In a message dated 8/23/99 6:14:02 AM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << The murdering ,poverty and political oppression in our country is more serious than any of the issues he is raising,a true religious leader will give priority to such than talking about things he has no idea about,and allying with those oppressing the people. >> *************** Saiks, l do agree with you on the fact that the Imam is keeping his eyes closed to many other injustices that he should address as well. However, the issue of innovation is well documented and is the complete opposite of the most fundamental aspect of islam, unity of worship. No, it is not something unknown to muslims the World over, only to those who have no understanding about the religion, but still insist that they are the ones who know what they are talking about. Jabou ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------