Friday, March 23, 2007

Church of God pastor works for religious peace

According to Journal Chretien (Eng. "Christian Journal") Pastor Ameal Haddad, Pastor of Bellflower Church of God in California, along with another pastor, formed Ambassadors for Peace, a religious rights organization.



Haddad is originally from Jordan, and understands first hand the conflicts that have arisen between Christians and Muslims. He believes that working for religious freedom around the world not only will contribute to greater human rights, but potentially could allow Christianity to flourish in countries in which there are currently many restrictions.



Read the article yourself, and please comment on what you think of this effort.



(One point in the article which is probably incorrect is that it says they are endorsed by the "300,000 member Church of God based on Anderson, IN". There is no listing of them in the Yearbook, although their website has an endorsement letter from the area administrator in Southern California).



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