ahmadinejad

From Ekklesia:

"The White House has publicly dismissed an extraordinary letter from Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad which challenges President George W. Bush’s attachment to Christian values by time-and-again asking how his warlike actions square up with the teachings of Jesus.

The letter also says that liberal democracy has failed and that people across the world are turning to the monotheistic religions. It asks “Is there no better way to interact with the rest of the world?” and declares: “Undoubtedly through faith in God and the teachings of the prophets, the people will conquer their problems. My question for you is: Do you not want to join them?”
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What is extraordinary about the document is its overtly religious appeal. The Iranian leader asks his American counterpart: “Can one be a follower of Jesus Christ (Peace be upon him), the great Messenger of God, feel obliged to respect human rights, present liberalism as a model of civilization, announce one's opposition to the proliferation of nuclear weapons and WMDs, make ‘war [on] terror’ your slogan and finally, work towards the establishment of a unified international community”, but at the same time pursue policies of war and militarism?"

I have no idea what showed up on the normal news about this, but Rob Corddry from the Daily Show did a great analysis- click on the video titled Eighteen Page Letter.

And one more quote from Ahmadinejad:
“Mr President, it is not my intention to distress anyone. If the prophets Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Ishmael, Joseph or Jesus Christ (PBUH) were with us today, how would they have judged such behaviour? Will we be given a role to play in the promised world, where justice will become universal and Jesus Christ (PBUH) will be present? Will they even accept us?”

Full text of the letter here.