Lutherans in Chandler (AZ) offer church to Muslims

AZ Republic ^ | Edythe Jensen

[hsmomx3]

CHANDLER - Holy Trinity Lutheran Church quietly has shared its sanctuary with Muslims for more than a year. Saturday it will be the site of a Ramadan dinner to raise money for construction of a mosque.

"We are thankful for them," Muslim Arif Kazmi said of the Lutherans. "They are very nice people; we are knowing more about each other."

[narby]

That's all really nice and all.

But what I want to know is, has this group of muslims denounced terrorism? Do they denounce the Oldest Terrorist, Yasser Arafat?

Would they accept the offer of the use of a Jewish building?

If so, then, welcome to America.

[niteowl77]

Holy Trinity is an ELCA Lutheran church, so don't be surprised if they rent the building out to the local GLAAD contingent when the Muslims aren't busy with it.

(ELCA: Egregiously Liberal Christian Apostates)

[Kenton]

"We are thankful for them," Muslim Arif Kazmi said of the Lutherans. "We will kill them last."

[DannyTN]

"We questioned what does it mean for us? What will people think of it?" he said. "We decided that hospitality is an important thing to promote. We try to foster a feeling that this is community space, God's space."

Did they ever ask what God would want. Hospitality is nice, but I can't see turning a place that is dedicated to God over to a religion that denies His Son.

[FITZ]

I think these Lutherans know that if they just submit to islam, they reduce their chances of being killed at all.

[GingisK]

(ELCA: Egregiously Liberal Christian Apostates)

Thanks, I've been trying to find a suitable acronym for some time. ;-D

Seems that the LCMS is attempting to "stay on track" for the time being.

[aynrandfreak]

Muslims are nothing if not grateful

[niteowl77]

The MO Synod will do fine as long as they demand accountability from their leadership. The ELCA had deferred to the perfumed princes in the Twin Cities for so long that they didn't realize it was out of control until it was too late. Local pastors were unwilling to blow the whistle, and thus the sheep have "done got sheared."

[niteowl77]

Additional note: some of the hate literature from "official" ELCA peace and love organizations involved in the Middle East make Yasser Arafat sound moderate. That they suck up to Islam is not surprising; that they still have congregations is surprising.

[tracer]

Either that, or the Lutherans just found out that their gift building was built over a hazardous waste dump.

Hey, it took me more than half a century to become so cynical. And being a FReeper provided me with a boost that best could be described as a quantum leap.

Thanks to all... 8~)

[Digger]

This wasn't a barf alert?

[beelzepug]

"We decided that hospitality is...important..."

That's what the local Holiday Inn is for. Letting these heathens in to worship their false god defiles this church. Can you imagine them allowing Christians to share space in their new mosque?

[sheik yerbouty]

Maybe they've been smoking Jimson weed.

[Gritty]

I suppose if you feed the alligator, he is going to wait until last to eat you?

[fishtank]

"Do they denounce the Oldest Terrorist, Yasser Arafat?"

No, that would be the Prophet Mohammed (PBUH) himself.

[fishtank]

If it's an ELCA church, the building was defiled a long time ago.

Ichabod!

[N3WBI3]

So you make God share space with Allah, sad...

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

The MO Synod will do fine as long as they demand accountability from their leadership. The ELCA had deferred to the perfumed princes in the Twin Cities for so long that they didn't realize it was out of control until it was too late. Local pastors were unwilling to blow the whistle, and thus the sheep have "done got sheared."

There are whole congregations of ELCA breaking away. Some of my family is involved in such an undertaking. There's another synod forming. One name is Word Alone but there are other names, too. I don't really understand it all.

There are complications such as property and pastors' pensions.

Me? I saw the light and got out of ELCA and went to Mo. Synod 12 years ago.

[george wythe]

So you make God share space with Allah

Both Christians and Muslims worship the same God.

From the Catholic Church Catechism:

841 The Church's relationship with the Muslims. "The plan of salvation also includes those who acknowledge the Creator, in the first place amongst whom are the Muslims; these profess to hold the faith of Abraham, and together with us they adore the one, merciful God, mankind's judge on the last day."