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In a May 5 interview with Al-Hayat TV, Egyptian cleric Sheik Khaled Al-Gindi criticized Egyptian TV channels that had allowed atheists to appear in their talk shows. Sheik Al-Gindi added that people who want to make atheist comments should do it abroad and not in Egypt.
Following are excerpts:
Khaled Al-Gindi: It was unfortunate that [atheists] were allowed to appear in the media. They say: "God does not exist," "The Prophet is like ISIS," and other baseless, nauseating things that we, unfortunately, heard. What we need are not polite sheiks, but someone to knock some sense into them. Polite sheiks are the ones who brought this calamity upon us. That's not what we need. These people need a guy who would be tough with them. If you want to say that the Prophet is like ISIS and that God does not exist, say it when you are abroad, far away from us.
We are a people of believers, whether Christian or Muslim. We have an age-old belief in God. We are the most ancient believing people n history. It's in our DNA. If you [atheists] don't like the fact that we are believers, go find yourself another nation. Stay away from us. Such blatant atheism constitutes an attack on the fundamentals of society. It is an affront to the beliefs of society and to its symbols.
The eagle on the [Egyptian] flag is a symbol. If you harm this eagle, you might go to prison, but if you harm the God of all eagles, you won't?! If you harm the eagle, a piece of cloth, you might go to prison, but if you affront our God and the Prophet Muhammad, you won't?! You are punished if you attack the symbols of this country, but not if you affront our God and the Prophet Muhammad?! We must not allow any affront to religion. It is absolutely forbidden to declare such things out loud. Islam says: "There should be no compulsion in religion," and "whoever will, let him believe, and whoever will, let him disbelieve." This means that you are free in your beliefs. But don't go beating a drum in Tahrir Square, proclaiming: "I am an apostate!" What are they trying to achieve? They created a [Facebook] page and a political party for apostates. This is a provocation.
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