The New Interfaith Washington National Cathedral: The Potential for Danger

The New Interfaith Washington National Cathedral: The Potential for Danger November 9, 2011

In recent weeks, the CEO of the Protestant Episcopal Cathedral Foundation, Bishop John Bryson Chane, has spoken openly about his diplomatic work now that he approaches his departure on November 12, 2011. According to unnamed inside sources, in these public meetings, Chane talked of meeting separately with Sunni and Shiite Islamic groups who have a long history of hostility. His public remarks about his frequently covert work have created concern. During one of his last weeks at the Cathedral, the week of October 23, Chane visited Jordan and Lebanon as he worked to organize the second Christian-Islamic Summit. With dwindling Episcopal Church money, Chane acknowledged that funds for the trip came from “outside the country.”

Chane has spoken of the problems of Middle East culture, calling it “very troubling” and said that in the Middle East the “rule of the governance is the rule of the mob.” He spoke of the two levels impacting Middle East as “religiously fueled terrorism” and the “invisible enemy” carrying terrorism. Chane acknowledged “terrorism is a huge concern in this country” yet challenged the United States culture by talking of “our inability to absorb Muslims.”

Speaking about the “Arab Spring,” Chane said, “It is all about religion.” With confidence, Chane stated that this movement will come to the United States and said, “What happens there will happen here.” These words about Chane’s Middle East work call for a public and detailed explanation.

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