Human dignity must prevail, Paynter stresses in response to incendiary rhetoric toward Muslims...

[Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص]

Human dignity must prevail, Paynter stresses
in response to incendiary rhetoric toward Muslims

By CBF Communications

DECATUR, Ga. — In response to recent incendiary rhetoric and proposals aimed at Muslims, Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Suzii Paynter has released the following statement:

Facing violence intended to kill and terrorize, we lament the death, pain and sorrow of innocents. We have offered prayers while understanding that prayers necessitate action.

Now, we see elected leaders and politicians, including a presidential candidate, call for banning all Muslims from our country as an expression of protection. They raise suspicions and condemn millions of Muslims on the basis of their faith.

As Cooperative Baptists, we are a Fellowship that daily lives out our shared commitment to Christ’s Great Commandment to love the Lord our God with all our heart and soul and to love our neighbors as ourselves. We live out this shared commitment through our relationships with our neighbors, our fellow Christians as well as those of other faiths.

We stand with people of faith across the nation eager to protect our country but also repudiating the toxic rhetoric aimed at Muslims in the United States and around the world. Although our beliefs are different, we pray for our Muslim neighbors and pledge to walk alongside them and not away from them in the days that lie ahead.

Facing fear, even protecting ourselves, does not mean foregoing human dignity. We are a Fellowship that loves God and loves our neighbor, as the Gospel compels us. This calling prevails in the face of the muddled and sometimes dangerous realities of our world.

–30–

Read and share online at http://cbfblog.com/2015/12/14/human-dignity-must-prevail/

CBF is a Christian Network that helps people put their faith to practice through ministry eff­orts, global missions and a broad community of support.The Fellowship’s mission is to serve Christians and churches as they discover and fulfill their God-given mission.

 

[Bilal Mahmud المكافح المخلص]

Support OPOW Today...

Dear Friend/Member

You count on Oppressed Peoples Online Word (OPOW), to give you the full story — to connect the dots between the issues you've cared about for years and the daily news headlines. 

But did you know that OPOW never accepts any  advertising or corporate sponsorships? 

OPOW relies on our audience — people who receive our publication,  just like you do, and who depend on OPOW as a source of reliable independent news. 

Did you know that if everyone who visited our website this week gave just $15, it would cover our operating costs for the full year? 

Donate at paypal: https://www.paypal.com/home

To:  [e-mail]


Thank You For Your Support 

http://oppressedpeoplesonlineword.ning.com/

Oppressed Peoples Online Word Google Plus

Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/Bilal.Mahmud?ref=tn_tnmn

OPOW :

Abu Ruyaa (AbuRuyaa) on Twitter

https://twitter.com/AbuRuyaa

The latest from Abu Ruyaa (@AbuRuyaa). Oppressed Peoples Online Word.

Thank You For Your Support:

Bilal Mahmud