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Post by Maolsheachlann on Mar 29, 2022 13:24:07 GMT
I'd strongly resist bring God's will as an argument to support social conservativism. A Muslim could use the same logic to support his social conservatism and there would be no way to argue against him effectively. Isn´t that an eminent option for religious dialogue rather? If we do understand, officially, there is only one God, understood - or misunderstood - differently, it´s possible to try as the obvious node for encounter. I would agree...if Muslims are allies on certain issues, then I say: "All the better". |
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Post by Tomas on Mar 29, 2022 13:51:02 GMT
Isn´t that an eminent option for religious dialogue rather? If we do understand, officially, there is only one God, understood - or misunderstood - differently, it´s possible to try as the obvious node for encounter. I would agree...if Muslims are allies on certain issues, then I say: "All the better". I believe even most high ranking conservative, son to the last Emperor, H.H. Otto von Habsburg (R.I.P.) considered them precisely as that "allies on certain issues". If the betters knew that, we would be wrong to replace wisdom by present modernist misunderstanding in that respect! |
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Post by cato on Mar 29, 2022 17:13:52 GMT
I would agree...if Muslims are allies on certain issues, then I say: "All the better". I believe even most high ranking conservative, son to the last Emperor, H.H. Otto von Habsburg (R.I.P.) considered them precisely as that "allies on certain issues". If the betters knew that, we would be wrong to replace wisdom by present modernist misunderstanding in that respect! The Catholic philosopher and apologist Peter Kreft penned a book several years ago unfortunately called "Ecumenical Jihad" ! Kraft pointed out the common ground on family issues that traditional Christians share with them . Pope John Paul ii in the 1990s successfully organised a diplomatic campaign with Moslem countries to oppose UN Cairo population proposals. |
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Post by hilary on Mar 29, 2022 21:25:13 GMT
I think there's a risk in focusing on common ground that we avoid highlighting the ways Christianity is better. In Ireland anyway Catholics are terrified of offending people and of course the mainstream media would not allow on someone who was going to present a reasoned defence of any particular Catholic teaching. People used to be so sure of their Catholic faith that they would see it as their duty to correct error. I suppose that was before there were many non-Catholics here. I enjoyed this documentary about Hungary by the New Culture Forum. www.youtube.com/watch?v=iiUNStlcSsY |
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