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Dream of 3 Faiths [Christianity, Islam, Judaism] Worshipping in One Building Meets Reality in Berlin
Religion News Service ^ | 2/15/21 | Ken Chitwood

Posted on 02/19/2021 6:20:24 PM PST by marshmallow

Its designers and leaders hope it will be used by Jewish, Christian and Muslim members as a place to pray, worship, gather and, perhaps above all, host a dialogue among their respective religions and with society at large.


An artistic rendering of the House of One design in Berlin. Design by Kuehn Malvezzi, photo by Ulruich Schwarz, courtesy House of One

Three religions. One building.

The concept could be profoundly simple or particularly complex.

For Berlin’s “House of One,” it’s turning out to be a bit of both.

Dubbed “the world’s first churmosqagogue” by one Reddit user, the House of One — “the world’s first hybrid church-mosque-synagogue” — will break ground in Berlin on May 27, 2021.

By then, it will have been a project 12 years in the making, at an expected cost of at least 47.2 million euro ($57.2).

Its designers and leaders hope it will be used by Jewish, Christian and Muslim members as a place to pray, worship, gather and, perhaps above all, host a dialogue among their respective religions and with society at large.

But while the House of One is intended to show that peace is possible among — and through — the world’s so-called “Abrahamic traditions,” some Berliners regard it as an overwrought symbol that has little practical purpose in the heart of one of the world’s most cosmopolitan cities.

The idea for the House of One came to Protestant pastor Gregor Hohberg after he discovered the ruins of Berlin’s first church. The late Romanesque building, dating to the 13th century, had been destroyed and reconstructed repeatedly, most recently in World War II, before being torn down during the Cold War.

Hohberg wanted to honor the history of the place with a new building, but not just another church.

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TOPICS: Current Events; Ecumenism
KEYWORDS: antichrist; bible; coexist; falseprophet; lastdays; oneworldreligion; owr; prophecy
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To: marshmallow

It would probably be better if they built three buildings -- one for all the many Christian organizations to come together in peace, one for all the Jewish organizations to come together in peace, and one for all the Muslim organizations to come together in peace, before trying to mash them all together.

(But, then again, maybe not.)

21 posted on 02/19/2021 7:13:03 PM PST by Songcraft
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To: marshmallow

But while the House of One is intended to show that peace is possible among...

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Should be called ‘the house of none’.


22 posted on 02/19/2021 7:16:53 PM PST by bramps (It's the Islam, stupid!)
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To: marshmallow

Yeah thats one building that isnt going to make it.


23 posted on 02/19/2021 7:22:23 PM PST by Secret Agent Man (Gone Galt; Not Averse to Going Bronson.)
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To: SaveFerris

He’s already on the scene, IMO.

As I see it, all we need is the Antichrist.


24 posted on 02/19/2021 7:22:55 PM PST by metmom (...fixing our eyes on Jesus, the Author and Perfecter of our faith..)
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To: Fai Mao

Agreed. That has happened in universities that set up “prayer rooms” that Muslims took over, even threatening Christians who tried to use it.


25 posted on 02/19/2021 7:31:44 PM PST by tbw2
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To: Fai Mao

Meditation Room or Mosque?
Minnesota community college attracts controversy for tailoring its meditation space to Muslim students’ needs.
https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/01/03/meditation-room-or-mosque


26 posted on 02/19/2021 7:33:25 PM PST by tbw2
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To: marshmallow

I wonder how much they’re budgeting for security. Seems to me the place will have three groups Muslims hate—Christians, Jews, and Muslims who aren’t Muslim enough.


27 posted on 02/19/2021 9:05:18 PM PST by FreedomForce
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To: marshmallow

Kind of reminds me of the German Gas Chambers.


28 posted on 02/19/2021 9:06:26 PM PST by Scrambler Bob (This is not /s. It is just as viable as any MSM 'information', maybe more so!)
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To: marshmallow

Abrahamic religions

The Abrahamic religions, also referred to collectively as the world of Abrahamism and Semitic religions, are a group of Semitic-originated religions that claim descent from the Judaism of the ancient Israelites and the worship of the God of Abraham. The Abrahamic religions are monotheistic, with the term deriving from the patriarch Abraham (a major figure described both in the Tanakh and the Quran, recognized by Jews, Christians, Muslims, and others).[2] The three major Abrahamic religions trace their origins to the first two sons of Abraham. For Jews and Christians it is his second son Isaac and for Muslims, his eldest son Ishmael.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abrahamic_religions


29 posted on 02/19/2021 9:41:21 PM PST by Jyotishi (Seeking the truth, a fact at a time.)
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To: metmom

He may be around as well


30 posted on 02/19/2021 10:07:35 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: marshmallow

This will be attended only by people who are NOT Christian, Jews or Muslims, ie, people with COEXIST bumper stickers on their cars.


