Tuesday, August 24, 2010

WW 8/23 - Muslim Mosque At Ground Zero

In principle, a mosque at Ground Zero is lawful and acceptable. In practice, I think such action will add to the concern and mistrust that the average Christian, including me, has for the anything Islamic today. We are ignorant of the Islam religion and we are not likely to bother to become knowledgeable in the future. Our understanding of the Christian faith does not go much beyond the Ten Commandments. Many of us actually apply teachings from the Old Testament rather than those from the New Testament. We seldom hear or read from the news media arguments over love, but we sure get a lot regarding the Ten Commandments.

At the level of the Ten Commandments, for the Islam religion we hear about proclamations for killing of infidels, stoning to death, and eye for and eye, disfigurement of women, etc. We do not hear from moderate Muslims. Hence, we tend to be suspicious of all Muslims. We can't tell before the fact whether a Muslim is a zealot or not. The after effects of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq will be with us for decades. The mistrust of Muslims, and vice versa, will also continue if not increase.

I think it would be judicious for principals on both sides to agree that it is not in the best interest of either side to erect a mosque at the proposed site in the near future.

Monday, August 23, 2010

Welcome

Please enjoy the opportunity to connect with other church members and Christians and share both ideas and discussions Blessings, Grace and Peace, Liz