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February 01, 2007 12:00 4 A; S0 i) V( @ H R3 Z 6 U! P- |6 y# P7 r6 OJESUS does indeed love Osama bin Laden, but a controversial Sydney church sign saying so is misleading, says Anglican Archbishop Peter Jensen. $ {' Z; ]) L5 m# N* D3 Y
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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". + [6 d3 }1 F& }0 ^* @( g S+ l 0 o( F/ e/ R7 c' bArchbishop Jensen said he had not been involved in any decision to display the signs and had reservations about them. 1 W# v/ V; q! M% ^; ~
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"I'm hesitant about it frankly, it's a bit misleading," he told Southern Cross Broadcasting. 7 [7 a5 D" f0 G+ m0 ^2 k8 F$ S5 g& ^+ \1 v" ?! b8 E. R
"I say to myself, 'If I were a relative of one of the victims of Osama's activities, I might take affront at this'." ( m3 `8 Y* D4 L6 K; w
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Archbishop Jensen said he understood what the sign was trying to say, that Christianity taught loving everyone – even the al-Qaeda head. . u2 G& b( L3 K8 w P. Y/ o5 {, ~! W2 W; V6 P d: a" w4 r
"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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