{UAH} Muslims argue about saying 'Merry Christmas' every year.
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Muslims argue about saying 'Merry Christmas' every year.
Every single year. And whenever I hear these debates, I think of how the mighty have fallen.
For four hundred years, half the Christians on earth lived with us under the Caliphate.
Three Catholic Popes came from Syria when it was governed by the Umayyads.
We worked with the Christians of Iraq to translate the works of Ancient Greece to Arabic and kick-off the 'Islamic Golden Age'.
The Christians of the Middle East used to fast Ramadan with us, decorate the minarets of Damascus out of belief in the Prophecy of Muhammad about the descent of Jesus.
We were comfortable and gracious, concerned with grand questions of theology and reaching civilisational accomplishments.
It truly is a measure of where we find ourselves today that Islamic-Christian relations are characterised by questions about saying 'Merry Christmas' and eating Easter eggs.
I'm sure these questions serve a practical purpose, but it's also a sign of where we are. And it's sad
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-- Every single year. And whenever I hear these debates, I think of how the mighty have fallen.
For four hundred years, half the Christians on earth lived with us under the Caliphate.
Three Catholic Popes came from Syria when it was governed by the Umayyads.
We worked with the Christians of Iraq to translate the works of Ancient Greece to Arabic and kick-off the 'Islamic Golden Age'.
The Christians of the Middle East used to fast Ramadan with us, decorate the minarets of Damascus out of belief in the Prophecy of Muhammad about the descent of Jesus.
We were comfortable and gracious, concerned with grand questions of theology and reaching civilisational accomplishments.
It truly is a measure of where we find ourselves today that Islamic-Christian relations are characterised by questions about saying 'Merry Christmas' and eating Easter eggs.
I'm sure these questions serve a practical purpose, but it's also a sign of where we are. And it's sad
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