Spot ON!!! Rick Warren IMO is now doing the devil's work.
At the heart of the Christian faith are three fundamental beliefs that are not negotiable. First, that Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He was born without sin, of the Virgin Mary. Second, Jesus Christ suffered and died for our sins on the Cross. After which, he rose from the dead conquring death freeing us all from sin. Third, as a result of his birth, death and resurrection which free's us from our sin the only way to Heaven and to be with Our Father is through accepting Jesus Christ as our savior.
There is no negotiation on these fundamental, basic tenets of the Christian Faith. Muslims routinely mock Christ. They do not believe he is the Son of God. They ridicule the Virgin Mary. They claim that Christ's death and resurrection was a 'hoax' perpetrated by his followers stealing his body from the tomb in which it was laid.
To this day, muslims around the world are persecuting Christians by driving them from their homes in Indonesia, Liberia, parts of Kenya and elsewhere. They are being forced to convert to islam or die.
In the history of the world, every major world religion has undergone a reformation and renounced violence EXCEPT for islam.
Now I have to ask a fundamental question of Rick Warren: Exactly how can any good, right thinking Christian ever allow themselves to be duped into having a "respectful" dialogue with the very muslims who belittle our faith or force Christians (and others) at the point of a gun to convert to islam in the belief that theirs is superior?
Rick Warren is truly lost IMO.
Also, all of northern Africa and the Middle East used to be Christian societies until the Muslims invaded, starting in the 600s, and massacred or drove out tens of millions of Christians.
Did the Prophet Elijah "respect" the priests of Baal? Did Lot "respect" the leaders of Sodom and Gomorrah? Did Jesus Christ "respect" Satan?
“In the history of the world, every major world religion has undergone a reformation and renounced violence EXCEPT for islam”
Uhh you might want to talk to some Christians in India who have been quite oppressed by some Hindu natioanlists there!