Houses of worship are meant to serve those whose beliefs built it, not those who actively try to destroy it. It is distressing to see some churches opening their doors for Islamic prayer, under the guise that Muslims do not have enough space themselves for their own services, and as a gesture of "bridge-building" and "interfaith dialogue" the pews are now available for Muslims to enjoy.
The only thing I can say is: try to get a mosque to open it's doors to Christians, or Jews for their prayers and services. Remember what Robert Spencer says, when a non-Muslim is in a Muslim land they must follow the Muslim norms. When a non-Muslim is in a non-Muslim land they must follow Muslim norms. OK, we are straight in that, right?
From The Washington Times Feb 23 by Mark Durie (thanks to all who sent this in)
Critics of these outreach initiatives, such as Mike Huckabee, have been accused of ignorance. However, the contents of Muslim prayers and teachings about Isa, the Islamic Jesus, give reasonable grounds for churches to reject such arrangements.
A prominent element in Islamic daily prayers is the recitation of Al-Fatihah (the Opening), the first chapter of the Koran. Often described as a blessing, Al-Fatihah has a sting in its tail. After introductory praises, the final sentence of Al-Fatihah is a request for guidance “in the straight path” of Allah’s blessed ones, not the path “of those against whom You are wrathful, nor of those who are astray.”
Who are the ones who are said to be under Allah’s wrath or to have gone astray from his straight path? According to the revered commentator Ibn Kathir, Muhammad himself gave the answer: “Those who have earned the anger are the Jews, and those who are led astray are the Christians.”
Al-Fatihah is as central to Islamic devotion as the Lord’s Prayer is to Christians: It is recited at least 17 times a day as part of daily Muslim prayers. Yet according to Muhammad himself, this prayer, which is on the lips of every pious Muslim day and night, castigates Christians as misguided and Jews as objects of Allah’s wrath.
Another good reason for churches not to host Muslim worship, paradoxically, is their veneration of Isa, the Islamic Jesus.
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The only thing I can say is: try to get a mosque to open it's doors to Christians, or Jews for their prayers and services. Remember what Robert Spencer says, when a non-Muslim is in a Muslim land they must follow the Muslim norms. When a non-Muslim is in a non-Muslim land they must follow Muslim norms. OK, we are straight in that, right?
From The Washington Times Feb 23 by Mark Durie (thanks to all who sent this in)
DURIE: Stop opening churches to Muslims
Islamic prayers cursing Christians and Jews have no place in chapel
Last week, Fox News posted a report that Heartsong Church in Cordova, Tenn., and Aldersgate United Methodist Church near Alexandria, Va., have made their church buildings available to Muslims to use as places of worship.Critics of these outreach initiatives, such as Mike Huckabee, have been accused of ignorance. However, the contents of Muslim prayers and teachings about Isa, the Islamic Jesus, give reasonable grounds for churches to reject such arrangements.
A prominent element in Islamic daily prayers is the recitation of Al-Fatihah (the Opening), the first chapter of the Koran. Often described as a blessing, Al-Fatihah has a sting in its tail. After introductory praises, the final sentence of Al-Fatihah is a request for guidance “in the straight path” of Allah’s blessed ones, not the path “of those against whom You are wrathful, nor of those who are astray.”
Who are the ones who are said to be under Allah’s wrath or to have gone astray from his straight path? According to the revered commentator Ibn Kathir, Muhammad himself gave the answer: “Those who have earned the anger are the Jews, and those who are led astray are the Christians.”
Al-Fatihah is as central to Islamic devotion as the Lord’s Prayer is to Christians: It is recited at least 17 times a day as part of daily Muslim prayers. Yet according to Muhammad himself, this prayer, which is on the lips of every pious Muslim day and night, castigates Christians as misguided and Jews as objects of Allah’s wrath.
Another good reason for churches not to host Muslim worship, paradoxically, is their veneration of Isa, the Islamic Jesus.
Read it all
1 comment:
Islam "castigates Christians as misguided and Jews as objects of Allah’s wrath", does it? Like those other religions, containing the wierd mixture of history, violence, and madness called the Old Testament, it's contradictory. My experience in Muslim countries is if you say you're an atheist they don't want to believe you. They want to put you in the category "Christian" so they can respect you.
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