No doubt the Muslims will reciprocate the kindness.
[ They took the cross off the church wall. ]
1 Corinthians 1:18 New King James Version
18 For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God.
Pastor: “Hello, people! Welcome all of you to . . . eh, what is this place now?
So is this somewhere in Canada?
When DIA was opening they wanted to have a nondenominational chapel for Christians, Jews and Muslims. The Muslims rejected every plan, no matter what was taken off the wall. At the end of the day it was clear the Muslims would never pray in any space shared with Christians or Jews. So, the space was divided and there is a nondenominational Christian/Jewish chapel and a Muslim chapel, or whatever they call it.
I’m betting that they support women pastors.
It seems these Christless churches always start out sanctioning women pastors and then the rest of the world comes into their door and displaces what they used to believe.
“These days, the world can seem so polarized. To see the centre take down such a significant religious symbol to ensure Muslim and Sikh neighbours feel welcome is a beautiful gesture.”
No its not! For one it has polarised the older people in the church community - They probably only paid for the place but why should you care about their feelings /s .
The cross is foolishness (or and offense) to those who are perishing. It shouldn’t be about stopping them being offended but rather stopping them from perishing!
...but I always say, we don’t worship the cross.”
No Einstein, “we don’t worship the cross” techinically but we do worship all that it represents. The “cross” signifies the magnificent sacrifice that Christ made that all could attain everlasting life through him because of that sacrifice.
His statement is simplistic, obtuse, superficial and exhibits a core lack of understanding of being a Christian and what it entails to worship as one.
I bet not a single one said “hey, go ahead and put the Cross back” in an effort to get along.
Apparently Christ’s death means as little to these “Christians” as does his resurrection.
“If you are ashamed of me before men I will be ashamed of you before the father”
It doesn’t seem like they are now a church, just a meeting center not a religious organization.
It’s in Edmonton, I’m not sure if churches are tax exempt as in the states....
Anybody know ?
Invite Satanists in. Show them they are welcome to practice their faith in your house...
” Now there’s more effort to welcome people into the building without expectations - not to convert more people to Christianity - because that’ what many believe it means to be Christian ...”
Well, I guess that’s a relief.
The Judeo-Christian God is NOT Allah, Buddha, Vishnu, ancestors, Gaia or any of the others which are all Satan. HE will not tolerate them nor this ‘Life Center’.
Why do I get the feeling that it doesn’t have much to do with the Sikhs?
You forgot to tell everybody this is happening in Edmonton, Canada.
Blasphemers!
Exodus 20:3
“You shall have no other gods before[a] me.
Jehovah and Allah are NOT the same God!
Allah is a made up god that no one ever heard or saw evidence of except for the murdering, raping, pillaging, illiterate, pedophile Mohammed.
Why not stop fooling around and just become Muslims?