nchomemaker
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The Pastor is following in Rick Warren's footsteps. Warren uses that same phrase "building a bridge....". Warren is a wolf is sheep's clothing for this and other reasons.
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SouthernBreeze
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Yes, he is. The Bible has a lot to say against those who make friends with the world, in this case Islam. If you are a friend of the world(Islam), you are an enemy of God's. Islam has always been at enmity with God.
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20Gauge
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How in the world does he plan to do this? Does he plan on christians taking a lower social status and paying the muslim tax?
That, other than death, is the only way muslims will allow the gap to be bridged.
Sounds like an attempt at rebranding CAIR...
Everything I needed to know about Islam I learned on 9/11.
The Hammer
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Seems to me that the two are irreconcilable. And there's nothing wrong with that, just as truth and falsehood are irreconcilable.
These people who want to bridge all gaps and cobble some kind of united hodgepodge together from many different parts that don't mix are actually saying, to me, that there is no truth in a single source such as Christianity. Instead they are making up something completely different that they, not God, declare to be truth.
These people who want to bridge all gaps and cobble some kind of united hodgepodge together from many different parts that don't mix are actually saying, to me, that there is no truth in a single source such as Christianity. Instead they are making up something completely different that they, not God, declare to be truth.
SouthernBreeze
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Correct. The mixing of light and dark makes grey. Grey is not truth, but a compromise. God is not a God of compromise. His truth stands.
CaryC
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of note:
2019 Study on U.S. Evangelical Christian & Muslim Relations
ffeu.org
3 mins read
For more information or media inquiries, please contact Ariella Steinreich at asteinreich@scompr.com
Click here to read media coverage about the study.
FFEU Survey of U.S. Evangelical Christians & Muslims Shows Great Divide Between Groups
While Groups Share Many Key Values, Evangelicals Have Little Interest in Interacting with Muslims
NEW YORK – The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) released a first of a kind study today that shows that Evangelical Christian and Muslim relations is the greatest interreligious challenge in America today. The study found that Evangelicals have little interest in interacting or learning more about Muslims.
While more than half of Muslims regularly interact with Christians and believe that interaction has led to better understanding between the groups, only 22-percent of Evangelicals share similar experiences.
Both Muslims and Evangelicals see room for improvement in their relationship with the other group. The two groups share similar religious values such as daily prayer, family and improving the world and see these three commonalities as a way to bond and improve relations. Despite this, Evangelicals are more likely to see differences between the two religions. Frequent interactions lead to more perceived similarities between the groups. Evangelicals show low familiarity of Muslim terms/holidays, but many of those familiar with Muslims and Islam are able to correctly define these terms such as Ramadan, hijab and sharia.
Evangelicals and Muslims alike acknowledge that Muslims have been discriminated against because of their faith and agree that there is anti-Muslim sentiment in the Evangelical Christian community. Sixty-two percent of Evangelicals report there is anti-Muslim sentiment in their own community. With this in mind, when asked if Muslim holidays should be observed in the United States with a day off from work/school like Christmas is, fifty-seven percent of Evangelicals say that they shouldn’t be observed.
The study also examined U.S. political and geopolitical issues that unite and divide the two faiths:
The FFEU, in partnership with PSB Research, conducted a national online survey of 1,000 total respondents (500 self-identified American Evangelical Christians and 500 self-identified American Muslims) between January 3rd-15th, 2019.
Click here to read the 2019 FFEU Evangelical Christians-Muslim Poll.
Founded in 1989, the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding is the global address for Muslim-Jewish relations and the national address for African American-Jewish relations. The organization is committed to the belief that direct dialogue between ethnic communities is the most effective path towards reconciliation. For more information, visit Foundation For Ethnic Understanding – Promoting racial harmony and strengthening inter-group relations..
The web site itself has a bunch of fancy scrolling stuff, and won't go into read mode.
So go here to read all about it.
ffeu.org
You'll see that a couple of the main speakers are Al Sharpton, and Jessie Jackson.
Refuge Church seems to be a sub denominational type church like Vineyards out in OK. Meaning there are several of them across the US like in Athen, Dallas, and Houston and ....someplace in Iowa (?).
They say it's not about being hip, or trendy. (What the heck does that mean?) But then watch the video's and they are. It also comes across as "Love Bro" "peace" other "hippie" liberal type dialog. Teens fulfilling their gifts and dreams, …..showing people where to park.
They are also a part of the Vine Network, which is a results oriented organization for churches and minintries.
Have you noticed anything missing? The move/leading of the Holy Spirit. It's success oriented, meaning nickels, noses, and numbers.
To bad Noah didn't know about all this. He preached for 120 years only had the same 8 people he started with. And Jesus the Son of God preached to thousands, and when they left He turned to Peter and asked if they would leave Him to?
Choose wisely.
2019 Study on U.S. Evangelical Christian & Muslim Relations
ffeu.org
3 mins read
For more information or media inquiries, please contact Ariella Steinreich at asteinreich@scompr.com
Click here to read media coverage about the study.
FFEU Survey of U.S. Evangelical Christians & Muslims Shows Great Divide Between Groups
While Groups Share Many Key Values, Evangelicals Have Little Interest in Interacting with Muslims
NEW YORK – The Foundation for Ethnic Understanding (FFEU) released a first of a kind study today that shows that Evangelical Christian and Muslim relations is the greatest interreligious challenge in America today. The study found that Evangelicals have little interest in interacting or learning more about Muslims.
While more than half of Muslims regularly interact with Christians and believe that interaction has led to better understanding between the groups, only 22-percent of Evangelicals share similar experiences.
