Rev. Joan Dunn of All Saints Anglican Church in Erin invited two imams and 30 Muslim worshippers to a Eucharist for joint Christian/Muslim prayers and a question time with the imams.
I’m at a loss to understand why a question time was necessary. Is Dunn unaware of that most marvellous invention, the Internet? With little effort she could have discovered that Islam teaches that Jesus did not die on the cross, did not atone for our sins, was not resurrected, and was not God incarnate. Must be a perfect fit with diocesan theology.
From here:
A behind the scenes look into the Erin Islamic Cultural Centre
On Sept. 29 the mosque held an interfaith service with Rev. Joan Dunn at the All Saints Anglican Church just up the street.“We all have the same faith, the same prophets,” said Celik, explaining that the community is curious about the new mosque and had questions about the Islamic faith.
The Erin Islamic Cultural Centre is inside a former Christian church. The group purchased the historical building and converted it into a mosque, trading wooden pews for soft carpet.
Celik said the shift was quite simple, as the site was already zoned as a place of worship. The building has a separate prayer area for women, as well.
To make the imams feel comfortable, did Rev. Joan Dunn sit in a separate prayer area for women?
Note that the Erin Islamic Cultural Centre is inside a former Christian church. So is All Saints Anglican Church.
The Internet also reveals what the local paper conceals, that “the former Christian Church” had been a Congregation of the declining and now fallen ‘The United Church of Canada’; whose history proudly forswears The Great Commission of the True Church’s Sole Founder, Jesus Christ our Crucified and Risen LORD,
+ Matthew 28:18-20 “Go… and teach ALL nations, Baptizing them in The Name of The Father, and of The Son, and of The Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have Commanded you…”:
“Erin United never was a mission church…It has always stood on its own feet, and with the help of God, will continue its Christian Ministry for the good of all humanity for years to come.”
Their once sister Congregation had been turned into a mortuary…with memorial services held every two years…in the cemetery.
Better a living Muslim Mosque than a dead Christian Mission?
LOVE your last sentence David! It was truly a coffee spewer.
Depends on intentions of the hosting church. Its good to welcome others having good relations of all 3 abrahamic faiths. Welcoming muslims and jews is a good thing.