DONTHAN EAGLE: RELIGIOUS LEADERS FOCUS ON COMMON GROUND BETWEEN FAITHS

Christians,  Jews and Muslims started a dialogue in Alabama about their faiths, their fears and their hopes for a more peaceful co-existence.  70 people of faith who met at Evergreen Presbyterian Church to focus on their similarities, while acknowledging their differences, as related to their shared humanity.  A greater part of the conversation has focused around feelings toward the Muslim community, but as Aslam Rana, the head of the Muslim delegation, noted, “Muslims believe in the hereafter just like y’all do.”

The key to peace among the nations, the three agree, is to find common ground.

Question to the Blogosphere:  Is believing in God enough to build common ground between Muslims, Christians, and Jews, or does history more than religious docrine affect our identities and relationships?  Do you think the context of these talks, a town in Alabama, USA, shows that common ground can be achieved anywhere?  Can you see this meeting taking place in France or Britain, who have strenuous relationships with their religious communities, especially their Muslim community?