"Brotherhood Week"
A short while ago, we heard a news report about a "joint service" arranged between two religious groups; one group under the direction of a Jewish Rabbi and the other under the direction of a Catholic Nun. According to what was shown in the TV news report, the service consisted of singing — by young people — in the Hebrew tongue. One thing is sure! Only a very small part of the TV audience understood it. But we suppose the service was not actually designed for a TV audience.
But the nature of (what was done in) the service is not what we wish to discuss. The news reporter said the event really looked like "brotherhood week." A considerable amount of ado was made over the fact that these people — the Jewish Rabbi and the Catholic Nun — would rise above their personal religious convictions (?) to engage in the service together.
This "brotherhood" idea is taking the day in the thinking of the majority of the people. In this case one may rest assured that the service was not arranged in order to resolve the difference between what they believed. The Jewish Rabbi is supposed to believe that Jesus was an imposter and not what he claimed to be — the Son of God. The Catholic Nun is supposed to believe that Jesus is the Christ. But it is evident that neither believed what they were supposed to believe strong enough to keep them from getting together for a BROTHERHOOD service.
The masses of religious people today seem to believe that BROTHERHOOD — whatever that term might mean to them — is more important than convictions upon who Christ was and is. The same religious people look with disfavor upon any arrangement — religious debate — to get together to discuss differences in convictions upon religious matters.
— 1210 Elsa Jane, Bossier City, La.