Christians observing Ramadan

Is there a difference between pursuing peace with neighbors and assimilation? Is this what being ‘all thing to all people’ looks like?

“This year, a group of “Emergent Christians,” led by one of the United States’ most influential pastors, Brian McLaren have announced they will actually be ‘observing’ the Muslim holy month, along with a Muslim ‘partner,’” writes Joel Richardson in a WND commentary today. “Ramadan is the month that Muslims thank Allah, their god, for revealing the Quran to Muhammad, their prophet. On McLaren’s personal blog, he recently announced his intentions: ‘We, as Christians, humbly seek to join Muslims in this observance of Ramadan as a God-honoring expression of peace, fellowship, and neighborliness.’”

Paul reminded the Colossians: “If with Christ you died to the elemental spirits of the world, why, as if you were still alive in the world, do you submit to regulations — ‘Do not handle, Do not taste, Do not touch’…These have indeed an appearance of wisdom…” This message may be lost somewhere in the translation to expressing peace.

source: WND, via dana