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King Abdullah's call for dialogue labeled an 'exercise in futility'
Chad Groening - OneNewsNow -
04/12/08
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"Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries says she can't understand why some prominent Jewish leaders are welcoming a call from Saudi Arabia's monarch for a dialogue between Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
In a speech, Saudi King Abdullah said his country's top clerics gave him the green light to pursue his idea, because their backing is crucial in a country that adheres to the severe interpretation of Islam known as Wahhabism. Abdullah said he also discussed the idea with Pope Benedict XVI when they met at the Vatican last year. In addition, several Jewish leaders, including Israel's chief rabbi, are welcoming Abdullah's call.
Jan Markell, who heads up the Messianic Jewish ministry Olive Tree Ministries, predicts that any dialogue will be fruitless.
"All these religions [are] never going to get along," says Markell. "[Y]ou can have the pope meet with Abdullah and whoever, and all the pope has to do is say something wrong and the whole Islamic world goes insane. So I just say this is a big exercise in futility."
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Chad Groening - OneNewsNow -
04/12/08
(Excerpt)
"Jan Markell of Olive Tree Ministries says she can't understand why some prominent Jewish leaders are welcoming a call from Saudi Arabia's monarch for a dialogue between Muslims, Christians, and Jews.
In a speech, Saudi King Abdullah said his country's top clerics gave him the green light to pursue his idea, because their backing is crucial in a country that adheres to the severe interpretation of Islam known as Wahhabism. Abdullah said he also discussed the idea with Pope Benedict XVI when they met at the Vatican last year. In addition, several Jewish leaders, including Israel's chief rabbi, are welcoming Abdullah's call.
Jan Markell, who heads up the Messianic Jewish ministry Olive Tree Ministries, predicts that any dialogue will be fruitless.
"All these religions [are] never going to get along," says Markell. "[Y]ou can have the pope meet with Abdullah and whoever, and all the pope has to do is say something wrong and the whole Islamic world goes insane. So I just say this is a big exercise in futility."
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King Abdullah's call for dialogue labeled an 'exercise in futility' (OneNewsNow.com)
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