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  • Writer's pictureDean Greg Jenks
    • Mar 4, 2018
    • 1 min read

The cleansing of the church


Nicolaus Haberschrack [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

We stand alongside Jesus, the Jewish prophet from Galilee as we call on our religious institutions to walk the talk, to serve always the mission of God in the world (rather than their own self-preservation), and to protect the vulnerable and the weak.

In this Cathedral there can be no anti-Semitism. Ever.

Passionate as I am about Palestinian rights to justice and self-determination, there is no excuse for anti-Semitism as we stand in solidarity with people who have lost land, family, homes and hope.

Similarly, there is no place for Islamophobia here.

This Cathedral—like the Temple in Jerusalem—is a house of prayer for all God’s children, and we welcome our Jewish and Muslim friends to find here a place of pilgrimage and prayer.

If you love God, you are welcome here.

If you love your neighbour, you are welcome here.

Full text and video of this sermon are available online.

IMAGE: Nicolaus Haberschrack [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons


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