Vicar offers to cover up crosses and picture of Jesus for Muslims to celebrate Ramadan in their church

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This woman is a Vicar? No wonder the Church of England s dying.The lack of respect and reverence for the church is breathtaking. And make no mistake, there is no reciprocity. Never has such an offer been extended in an mosque.

Christians offer to cover up crosses and picture of Jesus for Muslims to celebrate Ramadan in their church

  • Rev. Lissa Scott agreed to host event at St Matthew and St Luke’s in Darlington
  • They would ‘cover up’ cross and devotional painting of Jesus during the prayers
  • Senior Bishop criticised the plans as ‘disrespectful’ for Christians 
  • Durham diocese say prayers cannot go ahead because church law does not allow non-Christian prayer in Church of England buildings
  • Muslims will join other faiths for Iftar meal in June with prayer held elsewhere 

The Reverend Lissa Scott agreed for the celebration of the Muslim fast to take place in St Matthew and St Luke’s church in Darlington.

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As part of the event, the Reverend agreed to ‘cover up’ the church’s cross and a copy of The Light of the World, a well-known devotional painting of Jesus by the pre-Raphaelite artist William Holman Hunt.

Rev Lissa Scott (pictured with husband Nigel Scott after their wedding at St. Andrew’s church) has come under fire for organising for a cross and picture of Jesus to be covered up for Muslim prayers in the church

It is believed men who from a nearby mosque were invited to pray in the aisle of the church, while Muslim women were offered an adjoining set of rooms.

The plans were discussed at a church meeting on May 9 attended by the Rev Scott, former Darlington mayor of Gerald Lee, and a number of local Muslim representatives.

Mr Lee has been seeking to boost racial harmony in the area with a group called Celebrating Communities, which mostly organised diverse social events.

St Matthew and St Luke’s Church in Darlington, where men who from a nearby mosque were invited to pray in the aisle of the church, while Muslim women were offered an adjoining set of rooms

Lissa and Nigel Scott in front of the altar inside St. Andrew’s church, which is one of the three churches that she oversees in her parish

The Sunday Times reported that minutes from the meeting read: ‘One aisle in church to be cleared of chairs for Muslim men to say prayers.

‘Cover Christian crosses/ photographs in small rooms for ladies to say prayers.’

Christian Episcopal Church Bishop Gavin Ashenden criticised the plans because of the disrespect caused by covering up Jesus.

The Light of the World by William Holman Hunt was the painting of Jesus that had been planned to be covered up

‘When Muslims come into our church, we invite them to come in and respect Jesus. If we accepted an invitation to go into a mosque, we would respect Muhammad,’ he said.

The diocese of Durham has intervened in the fiasco, stating that church law does not permit acts of worship by non-Christians in a Church of England building.

Muslims are still set to join Christians and other faiths at the church at sunset on June 2 for the evening meal of Iftar with ends the daily fast.

Prayers will be held in a nearby building instead.

Mr Lee added that he was not trying to ‘convert or upset’ anyone, and just wanted to bring parts of the community together.

He accepted that they had made an ‘error of judgment’.

Rev. Scott was not immediately available for comment.

 

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Sideshowjoe
Sideshowjoe
4 years ago

“That’s a man, baby”!

Abby
Abby
4 years ago

Actions like this as well as Catholic Church predicted in bible long ago. The apostates are revealing themselves.

DevilDog53
DevilDog53
4 years ago

These dimwits will end up minus their heads before they are through with their misguided magnanimity.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago

Another Vicar, a supposed Christian who is either gullible, naive, as thick as a plank or all of the mentioned plus more. Subjugating one’s self to Islam is up to the individual but to subjugate your congregation and the once consecrated church is no more than treasonous. One must ask, would this Vicar invite Satanists to worship in his church? It doesn’t matter, as she has already opted to permit Satan worship under the guise of Islam’s Allah.

felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago
Reply to  Ziggy46

Frankly I don’t know how these women get through seminary school. Women are not permitted to head a church. They can perform other functions but not heading the church. Being ashamed of Christian symbolism but happily being SUBMISSIVE to Islam amazes me. Why would SHE want to be SUBMISSIVE to Islam and not to the God she claims to represent? So much for feminism! She might as well openly invite Satanists to her church. It’s my opinion that Islam is the largest, organized, counterfeit religion of Satan. It denies all the key ingredients of Christianity.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Years ago, a Vicar asked me if the Bible, especially God, should be gender neutral. He was a man, sort of but, mentioned that his wife desired that God should become gender neutral. He was submissive and browbeaten by his wife; it was obvious. I laughed, shook my head in complete disgust. I am sure that I was, likely, deemed a misogynist or worse. Soon thereafter, I chose not to attend that specific parish. I attended church to pray or reflect on God, not the preaching of some aspirant Marxist or leftist blunderhead, propagandizing the party for which one should vote.

I admit that this experience and numerous others turned me off corporate religion; Hence, I have chosen to hold dialogue with G-d personally as opposed to a confrontation with the political correctness that has overtaken many houses of worship. My decision may cause some to blow a raspberry or three, but I stand by my decision, rightly or wrongly. Years ago, a Vicar asked me if the Bible, especially God, should be gender neutral. He was a man, sort of but, mentioned that his wife desired that God should become gender neutral. He was submissive and browbeaten by his wife; it was apparent. I laughed, shook my head in complete disgust. I am sure that I have deemed a misogynist or worse. Soon thereafter, I chose not to attend that specific parish. I attended church to pray or reflect on God, not the preaching of some aspirant Marxist or leftist blunderhead, propagandizing the party for which one should vote.

I admit that this experience and numerous others turned me off corporate religion; Hence, I have chosen to hold dialogue with G-d personally as opposed to confronting the political correctness that has overtaken many houses of worship. I am up to debating with the clergy of any faith, excepting Islam; not, however, to become a sounding board for dogma. My decision may cause some to blow a raspberry or three, but I stand by my decision, rightly or wrongly.

felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago
Reply to  Ziggy46

There is no point in attending a church like that.

People are so intent to destroy Christianity they have rewritten the Bible to be GENDER
NEUTRAL
and others have made God a SHE. So there are lots of people busily working to make the Bible meaningless.

All of this male deconstruction and having males more feminized is in direct rebellion to roles God has for us. I think it was Sweden, run by a bunch of women, now requiring females to perform jobs that mostly males performed and males to perform jobs that mostly females performed. Of course if that isn’t enough you can believe you are the opposite sex, mutilate yourself and deceive yourself with that. To be even more convincing if you are a male, you can get your Adam’s apple shaved. We truly live in prophetic times. I’ve just never seen anything like this on a global scale in the west.

‘I will make you a fisher of PEOPLE’:
New gender-neutral Bible translation angers conservatives
By DAILY MAIL REPORTER
UPDATED: 09:19 EDT, 18 March 2011

In older prints Mark 1:17 reads: ‘And Jesus said to them, “Follow Me, and I will make you become fishers of men.”‘

In the new version the verse reads: ‘”Come follow me,” Jesus said. “And I will send you out to fish for people.”‘

In the 2005 version Revelation 3:20 reads: ‘If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with them, and they with me.”

This has been replaced with: ‘If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me,’ in the 2011 version.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1367570/New-Bible-translation-causes-controversy-addition-women-gender-neutral-language.html

It’s turning into gibberish as intended. They also have Bibles where it’s feminized and God is a female. This has been going on for about 30 years now. There is an intense hatred for straight white males or any straight males of another race but white males seem to have more disdain. They hate male authority figures, well, except for ISLAM the ultimate nightmare for a “religion”.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Well said, Felix; it is gut wrenching but true.

created4el
created4el
4 years ago
Reply to  Ziggy46

I’m sorry to hear that your experience with corporate worship was bad… it’s good that you did recognize a problem with the thinking of the vicar you spoke to and got out of there. The Church has been infiltrated by a bunch of wolves. As a result many of our churches are as godless as any other manmade religion.

