Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Faith Club?

Acts 4:12- "Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved."

"The Faith Club: A Muslim, A Christian, A Jew: Three Women Search for Understanding." is the title of the latest attempt by the liberal publishing companies to bring about the inter-faith movement by women of so called faith. Suzanne Oliver the professed Christian of the three says in the book. "I was comfortable in my own religion, having made a difficult decision to leave the Catholic Church of my parents for the relative liberalism of the Episcopal Church. After twelve years in Catholic schools, I was finally going to get an inter-faith education." Suzanne also went on to say that "Muslims believe in the Gospels and the Torah? Our religions were closer than I had ever thought. It was thrilling!" What more could one expect from a liberal Episcopalian?

When Suzanne Oliver was asked by Meredith Vieira on the Today Show what she had learned about herself and each other she said quote "That we had so much more in common than what separated us actually, that we all found God in the same places, that we have the same God that wants us to revere him and to love each other and to treat our fellow man as we would like to be treated."

In USA Today Article the women say, "their views will be too liberal. For people who believe there is exactly one way to one heaven, described and delineated only by their own faith," I would like to see Suzanne squirm as she tries to fit that statement into John 14:6, John 3:3, and Acts 4:12. The article went on to ask "Will everyone be as open, as bold, as willing to press on with these women's mantra of absolute honesty, constantly asking one another, What do you really think?" Shouldn't we be asking what does the Bible say Suzanne?

In a final chapter of the book, they provide detailed advice on how to start a faith club: the questions to ask, the books to read, and most important, the open-minded attitude to maintain in order to come through the experience with an enriched personal faith and understanding of others.

It's a shame that the media has given Suzanne Oliver a platform to speak for the true Christians who do read the Bible and do know the TRUTH about Islam, Judaism and false Christianity.

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