tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24280263.post8829160545320703538..comments2023-11-05T01:38:36.299-07:00Comments on Ron's Bloviating: Dutch bishop: Call God ‘Allah’ to ease relationsRon Ballewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00120553992041150992noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24280263.post-30037547557530211712007-08-17T17:20:00.000-07:002007-08-17T17:20:00.000-07:00The Bishop's head is in the right place in trying ...The Bishop's head is in the right place in trying to offer some focus on the commonality of monotheism. However, the emotion (the heart) of the situation calls for more consideration of the differences. <BR/><BR/>Gott, Allah, Dios, are all linguistic equivalents of God. But "God" because its English and associated with western society and "Allah" because it Arabic and associated with the cry "Allahu akbar" can not yet be cultural equivalents. "Gott" and "Dios" have far less negative connotations associated with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com