Pulpit pals: Christians, Jews, Muslims plan shared interfaith worship services
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Pulpit pals: Christians, Jews, Muslims plan shared
interfaith worship services
More than 50 churches agree to hold Quran readings
By ADELLE M. BANKS
Religion News Service
First published May 17 2011 01:56PM
Updated May 17, 2011 01:57PM
One World Religion and human rights activists are asking U.S.
churches to invite Jewish and Muslim clergy to their sanctuaries
to read from sacred texts next month in an initiative designed to
counter anti-Muslim bigotry.
The June 26 initiative, called “Faith Shared: Uniting in Prayer
and Understanding,” is co-sponsored by the Interfaith Alliance and
Human Rights First. Leaders of the two Washington-based groups
said the event hopes to demonstrate respect for Islam in the wake
of Quran burnings in recent months.
“As a Christian minister who is a pastor in a local congregation,
it is important to me for our nation and our world to know that
not all Christians promote hate, attack religions different from
their own and seek to desecrate the scripture of others,” the Rev.
Welton Gaddy, president of the Interfaith Alliance, said Tuesday.
More than 50 churches in 26 states already have committed to the
initiative, including the Washington National Cathedral.
Tad Stahnke, director of policy and programs for Human Rights
First, said he hopes the initiative will draw attention to
religious freedom and counter negative stereotypes of Christian
leaders making anti-Muslim statements.
“We want to send a message to the world,” he said, “that Americans
do respect religious differences and reject religious bigotry and
the demonization of Islam or any other religion.”