Iranian Ex-President to Speak at National Cathedral
Charles Johnson
Tue Aug 22, 2006 at 8:33 am PDT • Views: 305
The Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation (a name that’s a tip-off to its loony left nature), at the behest of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan, has invited Iranian mullah Mohammad Khatami to speak next month at the Washington National Cathedral: Iran ex-president invited to Washington.
At the Cathedral, the Rev. Canon John L. Peterson, director of its Center for Global Justice and Reconciliation, said U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan had invited Khatami to participate in a conference Sept. 5-6 to promote dialogue.
He said the church’s center “thought it would be appropriate to invite the president to speak on the role that the three Abrahamic faiths can play in shaping peace.”
“We have a special commitment to embracing the children of Abraham,” he said, referring to Muslims, Christians and Jews. “The Church calls upon us to engage in reconciliation and understanding by having conversations with people with whom we might disagree,” he said.
Evan Anderson, deputy director of the Center, said the former president was in Dubai preparing to apply for permission to visit the United States. “Any headway that is to be made in U.S.-Iranian relations is very important,” Anderson said. Religious groups should play a role in fostering dialogue with Iran, he said.
Khatami would speak at the Cathedral Sept. 7 on the role of Muslims, Christians and Jews in improving world understanding.
Maybe he can finish up with a rousing chorus of “Death to America!”
Frank says: