The world's first lesbian bishop of a mainstream Christian denomination -- who is "married" to a woman priest -- has called for one of Sweden's seaport churches to remove its crosses, so as to avoid offending Muslims, the WND (World Net Daily) website reports today (October 5, 2015).
Bishop Eva Brunne of the Lutheran Church of Sweden has proposed to remove the Christian symbols of the Seamen's Church in Freeport to make it more inviting for visiting sailors from other religions.
Her plan calls for removing crosses and other Christian symbols while setting up a prayer room inside the church that marks the direction of Mecca.
"Making a room available for people of other faiths does not mean that we are not defenders of our own faith. Priests are called to proclaim Christ. We do that every day and in every meeting with people," according to Brunne. "But that does not mean that we are stingy toward people of other faiths."
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