The Episcopal Church of the Good Shepherd in Austin, Texas, is hosting an Interfaith Ramadan Iftar Dinner soon, bringing together members of the Episcopal community and Muslims to share in the “sacred moment of fast-breaking” during Ramadan, the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, followed by a communal meal.
The Church of the Good Shepherd is a prominent Episcopal parish led by The Rev. Stanford Adams, who serves as Rector.
The church recently promoted an informational session on Ramadan to prepare participants and hype them up for the shared fast-breaking experience and Iftar dinner.
Redditor creidmheach anticipates how this will go down:
Basically you’ll probably get a Muslim Imam give a speech talking about fasting and Ramadan’s significance, peppered in with some propaganda about how they believe in Jesus too, etc.
The Muslims would almost certainly do their prayers first before eating (since the breaking of the fast is at sunset, which also the time of one of their daily prayers), preceded by the call to prayer (which includes bearing testimony to Muhammad’s being God’s messenger). In the prayers, they’ll recite al-Fatiha, which has the line “not the path of those upon whom you are wrathful nor of the astray”, which classical Muslim interpreters explained as referring to the Jews and the Christians. They may also recite al-Ikhlas, which testifies that God has not begotten nor been begotten. And again they’ll testify to Muhammad’s being a prophet and send their greetings to him.
Meanwhile the folks in your church might ooh and aah at how beautiful and multicultural this all is, as their beliefs are ritually denounced in their own church, and the lies of an antiChrist prophet being proclaimed.
The food will likely be pretty good though.
3 responses to “Episcopal Church Holding Ramadan Dinner to ‘celebrate the sacred moment of fast breaking’”
“But Lord Lord…”…”?
“I don’t you…”…
Correction: “I don’t know you”…
This isn’t new for the EC heretics. I played at a local EC for about two years. I was getting ready to leave the minister told me about an “inner faith community Thanksgiving service” they would be hosting in a few weeks and would I be available to play for it. Normally, I would say yes. This time something said “don’t you do it.” So I declined since I did have something that conflicted with it already.
About one week before the service, I saw the program. Wiccans, Buddhists, muslims, et al were participating even going so far as to enter in the service carrying their “emblems of faith” and laying them on the altar table. God is Sovereign, but I wondered why he did send a lightning strike down on that table. But who is surprised? This is the same minister who had a muslim come and speak to their “adult formation” class on Sunday morning. I asked a participant after church how it went and she said great. “They believe in Jesus too.” I responded “NO THEY DON’T. Not our Jesus Christ.” Just got a deer in headlights look.
But that is why TEC is dying and thankfully so. In many of their churches, the people attend for an extended social club. There is no Biblical teaching and the children are raised accordingly. I remember after the BLM riots of 2020 being told that “Jesus threw a brick through a window too” by same church and my subsequent church which was a Baptist church. The American church is dying and most don’t even know it.