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We will see, of course. There is a total misunderstanding of Islam by many, if not most Christians. For example,I'd wager dollars to donuts that what we're actually seeing here is not some sort of bid to get everyone to "join up" with some kind of syncretic religion, but an outgrow of policies common across the gulf countries that prohibit the construction of new church buildings. I know that in Kuwait, for instance, there is a "multi-confessional" church building in which each Christian confession occupies its own floor. I know there's a floor for Coptic Orthodox (the person who told me about it had just gotten back to the States after staying in Kuwait for some time, and was a member of the Coptic Orthodox Church), another for Catholics, and I think another for whatever Protestant confession is dominant over there (Anglican, maybe? I can't remember). I suppose if being all housed in the same building is enough to accuse them all of some kind of ecumenical naughtiness, then so be it, but the point is that it's not by their own choosing that things are like that. Similar to how the first ever Coptic Orthodox liturgy was held recently in Saudi Arabia: Even though the authorities there (or more specifically, King Suliman himself) approved of it, it wasn't held in a church building because they obviously don't have those in Saudi Arabia.
“The Church has also a high regard for the Muslims. They worship God, who is one, living and subsistent, merciful and almighty, the Creator of heaven and earth". Vatican Council statement.
This is patently false, to anyone not deceived. They inadvertently worship Satan, who falsely claims to be God. They deny the reality of Jesus dying and rising again, make a mass murdering paedophile superior to Christ and happily murder anyone who disagrees with them. Satan tried to make himself like God (Isaiah 14:14). Satan founded the religion of Islam precisely to gain the worship that is due only to God. It's worked pretty well so far.
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