[Dialogue] Arab Festival video

[David Dunn]

On Aug 3, 2009, at 5:53 PM, KarenBueno at aol.com wrote:

> Those of you who are interested, have a look at this video, where  
> some Christians are harrassed by some Muslims, or perhaps it is the  
> Christians who are harrassing the Muslims?

This is the sad case of a couple of Christians with ulterior motives  
setting up confrontation under the guise of free speech and honest  
inquiry. Disingenuous is the word, I believe.

Qureshi and Wood are fundamentalists, out to prove that Christianity  
is the only way to salvation, caught up in the fervor of "ministering"  
to Muslims with an "apology" (in the technical use of the word) for  
Christianity: justifying the claims of fundamentalist Christianity.  
Stuck in the mind and ignoring the witness of Jesus' life is the  
reality, I believe.

Their web site is http://www.acts17.net/

Two comments:

I was saddened a couple of years ago when I heard new of complaints  
about the Muslim call to prayer in Dearborn (I believe. Detroit area  
in any case). My experience in India, Egypt, and Bosnia was of being  
moved by the devotion and discipline of Muslims in their daily routine  
of prayer. Rather than being offended, I was brought to greater  
awareness of my own relationship with God. We are praying to the same  
God after all.

I wish I could comment from more knowledge, but this feels like a  
failure of tolerant Christian leadership in the area to send  
alternative messages to the Christians and the failure of tolerant  
Muslim leadership in the area to partner with Christian allies who  
support cooperation and mutual respect so that these were not just  
Muslims behind the table at the festival. They needed a couple of  
Episcopalians in the booth with them.

David


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David Dunn
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