The Civil Public Square - Inspiration from the Netherlands
- CIVIL PUBLIC SQUARE, NEWS
- August 15, 2022
Hatred against people because of their ethnicity or religion is on the rise across Europe. This is not something Christians should ignore. The EEA is issuing a call to action against antisemitism, which includes a review of the phenomena of antisemitism, biblical thoughts on hatred, Jews and a brief reflection on Christian responses to antisemitism.
Hatred against people because of their ethnicity or religion is on the rise across Europe. This is not something that Christians should ignore. The EEA is issuing this call to action about anti-Muslim hatred in Europe, along with a brief review of history, examples of hatred and an overview of Christian attitudes towards Muslims and Islam.
Many people know of Albania’s extreme communism and strict atheism from the end of World War II until the early 1990s. But what is less widely known is the country’s history of peaceful interreligious co-existence both before and after this period of dictatorship…
The civil public square is all about people of different beliefs and worldviews being free to believe what they believe but also being concerned about the freedom of those who disagree with them. It requires the cultivation of civility so that, even if people passionately disagree with one another, problems can be resolved as much as possible in a constructive, rights honouring manner.
Across Europe, society is increasingly diverse. Many love the variety of cultures, languages and ethnicities they hear and see. Even more welcome the huge…
EEA encourages all Christians to work for & in a civil public square with freedom, space for the Gospel to thrive, respectful co-existence of different kinds of people…
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