Catholic, Muslim groups pray together for unity

[fatma]

Eid Mubarak to all Muslims

By Ames Boykin | Daily Herald Staff
Contact writerdailyherald.com/story/?id=54390

Published: 10/10/2007 12:01 AM

Cardinal Francis George on Tuesday night urged Muslims and Christians to educate young people to be more tolerant of each other’s religions.:clapping:

George spoke before a group of more than 200 at the ninth annual Catholic-Muslim Unity Ramadan Dinner, which was held at the Islamic Society of the Northwest Suburbs in Rolling Meadows.

Peace and tolerance should be taught to young Muslims and Christians so they can learn to listen to each other, he said.:tiphat: :yup:

“Where we come together not to speak about someone else, but to listen to someone speak about himself or herself from the viewpoint of their own faith,” George said.:yup:

Cardinal George prayed in solidarity with Muslim-Americans at the Iftar, or the breaking of the daily fast during Ramadan. The holy month, which honors the revelation of the Quran to the Islamic prophet Muhammad, ends later this week.

“We’re impoverished indeed if we believe that we can attempt to follow God’s will for us, each one by himself or herself,” George said. “As we call ourselves communities of faith because God intends that we be gathered in his holy name and live in dependence upon him and upon one another.”

Other speakers also emphasized the similarities between the religious values of each, calling for unity.:harp:

Abdul Malik Mujahid, chairman of the Council of Islamic Organizations of Greater Chicago, asked Christians to challenge Islamophobia, or discrimination against Muslims.

“I’d like to invite Christian friends seated here to challenge the only racism which is being considered OK in America today,” Mujahid said. “While thank God no building has gone down since 9/11 … the anti-Islamic opinion is constantly rising in America.”

U.S. officials should be proactive in combating such hate, he said.

Mujahid also asked George to help harbor Iraqi refugees, including Christians, in the Chicago area.

George said he wanted to discuss the idea further.

 

[dolphinlove]

The thing with this is, yes, it would be great if religions can get on in peace.
But…
Catholicism and Islam believe in 2 different things, we believe Jesus to be the son of God, they believe he is just a prophet.
This is a big difference, and honestly, its only one of the differences, there are many others.
Im all for getting on with the people, but when it comes to getting along for religious purposes, its wont be easy.
Our beliefs are not the same, they dont accept the Eucharist, Confession or any of their beliefs, nor do we accept many of their beliefs.
Now if a conversation was to come up with a Catholic/Muslim about their beliefs, it wouldnt take longer than 30 seconds before someone disagrees on something.
As ive said before, i dont dislike the people of Islam, its their religion i dont agree with.
I will get along with them as long as they talk to me about everyday things and leave their beliefs out of the equation, and im sure they feel the same way, unless they are on a mission to try and convert a person.
I feel it is possible for people to accept each other as they are as a person, but as long as they keep what they believe to themselves, we will get along fine.
There are many good people out there who are Muslims, and id be glad to call them a friend, but its hard when religious differences pop up.

 

[fatma]

i don’t see why the differences have to cause arguments. No one has to prove anything to anyone, we can just accept that there are differences.:angel1:
do u argue with everyone that has a differing belief from u? probably not.

 

[dolphinlove]

i don’t see why the differences have to cause arguments. No one has to prove anything to anyone, we can just accept that there are differences.:angel1:
do u argue with everyone that has a differing belief from u? probably not.

No i dont argue with people that have a different belief, but my experience is when the topic of religion comes up, the only thing we can really talk about is the belief in God, all else usually leads to either questions about the faith, which is fine by me, if they want to know, im more than willing to discuss, but also it can lead to debates and disagreements, some can become ugly.

 

[De_Maria]

Funny how Muslims always claim we have “Islamophobia”, but they never notice that they have “every other religion phobia”. like Christianophobia, Judaiophobia, Hinduphobia, and even shiaphobia and sunniphobia. Since apparently they can’t live in peace even with their own.

Has anyone ever heard a Muslim leader say, “We Muslims share the blame, we need to learn to get along with the rest of the world.”

Sincerely,

De Maria

 

[Valke2]

Funny how Muslims always claim we have “Islamophobia”, but they never notice that they have “every other religion phobia”. like Christianophobia, Judaiophobia, Hinduphobia, and even shiaphobia and sunniphobia. Since apparently they can’t live in peace even with their own.

Has anyone ever heard a Muslim leader say, “We Muslims share the blame, we need to learn to get along with the rest of the world.”

Sincerely,

De Maria

yes. I would think this would be a simple thread that we could agree on. The intent of the OP seems to be merely that Christians and Muslims (and I assume Jews and others) can celebrate the fact of their love for the Divine wihtout arguing about how they do it.

There is certainly room in Islam to embrace the belief that God reveals Himself to all peoples. (“Surely, of the Believers, the Jews, the Christians and the Sabians, those who truly believe in Allah and the Last Day and act righteiously, shall have their reward with their Lord and no fear shall come upon them nor shall they grieve”).

The more we teach our children such things, the better off we will all be, IMO.

 

[Grace_Seeker]

Funny how Muslims always claim we have “Islamophobia”, but they never notice that they have “every other religion phobia”. like Christianophobia, Judaiophobia, Hinduphobia, and even shiaphobia and sunniphobia. Since apparently they can’t live in peace even with their own.

Has anyone ever heard a Muslim leader say, “We Muslims share the blame, we need to learn to get along with the rest of the world.”

Sincerely,

De Maria

I’ve never heard a Muslim leader say “we share the blame”, but I don’t hear Muslim leaders saying that anyone else is to blame unless there is some sort of direct conflict either. Most I know are very capable of living in harmony without suspecting that I might be Islamaphobic or of behaving Christianophobic toward me.

Indeed, if one doesn’t talk about Palestinian politics, I find that even Muslims and Jews can get along very harmoniously with one another, even going so far as appreciating different aspects of each other’s practice of relgiion, even as they continue to disagree on the theology itself.

So, I’m glad to see this same sort of gathering taking place between Muslims and Catholics, be it at the end of Ramadan or any other time.

 

[Gottle_of_Geer]

Eid Mubarak to all Muslims

By Ames Boykin | Daily Herald Staff
Contact writerdailyherald.com/story/?id=54390

Published: 10/10/2007 12:01 AM

Cardinal Francis George on Tuesday night urged Muslims and Christians to educate young people to be more tolerant of each other’s religions.:clapping:

George spoke before a group of more than 200 at the ninth annual Catholic-Muslim Unity Ramadan Dinner, which was held at the Islamic Society of the Northwest Suburbs in Rolling Meadows.

Peace and tolerance should be taught to young Muslims and Christians so they can learn to listen to each other, he said.:tiphat: :yup:

And so on. ​

This is the same tired & less than truthful mixture of truth & falsehood that all too usual these days

 

[Valke2]

I don’t need religion to tell me how to hate or fear people who are different. I have no trouble doing that on my own. I need religion to help me remember that we are all created in God’s image and that I should be embracing my brother, not condeming him.