King Charles has been criticized for his Christmas Day speech which suggested that all faiths are the same, the Christian Post website reports today (Dec. 29, 2024). The monarch's Christian Day address to the nation is an annual Christmas tradition that many households gather round to listen to on the big day.
In his address this year, the king said, "The example that Jesus gave us is timeless and universal. It is to enter the world of those who suffer, to make a difference to their lives, and to bring hope where there is despair."
As the famous Christmas Carol, Once in Royal David's City reminds us, "Our Savior holy came down to Eartrh from Heaven ," lived among the poor and mean and lowly and transformed the lives of those He met through God's 'redeeming love.'"
"That is the heart of the Nartivity story and we can hear its beat in the belief of all great faiths of the love and mercy of God in times of joy and of suffering, calling us to bring light where there is darkness.
Missiologist and Home for Good Founder, Krish Kandiah,said King Charles' comments demonstrate "a fundamental misunderstanding of either Christianity or world religions. "
"The idea that God becomes human and then willingly dies to redeem and rescue humanity is unique to Christianity," said Kandiah.
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