An Affirmation of Interrreligious Commitment
An Affirmation of Interreligious Commitment* We believe the Bible proclaims God’s love for all people, that Christ’s Great Commandment sets the standard for all of our relationships: “… ‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind,’” and, empowered by the Holy Spirit, “… ‘love your neighbor as yourself’” (Mt. 22:37, 39). We confess that the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has sought to live up to its commitment to love people of other religious traditions, but many times we have not; with God’s help we resolve to do better; that self-serving theologies and goals and triumphalistic attitudes pull us apart; with God’s help we resolve to do better; that some of our confessions and the dated perspectives of our religious heritage have resulted in patterns of unhealthy relationships with people of other religions; with God’s help we resolve to do better. We resolve to do better and not perpetuate divisive relationships amo...