Grand mufti points the way to religious tolerance
Mustafa Ceric, the grand mufti of Bosnia. Source: BBC
Tim Townsend’s story in the Saturday edition of the Post-Dispatch about the Interfaith Partnership/Faith Beyond Walls annual dinner included a remarkable statement by Mustafa Ceric, the grand mufti of Bosnia, described as “the highest authority for Bosnian Muslims.“
“Humanity is, at the moment, confused,” Ceric is quoted as saying. “People of all beliefs and concepts are claiming now that they possess the whole truth about our destiny. No one possesses the whole truth, but each of us has a bit of it. That’s God leading us toward each other.”
I could not possibly agree with the grand mufti more (except for the God part), and I trust the attendees at the dinner, all of whom are demonstrably interested in finding ways that people of different faiths can coexist in peace, found his remarks especially welcome.
As an atheist, I find I can agree with the lion’s share of…
