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Emirati Scholar Mansour Al-Nogaidan: The Wrathful, Punishing God Has No Place In The Future Of Humanity; Reforms Can Only Be Led By Politicians, Not By Religious Institutions
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Source: MBC TV (Saudi Arabia)
Emirati scholar Mansour Al-Nogaidan said that in the Abrahamic faiths, social and economic reforms have always been led by politicians and not religious institutions. He made these remarks in an interview that aired on MBC TV (Saudi Arabia) on March 26, 2021. Al-Nogaidan added that luckily, in the Sunni Muslim countries, it is the politicians and the governments who lead the religious institutions. He said that the wrathful and punishing God will have no place in the future of humanity, and all creeds and religions seek a compassionate God. Al-Nogaidan lamented that it is only the Muslim religion whose followers kill each other in mosques and places of worship. In his youth, the Saudi-born Al-Nogaidan was involved in Jihadist activity.