Teddy pushed worse crime into background (From Stroud News and Journal)

Teddy pushed worse crime into background

1:51pm Wednesday 19th December 2007

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MADAM - The case of the English teacher in the Sudan whose naming a teddy bear Mohammed took up a lot of space in our national press, and so it should.

But it has pushed into the background the far more horrendous judgement in Saudi Arabia of 400 lashes and several years in prison for a girl of 19 who was gang raped; a punishment that Hilary Clinton described as 'beyond unjust'.

What do you think? Comment below What kind of advertisements are these for Islam?

As Christmas approaches may we be more than grateful for the coming of He who taught us to love God, love our neighbour as ourselves, to show compassion to our enemies and do good to those who hate us.

It is a singularly precious heritage.

Felicity Crow Middle Spring Ruscombe

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