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A Call for Unity

ing them that the Prophet Jesus (pbuh) commanded his fol-
lowers to treat all people well, love their enemies, and do
good to those who hate them. In other words, he does not call
for intolerance toward non-Christians and does not support
those self-proclaimed Christians who seek to turn the world
into a great arena of warfare. Such a biased and hateful atti-
tude toward non-Christians, especially Muslims, is the result
of misinterpreted Christian teachings and certain irreligious

ideologies. Moderate Christians must expose the radicals'
views as contrary to Christian teachings so that the Christian
community will not be led astray. As we stated earlier, radi-
calism feeds on ignorance, and Christians are morally oblig-
ed to prevent this danger. As the Gospel says:
For it is Allah's will that by doing good you should silence the ig-
norant talk of foolish men... Show the proper respect to everyone.
Love the brotherhood of believers, fear Allah... (1 Peter, 2: 15-17)

All conscientious Christians must shoulder this respon-
sibility, for the war and conflict demanded by radicals will
bring great losses, tears, and suffering to both sides. It would
be a grave mistake to refrain from taking the necessary steps,
when an alliance of all believers could remove this probabili-
ty. The tensions desired by radicals can be prevented by
Muslims and Christians of common sense. Removing the

prejudices and creating an alliance of believers will enable
them to play a leading role in delivering world peace. In this
way, Christians and Muslims will bring peace and happiness
to the world, just as the morality ordained by Allah demands.

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