On Aug 17 fighting broke out in the small town of Nguruka in the diocese of Western Tanganyika near Lake Victoria after Muslim evangelists accused an Anglican evangelist of blaspheming Islam.<\/p>\n
According to press accounts, the fighting erupted after Muslims took offence to the preaching of an Anglican evangelist. The Citizen newspaper in Dar es Salaam denounced the violence saying it deserved the \u201ccondemnation of all people who aspire for religious harmony in Tanzania.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n
\u201cIf the Muslims were offended by the preaching of the Anglican evangelist, as the reports say, the proper procedure was to report their grievances to the police, who, in our view, would have dealt with the issue in accordance with the law,\u201d\u009d The Citizen argued, adding that freedom of religion should not be construed to mean carte blanche to attack other faiths.<\/p>\n