Posted on 11/02/2018 6:20:40 PM PDT by marshmallow
Blog claims sermon by imam at Oxford church contrary to ‘sacred act of divine worship’ in keeping with C of E rites
An invitation to a distinguished Muslim scholar to preach at a eucharist service in an Oxford church on Sunday has triggered complaints from traditionalists.
Monawar Hussain, who was awarded an MBE in the Queen’s birthday honours last year for services to interfaith relations and the community, will deliver a sermon at the University Church of St Mary the Virgin, following a request from Oxford University’s vice-chancellor, Louise Richardson.
The move has been denounced by Archbishop Cranmer, a conservative Anglican blog authored by Adrian Hilton. He said he failed to understand how an imam delivering a sermon at a eucharist service would respect “a sacred act of divine worship which is supposed to be conducted according to the rites and formularies of the Church of England”.
The diocese of Oxford has received 12 complaints about the sermon as a result of Cranmer’s blogpost, only three of which come from the local area.
In a statement endorsed by the university, the diocese said Hussain was “most welcome” to speak following the eucharist. It added: “Monawar is not the first person from another faith community to be invited to preach the university sermon. His presence on Sunday reflects the strong commitment of the church, university and other faith communities to interfaith engagement.”
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Monawar is not the first person from another faith community to be invited to preach the university sermon.
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But I bet he’s the first from a faith community that is commanded by their prophet to subjugate, convert or kill everyone on earth.
When will the Anglican cleric be preaching in the local mosque? My guess: when Hell freezes over.
England ....is lost.
Who says being an Anglican cleric (outside of Africa where orthodox Christianity seems to be strongest among Anglicans) necessarily and factually means not being Muslim?
This sort of backsliding has been around enough to be a joke and plot point used in Yes, Prime Minister.
Recalls the shortest verse in the Bible: John 11:35
No different than a sermon from a KKK grand pubba.
Hope we dont ever fight for these putzes ever again.
They’ve tossed out the rest of the Christian religion, so what does it matter?
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