By Dale Neal, Asheville Citizen-Times (N.C.).
Two local congregations hope to start bridging the gaps of misunderstanding between Christian and Muslim believers.
Heath Rada, moderator of the Presbyterian Church (USA), and Imam Mohamed Taha of the Asheville Islamic Center will host a public interfaith forum at 2 p.m. Sunday at the Warren Wilson Presbyterian Church.
The forum is in response to an invitation from the White House, issued to denominational-level faith leaders, to engage their congregations in a nationwide effort to bridge the growing racial and religious gap that continues to divide this country.
“The president is calling on the faith communities of the United States to stand up for justice, human rights and the basic religious principles of our nation,” Rada explained. “Such work is one of the defining characteristics of the Presbyterian Church.”
“We will gather as a sign of our shared commitment to building bridges of peace and understanding between Islam and Christianity,” Rada said.
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It’s an election year and the progressive sycophants are gearing up.
Talking is always a good thing. And talking, along with long-winded reports is what the PCUSA does very, very well.
What you see here is the ongoing evolution of the PCUSA as an entity from viability as religious denomination to a post-Christian political and social discussion forum. The PCUSA occupies the same space in the culture as the Quakers, a small pacifist sect who had their hayday some time ago, and is now more or less one voice in the great many voices and at times shouting of the liberal/PC/academic/greater left aggrieved class. Looking for their next sword to beat into god knows what.
Keep on talking PCUSA. Some one is bound to listen.
The PCUSA is just another activist NGO that continues to exhibit the guise of faith, but abandoned belief in its power long ago…by the end of the night they’ll probably want to adopt Islamic terms for use in the Book of Order to appear more inclusive.
This is an especially good time to remember that Jesus befriended a Samaritan woman (John 4)and he refused to curse a Samaritan village even though it had rejected him (Luke 9:51-56.) He also healed the daughter of the Syro-Phoenician woman (Mark (7:24-30.) These are interfaith moments in Scripture that – to me – indicate that we should connect with those of other faiths in the name of Jesus Christ.
I’m all in favor of dialog between Christians and Muslims. The big question here is – is the PCUSA even Christian anymore? What right to they have to claim to represent Christians when they have basically given up the faith once for all delivered to the saints?
Or worse. There’s no limit to PCUSA ‘Re-Imaging.’