A reminder in the message
in hearing our differences
but the similarities
the painful truth too
that each religion
each of us in our history
has done violence
in the name of God
the same God
the God of Abraham
September 9, 2009
James 2:1-10, 14-17
Proverbs 22:1-2, 8-9
& sermon, “When I Was In Need, You Helped Me”
Pastor Ruth L. Foss
www.suncookumc.org
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
9/6/09
including comparative language
about Muslim and Christianity
starting with Abraham
and including violence
in the name of God
(Raymond A. Foss)
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