Sunday, October 5, 2008

Jesus Mosque

A mosque has recently opened in Madaba, Jordan, 30 kilometers south of the capital Amman. This is not surprising - Jordan is a Muslim country. But this one is interesting; it's name is "Jesus Christ Mosque." 10% of the population of Madaba is Christian, and there is a long history of interfaith cooperation there.  One of the worshippers had this to say: 
"We have lived in peace for centuries with our Christian brothers and now we feel that this mosque symbolizes out fraternity."
Jordan has often pushed itself as a model of good interfaith living, with at least 5% of its population being Christian. There are also Druze and various other Muslim denominations. The full story can be found here.


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