The problem with public official prayers
We believe in freedom of religion, something that is becoming more and more important to Christians in light of the possibility of official suppression. Along with that comes the rights of...
View ArticleThe claim that Muslims and Christians worship the same God
We Missouri Synod Lutherans went through this controversy some years ago. . . .A professor at Wheaton College, a leading evangelical institution where I was once visiting professor, was suspended for...
View ArticleIslamic exceptionalism
We keep hearing, “All religions are essentially the same.” But no they aren’t! That sentiment is particularly unhelpful when trying to understand the different religions. So it’s refreshing to read...
View ArticleInterfaith service surprise
The Anglican cathedral in Glasgow, in its interfaith zeal, invited a Muslim to read from the Qu’ran in the divine service for Epiphany. The purpose was to show that Muslims too honor Jesus. The...
View ArticleMany gods were invoked at the Inauguration service
The traditional Inauguration Service at the National Cathedral was an interfaith service featuring Hindus, Muslims, Sikhs, Baha’is, Native American religion, Jews, and Christians–including Catholics,...
View ArticleOpen communion that includes Muslims
In Atlanta during Holy Week, the entire diocese of the Episcopal Church held a Mass in which the clergy renewed their ordination vows. This was also an interfaith service. The Scripture readings...
View ArticleMost Christians have non-Christian worldviews
A new study from Barna has found that most “practicing Christians” in America–defined as those who attend church regularly and say that their faith is important to them–hold to non-Christian...
View ArticleThe Difficulty of Defining Religion
Australia is working through how to guarantee the freedom of religion in light of their new same-sex marriage law, approaching it from a slightly different perspective than the U.S. Part of the...
View ArticleIn Defense of Proselytizing
Fellow Patheos blogger Mark Driscoll has written a long and thoughtful post on the teaching that there is no salvation apart from Christ. This takes him into the related subjects of evangelism and...
View ArticlePope Says God Wills the Diversity of Religions
At the Pope’s recent visit to Abu Dhabi, he and the Muslim Grand Imam of al-Azhar signed a document entitled “A Document on Human Fraternity for World Peace and Living Together.” Among other things,...
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