...and of those who capitulate.
A row has broken out after a Christian group organised a day of prayer in Oxford about Muslims during Ramadan.
The Muslim Education Centre of Oxford (Meco) accused Witney-based
Open Doors UK of preaching "evangelical propaganda", after the
Christian group held a Call to Prayer day in Oxford yesterday.
But Open Doors UK, which held the event at St Aldate's Church,
insisted it had been taken out of context, although it "regretted" any
offence that had been caused.
A spokesman denied the meeting targeted Muslims, and said its aim was to reduce fear of Islam.
Meco chairman Dr Taj Hargey was invited on BBC Radio Oxford
yesterday to talk about the month of Ramadan, and was followed on to
Phil Mercer's show by Brother Andrew from Open Doors UK.
Dr Hargey said: "It was only then that I learned they were running a day-long Christian initiative called Call to Prayer.
"I was flabbergasted and straight away looked at their website. The
innocent sounding publicity was headlined 'A Call to Prayer', but Open
Doors goes on to call Islam an 'ideology'. I was shocked by their
theological self-righteousness. They assume the self-appointed task to
'pray for Muslims'.
"They also say that each year there are incredible stories about
how God answers these prayers, revealing Himself to Muslims around the
world, and bringing many to faith in Jesus."
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