How could he? He has been dead for 2,000 years.

My missus reckons Osama's a bit of a spunk. I mean, he does look a bit like Mick Fleetwood :)

Boazy's astounded at the man's knowledge of Arabic.... um, Boazy - he's an ARAB - of course his Arabic is better than yours.

Maybe you could apply that principle to the experience of Islam by actual Muslims, as opposed to your blinkered view of their religion. To many of us, people like you are potentially as problematic as Osama, because you delight in fomenting potentially violent conflict in the name of your God.

On the basis of the reported philospophies of Jesus, he certainly had some wonderful ideas, but these seem at odds with much of what is also reported in, for example, the Old Testament. It seems to me that much of the mythology and philosophy of the Old Testament is shared by Christians, Mulsims, and of course Jews.

Therefore I tend to roll my eyes when the Christian evangelists in this forum attempt to discredit Islam on the basis of their flawed 'hermeneutics', or interpretation of Islamic texts from a very hostile perspective.

Unfortunately, these 'god-botherers' seem to be unduly influential among certain politicians, shock-jocks and tabloid hacks of late. I suppose that's one reason I bother to make comments in forums like this ;)

What is happening to us when some Christians are getting so mixed up, I again have to look to Boaz for some commonsense.

The Baptists seem to think they have a hotline with God. They claim to KNOW that God loves Osama. Really? Did he call you on the Baptist hotline and tell you from heaven's call centre.

You assume you know what God is thinking, planning, judging. Excuse me but how dare you? Be honest with us. You really wouldn't have a clue, would you?

What arrogance you have after this dreadful war, it is sickening. They still haven't caught this horrible creature, and you say in your white robes, alas, God loves him. Hands up those sensible Australians whose eyes didn't narrow at this statement. There maybe Bible references, but this is the wrong time to offend so many dead people.

They are not that different to that crazy Baptist group in Pensylvania that disrupted an Amish funeral saying that God hated the Amish girls that were murdered at a school. Their signs said: God hates all Amish, God hates the US. God hates stuts. Their excuse? Far better to be murdered as childred than be raised in that "awful heathen religion", as "sinful" Amish.

This case last year really made people question what arrogance it takes to be a Baptist.

I guess they had a hotline from God too.

Batists KNOW how God thinks, they must be psychic.

Maybe they can have a "GOD 1900" number that tells you God's thoughts of the day. Baptists know. They have all the answers.

I think Rod is being too provocative here. In the same vein - why not put out a sign that says "Jesus loves Mr. Baldy" or "Jesus loves Hakeem Hakeem" (the Sudanese serial rapist who raped and bashed a granny in her home before slashing her throat) or "Jesus loves Dr Patel" (The QLD doctor that killed over a dozen patients thru sheer malpractice)?

You may even have noted that when Jesus began his ministry he didn't hang a sign outside his front door - saying "Yahweh loves Herod (the king who killed all the Jewish baby boys)". Now why's that?

The Bible does instruct us to be wise and careful in our speech and behavior so that we do not bring disrepute to our Lord - not place unnecessary obstacles that may deter people from seeking salvation.

I think I'd prefer if Rod and gang stopped pulling off stunts like "Jesus loves Osama" and travel to Muslim nations to preach the gospel - as Jesus has commandered us, his believers to do.

If he went to Mecca, Sudan, Indonesia or Malaysia and preach the Gospel of Salvation there- that would do more good than what he is currently doing now.

All he is succeeding is turning people away from the Gospel thru his controversial actions.

People are such suckers it's astounding. I just can't see how the Baptists or Uniting church are considered religions at all when they are nothing of the sort. They are socialists using religion for their own hypocritical, ideologically driven purposes and that is all.

The "Reverend" Rod Benson may as well have received his accreditation out of a corn flakes box. He answers to an authority far, far higher than a mere God. This new megaGod has a name that starts with 'M', ends in 'x' and has an 'ar' in the middle. They just call him 'Karl'.

I consider Scientologists as more grounded in reality than either of them, at least as removed in any case.

Go away Benson, you fraud.