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سلجاندر: هناك فرصة لحوار الأديان

دعا عضو الكونغرس الأميركي السابق مارك سلجاندر إلى تعميق البحث عما يجمع بين المسيحية والإسلام لتعزيز الجسور بين الديانتين بما يخدم العلاقات بين البلدان والشعوب.
وقال سلجاندر صاحب كتاب "سوء تفاهم قاتل" في حوار مع الجزيرة نت إن العودة إلى الأصول اللغوية للنصين التأسيسيين (القرآن الكريم والإنجيل) تكشف عن تشابهات ونقاط مشتركة كثيرة من شأنها أن تكون أرضية لتطوير الحوار.
ويرى سلجاندر (58 عاما) الذي سبق له أن شغل منصب سفير لبلاده لدى الأمم المتحدة بين عامي 1987 و1988 أن تولى باراك أوباما، الذي ينحدر من أب مسلم، لرئاسة الولايات المتحدة يمثل فرصة غير مسبوقة للدفع بالحوار بين الإسلام والغرب. وفي ما يلي النص الكامل للمقابلة

 

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Shayne Alexandra (Illinois, USA)

I am 15 years old and not one to read, but when I started reading A Deadly Misunderstanding I could not put it down. It took me one day to read the book, I loved it! I would recommend that all teenagers read this book so they would have a better understanding of the Middle East and the intertwined faiths. From the moment I started reading the book, I was intrigued by the powerful writing of Mr. Siljander. Reading about his journey to understand, learn, and tell others about the similarities between the Muslim and Christian faith was very fascinating and inspiring. It's amazing to think of the many wars that have been fought in the Middle East over religion, when the truth is; each side has been serving and worshiping the same God. One of the many points that Mr. Siljander stresses in his book is the second greatest commandment of the Bible and the Qur' an; Love your neighbor as yourself. When it comes down to this simple law of the Lord, nothing is more important than following it and helping others to follow it as well. The author has helped me walk the bridge between these two renowned faiths and I am grateful for his insights.

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Book Review

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Dr. Rick Love

A Deadly Misunderstanding chronicles a dramatic account of Mark Siljander’s

journey into bridge-building between Christians and Muslims. If you are

interested in peacemaking in general or Christian-Muslim relations in particular,

this is a book worth reading. It will deepen your hope for meaningful encounters

with Muslims. But beware: this book will stir up your theological categories!

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Must-Read: Mark Siljander's "A Deadly Misunderstanding"

by Dan Martin

Today I finished the book A Deadly Misunderstanding by Mark Siljander, and I vigorously recommend it.  A former Republican congressman with impeccable conservative credentials, colleague of Newt Gingrich and the "Young Turks" of the Reagan Revolution, Mark was also a staunch conservative Evangelical Christian, solid supporter of Israel and opponent of communists and Muslims wherever they might be found.  Challenged not long after an electoral defeat, to find the scriptural basis for his conviction to convert others to Christianity, Mark discovered to his shock that the supposed command wasn't there.  But rather than pull back into his comfortable religious shell, Mark did the crazy thing:  he learned Greek and Aramaic and started digging into what the original languages of the New Testament actually taught.

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Mark Siljander's "A Deadly Misunderstanding"

 

Essential Reading For everyone who hopes for peace

and wants to see an end to conflicts in this troubled world.

 

The book opens a door to friendship and understanding

between Christians and Muslims, by demonstrating

 how close the Bible and the Qur'an actually are,

in their universal message to mankind,

 when a deadly misunderstanding, that portrayed Islam and the Qur'an as evil,

 is removed  from the minds of many Christians

by reference to the Aramaic version of the Bible,

which shows clear misinterpretations in key words

used in the Greek and Latin based Bibles.

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The book is searching to build bridges between the two major faiths

and their followers, who are obliged to search for a peaceful co-existence

through dialogue and friendship, based on love, compassion

and the service of the one God or Allah they both worship.

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It is about time that world leaders should stop and revise their policies

which have so far failed to end major conflicts in the world, despite the

billions spent on aide and numerous ugly wars that have only fuelled

hatred and gave rise to the very thing they wanted to defeat; terrorism.

 

It is time for a dialogue and an honest approach to understanding

why  extremism on all sides is on the rise!,

in relationship to dogmatic foreign polices.

 

This wonderful book lays the grounds for serious work to seek peace,

if policy makers  worked with more open minds, less bias

 and prejudice and applied more fairness for all.

 

 Salim Al hasso

 

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