Having said that, I do believe there are some churches that are sound… but the Church of England isn’t one of them. Neither is the Catholic church. You are better off at a place where everybody is worshiping Satan that a church led by a wolf… that is because at least if you are in a place where everybody is worshiping Satan, you know what you’re getting. When you are in a church that sounds like it is a godly place but it is only 99.99% godly, then like sin, unless you are 100% sin free then you are still a sinner… even Satan quoted scripture and we are told the anti-Christ preachers and teachers would fool many though not the elect but the fooled will include some who think they are the elect… these believe they are Christians but they’ve been fooled and are not.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago
Reply to  created4el

Thanks for your response, created4el; whether one is a Jew, a Christian one must follow the tenets of one’s faith. It isn’t effortless, or without failure, after all, it is part of the human condition. Those, I find, who profess piety often have a secondary motivation; the Roman Catholic Church, The CoE are but two of the most well known. My wife is a UK ex-pat; it is through her the CoE came into my spiritual life; I am, of course, not blaming her. Both of us have helped through our many decades together to improve the disenfranchised, especially youth. We found it best not to use any government or religious enterprise or agency when doing so. I mention this not for kudos but to make a point; if the government agencies or church does not benefit, they want something in return.

It is not to say I have not encountered priests or other clergies who not steeped in self-righteousness and piety. There are virtuous representatives who, I believe, are overlooked, not by the congregation but their overlords. Although I am not a Catholic, I had a friend, a priest, with who I could debate without fear of criticism. It was n exchange of philosophy and other such matters that helped me at that particular time of my life. Sorry, I tend to prattle on and on.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago
Reply to  created4el

“I guess the bottom line is my hope that you would study the scriptures
with someone who understands them in an orthodox way (i.e. not from a PC
world view) so that you will know the difference between what is from
man and what is from God.”

Thanks for the sound advice. I couldn’t finf your post so placed my response here.

created4el
created4el
4 years ago
Reply to  Ziggy46

“I couldn’t finf your post so placed my response here.”

I think people block some of my posts or mark them as spam because they don’t like what I wrote… I don’t think I wrote anything particularly offensive but perhaps it’s because they don’t have a response and don’t want my perspective known.

May God bless you and lead you to the truth.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago
Reply to  created4el

If anyone found your post offensive; they have a few problems, perhaps several. Indeed, thanks, seeking the truth, especially in today’s sate of godlessness is a challenge but that make it more gratifying. Your responses have aided me in not being deterred by those preaching the gospel of their creation. God bless, as well.

Robn1977
Robn1977
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Mohamed is the anti-christ and his followers bear the mark of the beast, the lump on their forheads made by banging their heads on the ground thousands of times a month. how any christian church could have anything to do with them is beyond belief

CatLady63
CatLady63
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

I don’t think that is a woman.

created4el
created4el
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

She’s practicing what her faith would look like under sharia.

Robn1977
Robn1977
4 years ago
Reply to  Ziggy46

Thick as a plank is the correct description

Commieobamie
Commieobamie
4 years ago

Morons.

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4 years ago

At my church,… we keep the bathroom fully stocked in Honor of Islam’s Pedophile Prophet !!!

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felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago

Not in her church – that would be insensitive.
She’d rather offend God than fake Allah.
She wants to believe that humbling herself to Satan, er Allah, shows Christian humility.
How can someone get so screwed up and confused?

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Indeed, one would be banished, actually, in most churches.

Joan C.
Joan C.
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Practically every leader in Europe opened their arms and their border to thousands, if not millions of these “people”! I’m can’t wrap my mind around how they could be smart enough to be elected” as a leader, but then be so ignorant about what these “people” believe in! I could see maybe one or two, but ALL of these???

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Britain, Brussels, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Iceland (look up “Iceland 2040”, they want a million of “them”, by then), Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland

But Christians can look at this verse, and have understanding….

“But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 10:3)

I say these people, if they were Christians at one time, they surely are NOT now! No one who loves the Lord, could do this atrocious act.

