Thus says the young 93 year old dynamic, Stephane Hessel, in an interview to "Messages", the monthly Catholic Relief Services (February 2011, p. 5): "When I see that in France over 40% people believe that Islam is a danger to our country, I find it not only dangerous but stupid. Instead, we should rejoice that this component can find its place. But naturally, this requires taking stronger measures to integrate. "I had this reaction
memory last night at the meeting of the ecumenical group fontenaisien friendship between Christians and Muslims. At the end of this wonderful evening of sharing, 25 to 30 people present were deeply fortunate to be able to live this great moment of friendship and faith, on the theme of happiness in our two religions.
joy to hear and Monique Elias testify that "The Bible is a route to happiness. "Surprised to discover that our Muslim friends had come with the Gospel text of the Beatitudes, that two of them we have read in Arabic, in religious silence, and then commented with sentences like this:" The Beatitudes, c 'is the description of Jesus himself, in its various facets. "
At the end of this meeting, we gave three ways forward. Firstly, a number of us will meet next Saturday at La Roche-sur-Yon for a day training on the topic: "The Bible and the Koran." During Lent, those who can attend each week at a time of fasting community every Friday from 12:30 to 13:30 at Notre Dame. And we plan to organize an evening of reflection for the general public in order to discover all the advantages of a multicultural society in a world where everyone is afraid of its shadow and its neighbor, particularly if Arab atheist, unlike us, Muslim ... Indeed, the theme of the next meeting of our group, set at Friday, May 13, will be that of otherness.
In any case, as a Muslim friend reminded us last night, "we are all part of the same family! "Are not we all friends of God?
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