{"id":25092,"date":"2017-06-16T23:14:20","date_gmt":"2017-06-17T03:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/?p=25092"},"modified":"2017-06-16T23:14:20","modified_gmt":"2017-06-17T03:14:20","slug":"ottawa-parish-offers-a-lenten-course-on-islam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.anglicansamizdat.net\/wordpress\/ottawa-parish-offers-a-lenten-course-on-islam\/","title":{"rendered":"Ottawa parish offers a Lenten course on Islam"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is an abundance of evidence that the Anglican Church of Canada has lost interest in Christianity. The replacement we\u2019ve all become used to is a variation on cultural Marxism: we are all equal<\/em>; there are no longer men and women because the sexes must also be equal \u2013 <\/em>gender is fluid; the state substitutes for the traditional family; social justice replaces charity; Gaia replaces God, smudging replaces confession and Two Spirit replaces the Holy Spirit.<\/p>\n

That isn\u2019t enough, it seems. The Diocese of Ottawa’s Christ Church Seaway is so ashamed of its Christian heritage it is plumbing new depths of idiocy by encouraging its members to convert to Islam.<\/p>\n

From here<\/a>:<\/p>\n

It is common for churches offer courses on Christian spirituality during the season Lent. This year, Christ Church Seaway hosted a different kind of Lenten course. In response to local confusion about Islam and how Christians should respond to a growing Muslim presence in our region, The Rev. Patrick Stephens decided that the time was right for his community to formally begin the work of inter- religious dialogue. A special guest speaker was present for the first session and helped the group get started on the right foot. Imam Dr. Mohamad Jebara from Ottawa\u2019s Cordova Centre shared with the group about his own faith and was gracious in responding to questions from the floor. The course ran for a total of five sessions and was based around readings, video presentations, and group discussions.<\/p>\n

Over all, approximately thirty people participated. For many course participants, this experience was the first meaningful encounter with the Muslim religion. As the course came to an end, there was much interest from the group to reach out to a nearby mosque to explore opportunities for further learning and relationship building. Later this spring, the group hopes to visit and tour a mosque, and possibly reciprocate by offering similar hospitality at the church.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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