“You don’t know what Theotokos means? Get a book and read about it. You have a hard time standing for two hours? Do some sit-ups and get yourself into worship shape. It is the Lord our God we worship here, mortal. This is bigger than you are.”
GORDON ATKINSON — The San Antonio pastor and blogger was describing when he felt was being communicated to visitors at an Eastern Orthodox church he attended during a recent sabbatical, on which he worshipped in churches of several faith traditions. He was quoted by the Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News.
“Not only do we express our outrage at this behavior as inhuman, we deplore those interpreters of Islam and religious leaders who use a rhetoric that promotes a false sense of insecurity and paranoia in Muslim mobs.”
SAYYID SYEET — The national director of interfaith and community alliances for the Islamic Society of North America, was reacting to riots in Pakistan that resulted in the killing of Christians. He was writing in a commentary for EthicsDaily.com, the web site of the Baptist Center for Ethics (RNS)