While many may find that an aspect of one religion fits their views as well as an aspect of another religion also fits, can one really mix religions? As this article illustrates, one female minister chose to practice both Islam and Christianity….until she was “defrocked.” Yes, her Christian church, the Episcopal Church, rejected her religious choice and practices and told her she would have to make a choice between the two faiths she was openly practicing. The Imam however in the location where this female muslim minister goes and prays endorses her choice to continue to practice both religions, citing that she brings out the best in both.
It is an interesting concept indeed if one were to be allowed or even encouraged to take aspects of different faiths, apply them, mix them and practice them. I could see some very interesting hybrid faiths emerging for sure. But while one can speculate, I don’t think it is feasible to mix and match faiths and am surprised to see that a formerly ordained minister had chosen to attempt to do so. To me, this just sends messages of confusion to her followers. I find it surprising as well that an Imam would also be supportive of her practice to follow two differing faiths at the same time.
The article makes an interesting read and worth having a discussion on this topic.
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