Abraham, Sarah, Hagar, and Jesus' sword

June 23, 2008

Paul Walton, minister at the Centenary Uniting Church in Brisbane, wrote a great blog post today highlighting the tensions between our three faiths and outlining a way forward: Whose sword is it?

He reports an incident in which he was encouraging multi-faith use of a hospital prayer room, but was confronted by an angry parishioner who was unhappy about the example being given to Christian youth.

His bottom line: “I am convinced that our best response to the sword is to be people of peace.”

Amen to that!

Dave

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  2. Abraham Conference on reconciliation at Australian Catholic University
  3. Interfaith Youth Core
  4. Prayers for Peace: Contemplative Traditions in Contact
  5. Jewish, Christian, and Muslim youth celebrate open debate

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