Everyone is saying King Charles is not a good Christian for inviting Muslims to break their Ramadan fast at Windsor Castle.
But is that really so? For anyone who had been to church on a Sunday would regularly have listened to the Sermon of the Mount, in which Jesus is reported to have said:
You have heard that it was said, ‘Love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, that you may be children of your Father in heaven.
This is a call to extend love and forgiveness even to those who may have wronged you, much less upstanding citizens who just happen to observe a different faith.
How disappointing these teachings must be for the rabble suddenly professing a nationalist religion. How does it escape so many that faith is meant to challenge and reform us?
Last modified: 9 March 2025