31 posted on 02/19/2021 10:25:54 PM PST by aquila48 (Do not let them make you care! Guilting you is how they control you. )
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To: RushIsMyTeddyBear; metmom; CynicalBear; SkyPilot; tuffydoodle; tang-soo; righttackle44; ...
I expect this to build - the "Abraham Accords" dovetails with this. It's pretty much what I have been expecting, frankly (this "religious" aspect).

Now, the world just needs that 7-year "peace" deal and then it will be on like Donkey Kong. And get even more "interesting" 1,260 days later.

And the "new messiah" Antichrist will declare himself to be "god" and the False Prophet shall demand worship of the image to the Beast. And it will be 666 time. The choice to make is clearly described in Revelation 14 and Revelation 20:4.

Then shall be Great Tribulation.

Luke 21:34-36



Revelation 13:11-18 King James Version (KJV)

11 And I beheld another beast coming up out of the earth; and he had two horns like a lamb, and he spake as a dragon.

12 And he exerciseth all the power of the first beast before him, and causeth the earth and them which dwell therein to worship the first beast, whose deadly wound was healed.

13 And he doeth great wonders, so that he maketh fire come down from heaven on the earth in the sight of men,

14 And deceiveth them that dwell on the earth by the means of those miracles which he had power to do in the sight of the beast; saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.

15 And he had power to give life unto the image of the beast, that the image of the beast should both speak, and cause that as many as would not worship the image of the beast should be killed.


16 And he causeth all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and bond, to receive a mark in their right hand, or in their foreheads:

17 And that no man might buy or sell, save he that had the mark, or the name of the beast, or the number of his name.

18 Here is wisdom. Let him that hath understanding count the number of the beast: for it is the number of a man; and his number is Six hundred threescore and six.

32 posted on 02/19/2021 11:54:18 PM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Iscool
[They will all worship the same Anti-Christ in the near future...]

We have a winner. The "Coexist" folks will meet there. I'm not promoting conflict by any means; simply that most of the world rejects the tenet that Jesus Christ was and is the Son of God and is Lord and King over all.

Wouldn't surprise if the Antichrist didn't visit this place before it's all over. And definitely the Temple Mount; where the abomination that causes desolation will take place.

https://youtu.be/SQxq7cmeiq8?t=1935
33 posted on 02/20/2021 12:07:34 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Rurudyne
[And you get this nifty mark on your hand or forehead when you worship there!]

And we have yet another winner who gets it.


34 posted on 02/20/2021 12:18:30 AM PST by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: marshmallow

Islam is already telling the others what to do at their own expense.


35 posted on 02/20/2021 1:03:54 AM PST by chopperk ( )
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To: marshmallow

I was in Nazareth last year and in half an hour I walked to a mosque, a synagogue and a church. I told my companion that the Nazarenes apparently had not gotten the memo from the media that this will never work out.


36 posted on 02/20/2021 1:52:42 AM PST by Spok (All free men are equal only in their freedom; everything else is up to them.)
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To: BipolarBob

Of course you could wear that T-shirt to the meeting. Just make sure your funeral arrangements are made ahead of time.


37 posted on 02/20/2021 5:01:26 AM PST by Russ (I )
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To: FreedomForce
...Muslims who aren’t Muslim enough.

Over at ReligionOfPeace.com it has been documenting Islamic inspired attacks since 911. While looking over all these attacks I noticed one thing that stood out: most of the dead are Moslems! House of Peace actually means House of Pieces of high velocity flesh chunks .

38 posted on 02/20/2021 5:21:48 AM PST by Nateman (Keep Liberty Alive! Article V)
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To: Jyotishi

Good informative post. A lot of peoplr don’t understand the origins as you have noted.


39 posted on 02/20/2021 7:14:07 AM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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To: SaveFerris

Thanks for the ping SF.

This reminds me of a situation I witnessed about a year ago. There is a “church” whose denomination shall remain nameless on this thread so as to avoid argument, down my street. I noticed several vehicles parking on the road and geeting out to walk to the “church” some were wearing turbans and others were sporting the hindu mark in their forehead. Just about every religion seemed to be represented. Out of curiosity I leased my dog and went for a walk to see what was going on.

When we got to the “church” I seen a sign that said interfaith worship services. I pointed this out later to a few neighbors who claim to be Christians, it didn’t seem to bother them.

I think we are going to witness much more of this should the Lord tarry.


40 posted on 02/20/2021 7:27:20 AM PST by patriot torch (Ashlie Babbitt-say her name)
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