Both Muslims and Evangelicals see room for improvement in their relationship with the other group. The two groups share similar religious values such as daily prayer, family and improving the world and see these three commonalities as a way to bond and improve relations. Despite this, Evangelicals are more likely to see differences between the two religions. Frequent interactions lead to more perceived similarities between the groups. Evangelicals show low familiarity of Muslim terms/holidays, but many of those familiar with Muslims and Islam are able to correctly define these terms such as Ramadan, hijab and sharia.
Evangelicals and Muslims alike acknowledge that Muslims have been discriminated against because of their faith and agree that there is anti-Muslim sentiment in the Evangelical Christian community. Sixty-two percent of Evangelicals report there is anti-Muslim sentiment in their own community. With this in mind, when asked if Muslim holidays should be observed in the United States with a day off from work/school like Christmas is, fifty-seven percent of Evangelicals say that they shouldn’t be observed.
The study also examined U.S. political and geopolitical issues that unite and divide the two faiths:
- President Trump – Muslims did not vote for President Trump and three in four express disapproval of his performance in office (58-percent strong disapproval); Evangelicals voted for and continue to support the president.
- The Travel Ban – Evangelicals and Muslims do not agree on the travel ban. Evangelicals are more likely to support it (61-percent), while Muslims consider it a “Muslim ban” (70-percent).
- Migrant Caravan – Evangelicals and Muslims do not agree on the issue of the migrant caravan – 58-percent of Evangelicals see it as a threat, while Muslims do not.
- Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) – Evangelicals (57-percent) tend to approve of President Trump’s decision to pull out of the JCPOA and re-impose economic sanctions on Iran, while Muslims are not nearly as supportive.
- Jamal Khashoggi – Both Muslims (52-percent) and Evangelicals (55-percent) fault Saudi Arabia for Khashoggi’s death, but Muslims are more critical of President Trump’s response to the event.
- Israel and Palestine –
- Across both religions, over half either blame both Israelis and Palestinians or don’t have an opinion, signaling a potential area for common ground.
- Muslims (58-percent) are more optimistic for a peaceful solution between Israel and Palestine.
- Evangelicals strongly support U.S. policies towards Israel-including moving the U.S. embassy to Jerusalem – while Muslims do not.
- Muslim Countries Support for Israel – Both groups are receptive toward Muslim nations cooperating with and supporting Israel (82-percent of Evangelicals and 72-percent of Muslims). Evangelicals tend to perceive lower levels of support for Israel among Muslim nations.
The FFEU, in partnership with PSB Research, conducted a national online survey of 1,000 total respondents (500 self-identified American Evangelical Christians and 500 self-identified American Muslims) between January 3rd-15th, 2019.
Click here to read the 2019 FFEU Evangelical Christians-Muslim Poll.
Founded in 1989, the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding is the global address for Muslim-Jewish relations and the national address for African American-Jewish relations. The organization is committed to the belief that direct dialogue between ethnic communities is the most effective path towards reconciliation. For more information, visit Foundation For Ethnic Understanding – Promoting racial harmony and strengthening inter-group relations..
The web site itself has a bunch of fancy scrolling stuff, and won't go into read mode.
So go here to read all about it.
Home
ffeu.org
You'll see that a couple of the main speakers are Al Sharpton, and Jessie Jackson.
Refuge Church seems to be a sub denominational type church like Vineyards out in OK. Meaning there are several of them across the US like in Athen, Dallas, and Houston and ....someplace in Iowa (?).
They say it's not about being hip, or trendy. (What the heck does that mean?) But then watch the video's and they are. It also comes across as "Love Bro" "peace" other "hippie" liberal type dialog. Teens fulfilling their gifts and dreams, …..showing people where to park.
They are also a part of the Vine Network, which is a results oriented organization for churches and minintries.
Have you noticed anything missing? The move/leading of the Holy Spirit. It's success oriented, meaning nickels, noses, and numbers.
To bad Noah didn't know about all this. He preached for 120 years only had the same 8 people he started with. And Jesus the Son of God preached to thousands, and when they left He turned to Peter and asked if they would leave Him to?
Choose wisely.
Waste of time.
Local pastor working to bridge divide between Christians and Muslims
HARVEST, Ala. — An international foundation that strives to bridge inter-religious gaps released a study showing that Evangelical Christian and Muslim relations is the greatest inter-religiou…whnt.com
Posted 5:51 pm, January 14, 2020, by Christine Mitchell, Updated at 05:59PM, January 14, 2020
HARVEST, Ala. -- An international foundation that strives to bridge inter-religious gaps released a study showing that Evangelical Christian and Muslim relations is the greatest inter-religious challenge in America today.
Pastor Jason Parks, senior pastor at Refuge Church in Harvest and Athens, has been appointed by the Foundation for Ethnic Understanding to assist in improving the relations between these two religious groups -- not just here in north Alabama, but throughout the country.
"I think that in our culture today sometimes we criticize what we don’t understand," Parks said.
While on a religious freedom mission in Azerbaijan he saw inter-religious relationships working well, and it captivated him.
"People that maybe did not believe the same thing, maybe their beliefs were extremely different, but we still want to be friends, and we still want to have a relationship with each other," he said.
Pastor Parks will help Christian pastors and Muslim imams and their faith communities around the country connect. For example, just this past Sunday, a group of local church leaders went to the Huntsville Islamic Center and gathered with leaders there, asking hard questions and getting to know each other.
“There’s just not a relationship between Muslims and Evangelicals, and we want to try to bridge that gap and try to foster those relationships," Parks said.
Polls show that there is optimism on both sides of of this religious gap that the divide between Evangelicals and Muslims can be narrowed.
“At the end of the day it’s important that we treat people, like people, and we love them the way our faith says we should," Parks said.