Posted on 10/21/2014 5:04:37 PM PDT by Gamecock
Rabbi Mark Kula and Imam Khalid Salahuddin are looking forward to attending church Sunday.
Yes, church.
The pair are two of several religious leaders who will take part in an interfaith service at 4 p.m. Sunday at the Coral Gables Congregational Church, across from the Biltmore Hotel, at 3010 De Soto Blvd.
The fourth annual service, organized by MCCJ, formerly known as the Miami Coalition of Christians and Jews, is themed, “Pursuing Peace: A Common Path.”
“What we see, what we believe, affects the way we interact with people,” said Kula, of Bet Shira Congregation, a Conservative congregation in Pinecrest. “If I believe we are all children of God then, fundamentally, we have something in common that compels us to find peace between one another.”
Representatives from various faiths will take part in the free service, which will include an interfaith choir from several local congregations.
“We want folks to know they are welcome here,” said the Rev. Dr. Laurinda “Laurie” Hafner, senior pastor at the church. “I think it’s great to bring the kids, and expose them to different music and cultures.”
The service is the result of a partnership among the Archdiocese of Miami, Coalition of South Florida Muslim Communities, P.A.C.T (People Acting for Community Together), Faith in the City, the Rabbinical Association of Miami and South Florida Interfaith Worker Justice.
Although the MCCJ has been hosting interfaith dialogues for some 70 years, this particular event started as a way to mark the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks with a prayer session. It has kept the tradition going by holding an interfaith service at various houses of worship across the county once a year.
“It’s extremely inspirational and uplifting,” said Roberta Shevin, the executive director of the MCCJ. “Come and spend an hour and you’ll be glad you did.”
Did they walk into a bar first?
What is the punchline?
Their first mistake - believing that we are all God’s children.
Their second mistake - not reading the Koran to see how evil Islam really is.
The pastor ducks.
Is this some kind of joke?
Kumbaya.
"Here's a tip: no dancing or I keel you."
A Rabbi, a Pastor, and an Imam walk into a bar. The Rabbi blesses the kitchen, the Pastor blesses the wine, and then the Imam blows the place up.
-PJ
Islam was founded by a murderer. It’s not a religion.
Would any mosque ever allow a rabbi or a pastor to hold services? No, never. So why is this church so stupid?
I’ll take the Rabbi. NOT the imamithinkwegottaproblemhere.
Islam was founded by a child rapist
A gay, a black, and a Muslim walk into a bar, the bartender says, “Hello, Mr. President.”
I’m sure that the local mosque will quickly reciprocate by inviting the pastor and the rabbi to jointly preside over their friday services.
Flawed premise.
A religion is a belief in a supernatural order. Islam qualifies.
The pastor and rabbi pray to the same one true God. The Iman represents the enemy force. Does not belong on the same platform as any real Christian pastor !
Any pastor who invites an iman into his church to “teach” the people should be removed from his office at once.
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