turkish → English transcript

You know, in Turkey, those who attack the head of the Directorate of Religious Affairs day and night—the Izmir Bar Association is suing him because he had God’s verses read in a sermon. I mean, can there be such a distortion, such a perversity?

Earlier too, during the pandemic, they were filing lawsuits, claiming the LGBT people were offended because he read verses about the people of Lot.

Excuse me, but is the Directorate of Religious Affairs not going to have God’s verses—the verses of our holy book, the Holy Qur’an—read in sermons, but instead have verses from the Torah and the Gospel read?

What, will it have people read Marx’s book? I mean, will it read from Hegel and Heidegger?

That is, when appropriate, our theologians, our teachers, our religious experts also touch on those within an academic framework.

That’s a separate matter, but what are you trying to do? There is no such religion. Every religion talks about its own holy book.

Also, I don’t get it: those who don’t go to Friday prayer, don’t pray, don’t fast are the ones following these sermons even more.

God willing, you take some spiritual benefit. Tayyip Erdoğan really is a great leader. I mean, in this country, people who have no clue about Friday prayer,

he even makes the crowd who say, “This year, too, Eid al-Adha and the Hajj season happened to coincide at the same time,” follow the Friday sermons.

That, too, really is a big deal. God willing, it will be a means to their guidance, but sorry, the globalists in Turkey can’t read the world.

Apparently, this year, too, Eid al-Adha will coincide with the Hajj.