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A Call for Unity

The Errors of Radical Christians

The vast majority of Christians approach members of
other religions with the love, and respect required by the
Gospel. This is a very important – and very recent – develop-
ment. During the second half of the twentieth century, the
Christian world's conviction that all other religions are com-
pletely wrong was largely abandoned, and the view that non-

Christians should not be automatically condemned gained
the upper hand. Christian writers, researchers, and officials
expressed this view regularly. Organizations representing
Christians decided to establish a dialogue and cooperate with
other religions to find solutions to the world's problems.
However, it is still possible – although not often – to en-
counter Christian harshness and even aggressions toward
non-Christians. Some religious figures make unfounded alle-
gations against other religions and claim that their followers

are destined for Hell. Such allegations create discomfort in
the Islamic world. Some Christian leaders continue to make
aggressive comments about Muslims, misinterpret the Torah,
and claim that in the near future a Muslim-Christian war will
occur. Or, even worse, they claim that such a war is both nec-
essary and unavoidable. The Torah relates stories from past
nations, their wars, and the consequences thereof. Most of

these are specific to those times and events. Therefore, such
narratives must be considered in the context of those times,
and one should refrain from reinterpreting those narratives to
support war and conflict.

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