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IRAQ: THE WAR AT FOUR

Love Your Muslim as Yourself

We remain woefully ignorant about the world's second-largest religion.

A Christianity Today editorial | posted 3/16/2007 09:25AM

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As long as our ignorance persists, we hamper our ability to love our Muslim neighbors here in the States, and we reinforce a national attitude that only makes it more difficult to bring peace to Iraq and other conflict-ridden regions around the world.

Related Elsewhere:

Christianity Today's articles on Iraq and Islam are available on our site.

International Center for Religion & Diplomacy president Douglas Johnston's remarks to the Secretary of State's open forum focused on the dynamics of faith-based diplomacy.

CT spoke with Madeline Albright, who wrote The Mighty and the Almighty.

Jeff Stein's 'Can You Tell A Sunni From a Shiite?' appeared in the New York Times. He is also worried about the chairman of the House Intelligence Committee's understanding of Al Qaeda.

The Institute for Global Engagement offers perspectives on engaging Islam.

Global Mapping International's small maps of Islam show and explain Muslim population and percent Muslim by country, the distribution of Sunni and Shi'a Muslims, and more.

The BBC section on Islam has helpful explanations of Muslim subdivisions, the five pillars of Islam (declaration of faith, praying, charity, fasting and pilgrimage to Mecca), and Beliefs (including Jesus through Muslim eyes.)

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Greg Livingstone

Posted: March 29, 2007 8:37 AM

Having spent 45 years among or assisting other to make the Gospel make sense to Muslims from Mauritania to Mindanao, I appeal to American Christians to love God with our MINDS! It is no more reasonable to think of Muslims as terrorists than for Musims to think of Americans as Klu Klux Klan! 95% of all the Muslims are just like most Americans-trying to survive life-get their kids through school, and occasionally placate God as they conceive of Him.

Julie

Posted: March 28, 2007 6:12 PM

As I read this article, I am humbled at how little Americans, myself included, know about Islam. I am really really sad about the violence in Iraq, a conflict the American government created. I am encouraged to hear about Christians sowing seeds of peace and understanding through diplomatic means. Lastly, I am reminded how difficult it really is to live a grace filled life. One step might be to pray that individuals and governments move away from a stereotypical understanding into grace-filled human understanding. One thing I know... we can't do it without God!

christopher

Posted: March 28, 2007 3:31 AM


It's time to preach good new to muslim,our Chinese church should do our best to Chinese muslim.

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