VoiceInDesert
VoiceInDesert
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

For the time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine; but after their own lusts shall they heap to themselves teachers, having itching ears; And they shall turn away their ears from the truth, and shall be turned unto fables (2 Timothy 4:3-4 KJV).

Robn1977
Robn1977
4 years ago

Where can i get some from

felix1999
felix1999
4 years ago

Look forward to rotting in hell, Vicar. Just how does a FEMALE become a Reverend?
Ahem, Rev. Lissa Scott. MEN are in leadership roles in a Christian churches.
Women can NOT be Reverends or Pastors.
Women can NOT be the head of a church and her actions show why.
God is NOT a gender blending feminist.
Each has distinct roles and our BRAINS are wired differently for them.
Hon, God is NOT present in your church.

Familiar with these verses?

1 Timothy 2:12
But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.

1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

Luke.9:26
[26] For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father’s, and of the holy angels.

Rom.1:16
[16] For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

Joan C.
Joan C.
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Gooood! I was thinking exactly of that first verse when I saw this article. That is EXACTLY right! Women should not teach. And another verse that fits perfectly with these “people” is this:

“But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 10:3)

If they were REAL Christians, they wouldn’t have done that…for ANYTHING! I wouldn’t be surprised if they both decided to change their religion, to islam. I am so terribly sad for these people, that they would deny Christ.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

Scary stuff, Felix and all too common.

Dave Glynn
Dave Glynn
4 years ago
Reply to  felix1999

The muzzys won’t be hosted felix.
Someone has stepped in and put an end to her diversity rampage before it began. Thankfully!

Hook
Hook
4 years ago

She’s as intelligent as she is attractive

thult
thult
4 years ago

Rom 1:16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek. And, then there is 2 Timothy 1:8-10 Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God; Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given us in Christ Jesus before the world began, But is now made manifest by the appearing of our Saviour Jesus Christ, who hath abolished death, and hath brought life and immortality to light through the gospel.

This vicar (small “v”) is a GODLESS representative of SATAN!

Dave Glynn
Dave Glynn
4 years ago
Reply to  thult

Either that or just another silly confused liberal do gooder who is unaware of the reality of islam as many sadly are.
Time to wake up!

Halal Bacon
Halal Bacon
4 years ago

Vicar, she thought the application said Wicca

Joan C.
Joan C.
4 years ago
Reply to  Halal Bacon

Lol..

MAS
MAS
4 years ago

The COE isn’t dying, it’s dead. Has been for decades now…

Dave Glynn
Dave Glynn
4 years ago
Reply to  MAS

Thankfully the Church of England leadership turned this stupid liberal’s brainless idea down. We need a tougher realist in the pulpit of today’s churches and not soft as shite liberals willing to accommodate all in the name of inclusive “diversity”
These attitudes are the reason I only go to church at Christmas.
Beware of false prophets!

MAS
MAS
4 years ago
Reply to  Dave Glynn

What we need is pastors willing and trained to boldly exegete the scriptures. Coupled with Church discipline for unrepentant sinners among her.

“Come out from among them” means leaving and finding a Church that values the Lord and His word , not just going through the motions as a CEO…

Dave Glynn
Dave Glynn
4 years ago
Reply to  MAS

Mathew 7:15 should be drummed into every clergyman’s brain.
Those are the prophetic words of Christ I believe speaking directly about the plague of islam that was to follow.
We are now surrounded by ravenning wolves and all denominations of the church need to realise it. They continually appear to fail to see the relevant meaning in the message.
BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS!

Joan C.
Joan C.
4 years ago

One verse comes to mind, and I would LOVE to mail this to these “people”.

“But whoever disowns me before others, I will disown before my Father in heaven.” (Matthew 10:3)

Could some please tell me if this happened in Europe? Cause all I can get out of the article is this?

“Rev. Lissa Scott agreed to host event at St Matthew and St Luke’s in Darlington”

I live in SC, and Darlington, SC is where the Darlington Race Track is, a 20 min drive from where I live. I would surely give them a visit, if this is where this happened. The article did mention Europe though, so I’m wondering where it is, where this happened.

