Posted on 02/22/2008 2:08:51 PM PST by forkinsocket
A diocese of the Church of England is giving an unprecedented £250,000 towards a multi-faith building in which the largest amount of worship space will be reserved for Muslims.
The Guildford diocese is one of the wealthiest in the UK. The Bishop of Guildford, the Right Rev Christopher Hill, today handed over the £250,000 cheque to Surrey University for the first multi-faith building of its kind in Britain.
The £6.5 million building will contain separate worship spaces for the Jewish, Christian, Muslim and Sikh communities, along with a further shared space for Buddhists and Hindus.
All faiths will share the cafe in the basement, with a shared staircase down from the upper floors.
Converting each other will be strictly forbidden, an insider said, but it is hoped that the different faith members will form friendships, learn to respect each other and enhance each other’s understanding.
Muslim chaplain Dr Abdul Mateen Sansom, said: “As well as being a sorely needed practical solution to student needs, I believe the design and underpinning ethos of this project have potential for notable impact nationally and internationally.”
Lesley Scordellis, lead fundraiser for the centre and development manager at Surrey University, defended the Muslim advantage in the space allocation.
“It isn’t about giving greater provision for Muslims, it is about likely numbers using it. We certainly have a strong demand for worship space from the Muslim community,” she said.
“We do sit right beside Guildford Cathedral so the relative provision in the locality is very different.”
She continued: “We think it is the first of its kind. It breaks with the tradition of having a shared space for each faith. It is all in the same building but each has a completely separate space. The Jewish space has a kosher kitchen exclusively for them to use. The Muslim space has an ablutions facility exclusively for them. The design of the building is to facilitate the feeling that they are in one building about faith.”
Professor Christopher Snowden, the university’s vice-chancellor, said he was “delighted” by the support from the diocese. “Local support of this nature is crucial to our fundraising.”
Bishop Hill said: “We are proud to participate in this significant venture toward world understanding here in Surrey.”
A fundraising campaign has begun to raise the rest of the cash. The mutli-faith centre is due for completion in 2010.
I wonder if there are any Christians left in the Church of England.
Idiots.
We are proud to become diihmis at a radical rate!
Church of England:
first to get thier heads lopped of by these skunk subhumans
keep singing kumbai-ya
To be fair, its a multi-faith centre.
Therefore the money is as much for Jews, Hindus,...
About the only hope for it is that the Sunnis and Shiites will fight over who owns it and burn it down.
What would J.C. Ryle and C.S. Lewis think of their church now?
The Islamist Wahabbis in Saudi Arabia have more money than dirt. They fund Mosques and madrassas all over the world. Wh aren’t they being approached for funding?
What's ablution? Isd it where they mutilate young girls?
Washing
Therefore the money is as much for Jews, Hindus,...
Not exactly.
"multi-faith building in which the largest amount of worship space will be reserved for Muslims."
“To be fair, its a multi-faith centre.
Therefore the money is as much for Jews, Hindus,...”
Not exactly. The muslims demanded more space than any of the other faiths, so more money needed to be coughed up to keep them quiet.
Then where will they mutilate the young girls? I think they may riot over such a snub by the infidels.
Wans’t this church created by Henry the Eight after the Catholic church would allow him to annul one of his marriages?
If so, they continue their tradition of doing what’s convenient and expedient. What a rock to hang onto!!!
Myself I can't even think of something that describes this liberal arrogance, lunacy, naive .... any suggestions?
I am not saying I am 100% happy with ANY religion, esp Islam, getting more space.
However,honestly, I dont think its something to lose too much sleep about. Extra room in a multi-faith centre isnt going to bring about dhimmitude.
Id be more worried if the CoE coughed up 1/4 mill for a purely Muslim centre.
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