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February 01, 2007 12:00 A* t$ j+ q( n- J3 L2 Z- I' F+ U g M, w1 ]! z. E
JESUS does indeed love Osama bin Laden, but a controversial Sydney church sign saying so is misleading, says Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen. # \7 I+ f1 P' U6 g
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The sign "Jesus Loves Osama" outside a number of local churches, including some Anglican, also features a Bible extract saying, "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you". ) K' I" X/ _" G% e' `. h! e& F l. ]" l: ^2 x
Archbishop Jensen said he had not been involved in any decision to display the signs and had reservations about them. 5 g% e. B9 v8 G ?, e& f' B ` k+ y6 I4 U
"I'm hesitant about it frankly, it's a bit misleading," he told Southern Cross Broadcasting. ) q* J- \, N4 E! F$ o) z) M" M0 F$ s& L4 E. O9 C( N1 `* c
"I say to myself, 'If I were a relative of one of the victims of Osama's activities, I might take affront at this'." & h6 S" e0 }( a0 B 2 F: H. d) A/ d( G5 M- K2 }Archbishop Jensen said he understood what the sign was trying to say, that Christianity taught loving everyone – even the al-Qaeda head. 0 s# v( R; s+ T& O5 c/ q
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"There is a truth in it (but) what we've got to say is, Jesus doesn't approve of Osama, it makes it sounds like, 'Oh, Osama's doing the right thing."
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