GonadTheRuffian
GonadTheRuffian
4 years ago
Reply to  Joan C.

The article said Church of England.

Dave Glynn
Dave Glynn
4 years ago
Reply to  Joan C.

It’s so obviously in England mate.
That’s where the original town of Darlington has always been.

ChoiceAmerica
ChoiceAmerica
4 years ago

IDIOTS.

Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
4 years ago

Yahusha, when he built the groundwork his church called for 12 disciples. NONE, were women.

So, I don’t know what kind of church this is. Must be man’s church, the daughter of the whore church. The one that sits on the top of the walled Vatican and calls himself God.

Philip Dyer
Philip Dyer
4 years ago

The women is a FOOL!

leonore35
leonore35
4 years ago
Reply to  Philip Dyer

I know we cannot help how we look but she certainly looks like one.! She also seems to be a stranger to a toothbrush

Philip Dyer
Philip Dyer
4 years ago
Reply to  leonore35

lol…and clearly has no basic understanding of the “religion of peace”

leonore35
leonore35
4 years ago

Any body who spends his or her life studying religion, any religion is completely wasting their brain. It is plainly obvious to anybody who looks objectively at religion that gods do not exist and never have done. People follow religion because they are brainwashed from birth or cannot think for themselves, Notice how god gets credit for the good things that happen but is never blamed for the bad.

MAS
MAS
4 years ago
Reply to  leonore35

And so here you are preaching the merits of atheism, just like any missionary. What makes your philosophy of God any more valid than anyone else’s? Even your straw man “brainwashed” argument shows that you’ve not thought your statement through. This Christian was raised by atheists to be just like them (NEVER went to Church ever) and I’m not alone. No, me thinks thou dost protest too much (with your broad brush)…

RevRoy
RevRoy
4 years ago

” If we accepted an invitation to go into a mosque, we would respect Muhammad”,’ he said. They would respect satan?? As they would say in jolly olde … “Blimey, she’s just a bloomin’ idiot”. !!!!
And they will be the first to have their heads on a pole in front of St. Andrews before too long.
2nd Thess. “And I will send them a strong delusion, that they should believe the lie and not be saved, for they loved evil over righteousness”. According to God Himself, these two are “deluded” fools and evil people as they are deceiving many.
But He did forewarn us all that this is exactly how it would be just before He returns. I trust that you are ready to meet your maker. If not, He is no further away than the mention of His name. And that name is Jesus !! Call on Him now while there is still time. 🙂
Rev. Roy……………<><

Jason Newstedt
Jason Newstedt
4 years ago

When are we going to start holding these people accountable for their blatant disregard for the Word of God?

Gene Kinney
Gene Kinney
4 years ago

The Apostate Church…”Having a form of religiousness but denying the Power thereof”…No Jesus…must be hidden !…the “Vicar” is an imbecile!..

Rob Porter
Rob Porter
4 years ago

And this idiot woman looks after three Anglican churches! They in fact desecrate their Christian Church to suck up to Muslims. Do such fools never read the Qur’an and study Islam to understand what drives Islam’s hatred, bigotry and violence? Of course the answer is ‘no’. And the Crusaders sacrificed so much for what? They saved most of Europe from Islam, finally defeated the Ottoman Muslims outside Vienna and began the Muslim withdrawal from south-east Europe.

antimulticulturalism
antimulticulturalism
4 years ago

THERE IS NO HELP FOR THE WESTERN LEFT!THEY ARE ALL SERIOUSLY BRAIN DAMAGED TO THE POINT OF COMPLETE INSANITY,
THEY GLEEFULLY ARE LINING UP TO THE SLAUGHTER AND TAKING THEIR EQUALLY BRAIN DAMAGED FOLLOWERS WITH THEM.
by the end of this century there will be NO MORE WHITES /WESTERNERS ON THE PLANET!

Meg
Meg
4 years ago

They are not Christians. Allow satan to enter and see what happens.

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