Comments on: Hyde Park Baptist backs away from Thanksgiving meal with neighbours http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/11/20/hyde-park-baptist-backs-away-from-thanksgiving-meal-with-neighbours/ Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:10:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Mark Byron http://www.benedictionblogson.com/2007/11/20/hyde-park-baptist-backs-away-from-thanksgiving-meal-with-neighbours/#comment-95687 Mark Byron Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:45:40 +0000 http://www.benedictionblogson.com/?p=3511#comment-95687 I remember bailing out of such an interfaith services five years ago tomorrow (the day before Thanksgiving at least, it might not have been the same date in 2002); both my wife and I had the day before Thanksgiving off, and we were visiting a Presbyterian pastor and his wife who were seminary buddies of my wife when she was studying for a Christian Ed degree. Dave's church was hosting an interfaith Thanksgiving service that evening. "How <i>interfaith</i> is it?", I asked. Dave said that it included both Jews and Muslims. I decided to politely bow out; the honest "cover story" was that it was a two hour drive home and that leaving after the service would have gotten us in rather late, but it was also due to the fact that I wasn't feeling <i>that</i> interfaithy. Hyde Park could of saved itself 15 minutes of infamy if it had asked my question. I remember bailing out of such an interfaith services five years ago tomorrow (the day before Thanksgiving at least, it might not have been the same date in 2002); both my wife and I had the day before Thanksgiving off, and we were visiting a Presbyterian pastor and his wife who were seminary buddies of my wife when she was studying for a Christian Ed degree. Dave’s church was hosting an interfaith Thanksgiving service that evening.

“How interfaith is it?”, I asked. Dave said that it included both Jews and Muslims. I decided to politely bow out; the honest “cover story” was that it was a two hour drive home and that leaving after the service would have gotten us in rather late, but it was also due to the fact that I wasn’t feeling that interfaithy.

Hyde Park could of saved itself 15 minutes of infamy if it had asked my question.

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