Leo Hohmann
WND Faith
American Muslims were invited to offer prayers to Allah
inside the nation’s most iconic Christian church Friday in Washington, D.C.,
but the intended message of peace, harmony and tolerance isn’t so well received
in Muslim countries, according to Christian leaders contacted by WND.
The Washington National Cathedral, which earned the title
“America’s House of Prayer” for its hosting of presidential funerals and
inauguration-related prayer services, was turned into a virtual mosque in which
Muslims bowed toward Mecca and shielded their eyes from the Christian cross.
Prayer carpets were arranged diagonally, to the side of the
sanctuary, so worshipers could face in the direction of Mecca without seeing
crosses or other Christian symbols. Muslims are not supposed to pray in view of
sacred symbols “alien to their faith,” the Voice of America reported.
The Episcopal cathedral becomes the first church in America
to host a Muslim-led prayer service. And this isn’t just any church. Famous
people are buried there, including President Woodrow Wilson, Helen Keller and
Admiral George Dewey, and it is perhaps the most recognizable Christian
sanctuary in the nation with its soaring Gothic architecture and grand entrance
hall.
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