Saturday, October 27, 2007

You Can Only Have Harmony If You're Singing the Same Song

This article from the Birmingham (U.K.) Post on harmony between Muslims and Christians
is full of interesting tidbits. Of course, it's also full of babble, and babble can be interesting.

Harmony is a nice concept. The concept of harmony says that we all have different abilities and backgrounds and things we bring to every relationship, and we have to learn how to get along even when we're not alike. A successful choir will blend the different textures of the voices into a harmonious whole.

In other words, we can have unity without having uniformity.

But if you are singing two completely different songs, it's hard to harmonize. To quote the author of the article:
There do remain some major theological sticking points, in particular the idea of the Trinity, Jesus' Divinity and his Resurrection and Ascension.
Sticking points. You think? And who do you suppose is being asked to overlook these sticking points - Muslims or Christians?

Sorry. My song doesn't change.

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