Interfaith outreach in Nigeria: Enraged Muslims set fire to Catholic church over alleged insult to Muhammad

By Robert Spencer on Apr 1, 2014 

Western Christians, Catholic and Protestant, set a great deal of hope upon their ongoing “dialogue” with Muslim leaders. But what good is the “dialogue” if it does nothing to deter Muslims from attacking churches and other Christian installations? What good is “dialogue” if it makes all the parties feel good but doesn’t deal with the tough issues that make this dialogue necessary in the first place?

“Catholic church in north Nigeria set aflame,” from the Associated Press, March 31 (thanks to Kenneth):

KANO, Nigeria (AP) — Witnesses and an official say angry Muslim youths set ablaze a Catholic church and tried to destroy an attached school in northern Nigeria over an alleged insult to the Prophet Muhammad.

Witness Tukur Musa says soldiers on Monday stopped the mob from setting ablaze the school in Funtua town in Katsina state, but they arrived too late to save St. Rita Catholic Church.

He says the town was in an uproar about an examination question last week which they considered an insult to the Prophet Muhammad. They reported the matter to district authorities. When no action was taken, young Muslims attacked.

Deputy Police Superintendent Aminu Abubakar Saddiq confirmed the church was burned and school damaged but said no one was injured.

Religious strife is common in central and northern Nigeria.

 http://www.jihadwatch.org/2014/04/interfaith-outreach-in-nigeria-enraged-muslims-set-fire-to-catholic-church-over-alleged-insult-to-muhammad