UK: CATHEDRAL HOSTS RAMADAN "GRAND IFTAR SERVICE" ON ANNIVERSARY OF ISLAMIC STATE LONDON BRIDGE JIHAD MASSACRE
BY ROBERT SPENCER
SEE: https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/06/uk-cathedral-hosts-ramadan-grand-iftar-service-on-anniversary-of-islamic-state-london-bridge-jihad-massacre; republished below in full unedited for informational, educational and research purposes:
How wonderfully generous, tolerant, ecumenical, and all that. A few questions: why are Christian services never, ever held in mosques? Why is the “outreach” only one way? Or is it just a matter of the circumstances, so if a Christian screaming “Jesus is Lord” had committed a massacre in London, would a mosque host a Christian service and stress how we are all united as communities?
“UK Cathedral Celebrates Ramadan on Anniversary of ISIS London Bridge Attack,” by Tyler O’Neil, PJ Media, June 3, 2018:
London’s Southwark Cathedral hosted its second annual “Grand Iftar Service” on Sunday evening, marking the anniversary of the London Bridge terror attack last year. In addition to the 11 a.m. Eucharist service, the church also held a 3 p.m. Service of Commemoration for the attack, and an 8 p.m. service to celebrate the Muslim service….“We stand united as communities, as Londoners, as people that want to celebrate our diversity,” Harun Khan, secretary general of the Muslim Council of Britain, said at the Iftar service.In a statement, the cathedral announced it would “host its second Grand Iftar which, this year, will also mark the anniversary of the London Bridge attacks and will bring all communities together to celebrate Ramadan, to promote resilience and to share the common values of hope, peace and unity and celebrate the diversity of those who live and work in the Bankside area [of London].”On June 3, 2017, three terrorists inspired by and claimed by the Islamic State (ISIS) drove a van into pedestrians on London Bridge. When the van crashed, the terrorists ran to the nearby Borough Market area and began stabbing people in and around restaurants and bars. These terrorists killed eight people and injured 48 others, including four unarmed police officers….
