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To: lorne who wrote (4127)2/16/2003 12:29:33 PM
From: kumar  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15987
 
this is hard to explain...

In christianity, one has a local church with its officials, that kinda reports to a higher officaial etc...

In islam such a construct does not exist in a formal sense. In the real world, typically, a leader of a particular mosque is seen as an elder person, by other leaders of other mosques. It is a non-formal structure.

a specific mosque may preach hate (as u put it), but its not binding on othes who go to other mosques.



To: lorne who wrote (4127)2/16/2003 12:54:11 PM
From: Nadine Carroll  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 15987
 
So who are all those mullahs and clerics who preach hate?


They have whatever authority their audience grants them (i.e. a popularity contest), or, if they have a government position, whatever powers the position grants them.

But Islam does not have a structure equivalent to the Catholic hierarchy. Nor does Judaism. There is no equivalent to a bishop, who is under the authority of a cardinal, who answers to the Pope.


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