January 25, 2006
MERRY CHRISLAMHERB:
In Africa, Islam and Christianity are growing - and blending (Abraham McLaughlin | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor)
[W]orshipers at "The True Message of God Mission" say it's entirely natural for Christianity and Islam to co-exist, even overlap. They begin their worship by praying at the Jesus alcove and then "running their deliverance" - sprinting laps around the mosque's mosaic-tiled courtyard, praying to the one God for forgiveness and help. They say it's akin to Israelites circling the walls of Jericho - and Muslims swirling around the Ka'ba shrine in Mecca.This group - originally called "Chris-lam-herb" for its mix-and-match approach to Christianity, Islam, and traditional medicine - is a window on an ongoing religious ferment in Africa. It's still up for debate whether this group, and others like it, could become models for Muslim-Christian unity worldwide or whether they're uniquely African. But either way, they are "part of a trend," says Dana Robert, a Boston University religion professor.
Just another step towards Reformation. Posted by Orrin Judd at January 25, 2006 11:13 PM
viz. Baha'i and/or Druze.
Posted by: H.D. Miller at January 25, 2006 11:44 PMOr thereabouts. Unitary, universal and non-anthropomorphic.
Posted by: ghostcat at January 26, 2006 12:29 AMBlending...
Sure. Tell it to the Nigerians, who are half way toward full Sharia implementation.
This is how American Chinese food came about.
Posted by: RC at January 26, 2006 8:03 AMRighteous! Tell me more about the "herb" part, Dude.
Posted by: Rick T. at January 26, 2006 9:15 AM