So, the Sydney Morning Herald reports that a Muslim group is putting up billboards saying Jesus was a prophet of Islam:
Allah took Jesus to heaven where he awaits until the day of judgment when he will return to earth (3,55). Muslim traditions teach that Muhammad died not knowing if he would be judged worthy to enter Paradise – where God has already placed Jesus. Muhammad is Dead and buried in Saudi Arabia. Jesus is alive both with God in heaven (paradise) and in Spirit with his followers on Earth. (Koran 3,55;4,158,159)
Catholic bishop Julian Poreous, of the Archdiocese of Sydney, is offended by Muslims are running ads informing people that Jesus is a prophet in Islam. Christians in Australia have condemned the controversial campaign and called for the billboards to be removed, labeling them as provocative and offensive to Christianity.
The bishop He said: “He is the Son of God. He is acclaimed Lord and Savior of humanity. … “In Australia ….a billboard carrying the statement `Jesus A prophet of Islam’ is provocative and offensive to Christians.”
Rob Forsyth,The Anglican Bishop of South Sydney, said it was ”complete nonsense” to say Jesus was a prophet of Islam. ”Jesus was not the prophet of a religion that came into being 600 years later.”But the billboard was not offensive, he said. ”They’ve got a perfect right to say it, and I would defend their right to say it [but] … you couldn’t run a Christian billboard in Saudi Arabia.”
A blogger, FNQHOME, came up with an idea for a follow on add.
His comment, ““I think the Bahai faith has just as much claim to Mohammed as Islam has to Jesus. The Bahai accept Mohammed as a prophet sent by God, but also that Baha’u’llah followed with a more perfect revelation. My experience from online chat rooms is that Muslims don’t like being reminded of newer faiths that accept their prophet – they tend to start sounding a lot like the Christians reacting to their claims about Jesus.