HAARETZ: Dutch Jews are accusing a Christian organization of insulting Jews and Muslims by trying to convert them under the banner of promoting peace and interfaith dialogue.
The Jewish community's umbrella group, the Central Jewish Committee, issued an unusually harsh statement about a conference held by the Christian organization Cornerstone in the town of Soest, near Utrecht, yesterday.
The organizers of the conference, which drew hundreds to Soest's Juliana Church, advertised it under the slogan: "The path: Reconciling Jews with Arabs." Preceding the event was a visit by Cornerstone leaders to a Dutch concentration camp.
"It is an insult and maltreatment of the Jewish and Muslim faiths to suggest that their followers can only coexist in peace if they convert to Christianity," the Committee wrote.
One of the organizers, Cornerstone's Jaap Broker, labeled this criticism "laughable," adding that the conference was not geared toward conversion. He nonetheless added that "the only path to reconciliation is to accept Jesus Christ as one's Savior." >>> By Cnaan Liphshiz | Sunday, February 22, 2009
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