RE: Christian Insanity 2: A 'Christian' Muslim???

Dear Parish Faithful,

I have received some very interesting responses from a few parishoners concerning the recent "coming out" of a "Christian-Muslim Episcopalian priest." The absurdity of this situation must be causing some real confusion in both the Episcopal Church and the Muslim community (as I have read), but this representative of a new hybrid faith continues to push on undaunted and, unfortunately, unchecked by her bishop. One may fear that this could be the sign of things to come; but before we begin to contemplate such a frightening scenario, perhaps we can also hope that this "pioneering" attempt into incoherent religious syncretism will make thinking people pause and realize just how absurd and untenable such a mixing of faiths actually is.

I would like to share some of these responses, beginning with a short one from Marty Davis, which nevertheless offers some crushing logic to the whole issue of combining belief in both Jesus Christ and the Prophet Muhammad.

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Dear Fr. Steven,

One wonders that if, as the Muslims believe, Jesus is "just" a prophet, and that according to Islamic teaching a Prophet CANNOT lie - then either Jesus lied (because He said that He would be crucified and resurrected) or Muhammad lied because he said that Jesus was NOT CRUCIFIED. Therefore, logically either Jesus lied, and is not a prophet, or Muhammad lied and is not a Prophet. However, if Jesus told the truth - then He IS WHO HE SAYS HE IS and Muhammad is not only NOT a Prophet, but a worthy recipient of the title and description given by St. John:

"many deceivers have gone out into the world who do not confess Jesus Christ as coming in the flesh. This is a deceiver and an antichrist." 2 John 1:7

Whoops - not politically correct???

Marty