Posted on 09/07/2011 1:23:39 PM PDT by caroline2005nc
If a missionary to Muslims that I knew is correct about this, Muslims don’t use music in their religious services and ceremonies. However they freely incorporate religious themes into their music. Prolly something like “Allah is really awesome.”
Why would an evangelical minister want to enter into that synagogue of Satan?
I wish the article had pointed out the Episcopal connection. They have the right to choose what they want to happen in their church building. The Episcopals like to paint themselves as “both Catholic and Protestant.” So no need to bring in a Catholic or (say) a Lutheran, I think would go their thinking.
What Evangelical would WANT to go among that bunch?
Considering who is going to be there and where it is going to be, maybe that’s a backhanded compliment.
I love the building, but I’ve never liked the idea of a “National” Cathedral. The official name is the Cathedral Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul; that’s what it should be called. It is Episcopal and, as far as I am concerned, should represent only the tattered remains of the Episcopal Church.
The Death March.
The muslim musician made me ill as well.Where is Billy Graham? Is Bush allowed to this thing?
“What music does the Muslim musician play?”
Watch. He’ll sing. The call to prayer.
“The Episcopals like to paint themselves as “both Catholic and Protestant.”
They have a statue of a guy out front shrugging his shoulders.
I pity the poor secret service agent that has to haul Soetoro’s prayer rug around.
WNC is a protestant institution.
NatCat is Protestant.
Curious how it ever got that name. Wouldn’t other flavors of Christianity have complained about the monopolization, even back then? Catholics do cathedrals too, as do Lutherans and some miscellaneous evangelicals.
Wrong sect. It’s the PROTESTANT (Episcopalian-run) National Cathedral.
And no, I’m not erring in calling it the “Protestant National Cathedral.” That’s actually one of it’s names. The Episcopalians manage it, but it was constructed by several denominations cooperating together.
In perfect arabic like Obama did to the NYTimes reporter.Is that article Obama: Man of the World - New York Times still available?
I agree but didn’t some Kennedy’s marry there?
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“Obama: Man of the World”
3/2007
Kristoff
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9D0CEED81431F935A35750C0A9619C8B63
I believe Congress designated it as a national house of prayer during WW2. I guess it made more sense then than it does now. Its size and beauty make it the obvious place in Washington when occasions of national importance call for a religious service, but I still don’t like the “national” part of it. I would feel the same way regardless of the denomination.
I guess when ecumenical push comes to shove, the Anglicans/Episcopalians get the last word. That sure disses their “partners.” They get a Muslim musician, why not a Baptist one too?
Exactly.
No evangelical leader that I respect would be there anyway.
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