s God, nor the God of Christ.
The more we placate these barbarians, the more certain this will devolve from a war within Islam into a war with Islam.
Agrippa2k on June 15, 2007 at 10:17 AM
Sorry, I was so nerved up that should read “Those should start being removed sometime soon in order not to offend The Religion of Peace and complete the victory of Islam over Britain.”
Hening on June 15, 2007 at 10:19 AM
The COE is focused on issues like homosexual liberation, pandering to social celebs like Bono (U2charist) and basically stripping Scripture from its culture. I’m sure a religion that stands for “something” appeals to people that belong to a Church that stands for nothing.
Hening on June 15, 2007 at 10:23 AM
I’m sure they’ll be performing the Pucchini Mass in a mosque any time now.
Farmer_Joe on June 15, 2007 at 10:25 AM
This is not specifically a Roman Catholic issue. This issue affects any Christian claiming lineage to the original Apostolic Church. The Apostolic Church is very clear in defining God, as affirmed by Jesus Christ Himself, and this is distinctly different than Allah as defined by Mohammed 600 years later.
What this really represents, to all of Christendom, is the interjection of idolatry into otherwise Christian worship. There is absolutely no way to reconcile this issue within Christendom unless we give up our definition of Allah as a pagan idol, which is exactly what these people are doing when identifying Allah as just another name for the same God that Christians worship. Likewise for Muslims who view any form of Christianity as apostate. Anyone trying to reconcile these definitions will find themselves theological adversaries of both orthodox Christians and fundamentalist Muslims.
Also, keep in mind that the word catholic is Latin, derived from Greek, meaning general and/or universal, and translates into English as the word Christian. Anyone in Western Culture who claims to be Christian is also claiming to be catholic in the general sense. And the greater Catholic Church, as in Apostolic Church, is anyone who considers themselves part of the One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church. This includes Roman Catholics, Anglicans, and most orthodox Protestants, etc.
Lawrence on June 15, 2007 at 10:27 AM
This never would have happened in Benny Hill’s England.
Coyote D. on June 15, 2007 at 11:08 AM
I thought u had posted AP’s pic in a cathedral!
AlexB on June 15, 2007 at 11:22 AM
It’s one step closer to Westminster Mosque.
Just for some background, most of the great cathedrals of Europe can hold tens of thousands of worshippers at once, yet most are largely empty on Sunday. As their parishioners leave the faith, the governments have stepped in to support the cathedrals as historical places and turned them into museums.
Now, the Muslim population is rising through immigration and hyper-reproduction and will probably be a majority in Europe within the next century. France will go Muslim within fifty years. When Muslims form a majority in a European government, what do you think the chances are that those old museum/cathedrals will become state mosques? It’s inevitable.
If you think I’m kidding about Westminster Mosque, think again.
Tantor on June 15, 2007 at 11:28 AM
Gosh I hope Scotland secedes from England. There’s still plenty of sane people there and non-dhimmi churches. It’s heartbreaking to see one of the strongholds of Biblical Christianity go out this way.
PRCalDude on June 15, 2007 at 11:38 AM
I thought Allah only had one other name: Satan.
In keeping with its status as a late, minor gnostic heresy.
Don’t any of these nominal Christians know anything about their own religion, much less Islam?
I would prefer to hear an oratorio on The 9 Million Names of Rama.
(It would keep these obvious airheads occupied longer and doing less damage, as well.)
profitsbeard on June 15, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Arise Sir Loin of Beef
Arise Count of Basie
Arise Duke of Earl
Did I miss anyone? Me tinks Charles has a huka pipe in his super secret room in Buckingham palace, but what he’s smoking nobody knows, or do dey?
Kini on June 15, 2007 at 1:15 PM
I thought Allah was in the House ;-)
ulyses on June 15, 2007 at 1:37 PM
Don’t any of these nominal Christians know anything about their own religion, much less Islam?
profitsbeard on June 15, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Good quest.
The answer to this questions is no.
Key points: “nominal Christian” and “their own religion”
Most nominal Christians are Christian in name only, and whatever religion they create for themselves is indeed their own singular religion.
This is the progressive view of many people who want to be viewed on the outside as Christian, but on the inside they don’t really want to adhere to the tennets of faith. But this isn’t really progressive, because this ideology has been around a long time.
Lawrence on June 15, 2007 at 2:17 PM
It goes way back to King Henry when the church decided to split with Rome and form the Church of England.
So, they had it in for the Catholics since, then came Charles in Charge.
Kini on June 15, 2007 at 7:52 PM
I argued that once about “boundry pushers.” It seemed like some people pushing boundries, ‘progressives,’ were pushing boundries back about three thousand years or so.
From the text:
So maybe the “musical performance” should be presented in some sort of building created for that purpose.
Bait and switch!
Axe on June 16, 2007 at 8:31 AM
Welcome to the beginings of the One World church. Get ready for the all inclusive faith. Get ready for it to be adopted by the EU. Get ready for people to start getting their heads cut off because anyone who doesn’t join it will be concidered a religious bigot/extreamist etc.
- The Cat
MirCat on June 16, 2007 at 8:46 AM
99 names of Mohammad on the wall, 99 names of Mohammad, you take one down and you pass it around…
99. death
98. desolation
97. destruction…
Mojave Mark on June 16, 2007 at 9:41 AM
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