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BerlinPlans'HouseOfOne,'A
PlaceWhereJews,Muslims,And
ChristiansWillPrayUnderThe
SameRoof
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Posted:06/14/20142:09amEDT

Updated:06/14/20142:59amEDT

Arabbi,animam,andapastorareplanningtopulloffaninterfaithmiracleinthe
heartofBerlin,Germanybycreatingasacredspaceforthreereligionsunderoneroof.
TheHouseofOne(http://houseofone.org/en)willbeasharedplaceofprayerand
learningforthecity'sChristian,Muslim,andJewishcommunitiesthatcelebratesthe
commonalitiesofthereligionslongestassociatedwithBerlin.OnTuesday,itcameone
stepclosertobecomingarealitywiththekickoffofacrowdfundingcampaign,reports
TheLocal.(http://www.thelocal.de/20140604/onehouseofworshipforthree
religionsberlin)
TheunusualprojectwasinitiatedbyGregorHohberg,aProtestantpastor.Heisjoined
byRabbiToviaBenChorinandImamKadirSanci."Berlinisthecityofthepeaceful
falloftheBerlinWallandthepeacefulcoexistenceofbelieversfromdifferentfaiths
theyyearntounderstandeachother,"HohbergtoldTheIndependent.
(http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/welcometoberlinshouseof
oneachurchsynagogueandmosque9507002.html)
ThechosensiteonMuseumIsland(http://www.visitberlin.de/en/spot/museum
island)isrichwithhistory(http://houseofone.org/en/idea),housingtheremainsof
Berlin'searliestchurch,thePetrikirche,andaLatinschoolwhichdatesbackto1350.

Whenarchaeologistsexcavatedtheareain2009,they"quicklyagreedthatsomething
visionaryandforwardlookingshouldbebuiltonwhatisthefoundingsiteofBerlin,"
Hohbergsays.
Theorganizersareplanningtofinancethe43,500,000projectentirelythrough
crowdfunding,(http://houseofone.org/en)withonebrickcostingjust10.A
symbolicfirstbrickwashandedoveronTuesdaytostarttheprocess.AccordingtoThe
Local,(http://www.thelocal.de/20140604/onehouseofworshipforthreereligions
berlin)constructionwillbegininearnestoncethefirst10,000,000israised.
DesignedbyarchitectWilfriedKuehn,thebuildingwillhouseaseparatechurch,
synagogue,andmosqueunderoneroof,withallprayerspacesleadingtoacommon
roomwherethecongregationscansocialize,reportstheTimesofIsrael.
(http://www.timesofisrael.com/berlinprayerhouseunitesjewschristians
muslims/)Theplannersdecidedtomakespaceforindividualplacesofworshiprather
thansimplyacommonprayerroominordertoattractmoreworshippers.
Sancihopestheprojectwillnormalizerelationsbetweenpeopleofdiverse
backgrounds.""Wewantourchildrentohaveafutureinwhichdiversityisthenorm,"
hetoldTheIndependent.
BenChorinseesitasaplacetohealoldwoundswithoutforgettingthem."Berlinisthe
cityofwoundsandmiracles,"hetoldTheIndependent."Itisthecityinwhichthe
exterminationoftheJewswasplanned.Now,thefirsthouseintheworldforthree
religionsistobebuilthere."
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PfarrerGregorHohberg,RabbinerDr.ToviaBenChorinandImamKadirSanci.

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CatherineWalker
WelltheysharethesameAbrahamicGod,whynotsharethesameplacetotalktohim?
BuildingbridgesinBerlinissomuchbetterthanbuildingdivisions.
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10FollowPostJune16at6:18pm

CynthiaPhillips
Ithasalreadybeendone.ItiscalledtheBaha'iFaith.Eachofourtempleshasallofthe
9religionsrepresentedonthedoors.AllareWelcome.
IntheBah'Faith,religioushistoryisseentohaveunfoldedthroughaseriesofdivine
messengers,eachofwhomestablishedareligionthatwassuitedtotheneedsofthe
timeandtothecapacityofthepeople.ThesemessengershaveincludedAbrahamic
figures,Moses,Jesus,MuhammadaswellasDharmicones,Krishna,Buddha,and
others.ForBah's,themostrecentmessengersaretheBbandBah'u'llh.InBah'
belief,eachconsecutivemessengerprophesiedofmessengerstofollow,and
Bah'u'llh'slifeandteachingsfulfilledtheendtimepromisesofpreviousscriptures.
Humanityisunderstoodtobeinaprocessofcollectiveevolution,andtheneedofthe
presenttimeisforthegradualestablishmentofpeace,justiceandunityonaglobal
scale
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8FollowPostJune18at4:02am

MichaellaMcKenzie

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YES!!!!!
ReplyLikeJune18at5:40am
DrewCooperBaylorUniversity
Thisprojectmayhavealreadybeendonebefore,asexemplifiedinthe
Baha'ifaith,butitneedstoberepeatedagainandagain.TheAbrahamic
traditionsshareintheirsacredhistories,theologies,andpracticeinsucha
waythatneedstobecelebratedunderthesameroof.TheBaha'ifaithis,in
asense,itsownreligionwithitsowntheologyandpractice,evenastheydo
welcomepeoplefromallfaithbackgrounds.TheHouseofOnewillhave
threeseparaterooms,oneforeachfaith,soastoacknowledgeandhonor
differences,withonecommonspaceinthecentertoallowalltogatherin
peaceandunderstanding.
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2June28at1:41am

FathimahSnowden
AsaMuslimweshouldnotdothat,WhyCausetheJewsandChristiansare
commentingShirk.TheJewscall'UzayrasonofAllaah,andtheChristianscallChrist
thesonofAllaah.Thatisthesayingfromtheirmouth(Inthis)
theyareintimatewhattheUnbelieversoftheoldusedtosay.
Allaah'scursebeonthem:howtheyaredeludedawayfromthetruth.[Qur'an9:30]O
peopleoftheScripture(JewsandChristians)!Donotexceedthelimitsinyourreligion,
norsayofAllahaughtbutthetruth.The
Messiah'Iesa(Jesus),sonofMaryam(Mary),was(nomorethan)a
MessengerofAllahandHisWord,("Be!"andhewas)whichHebestowed
onMaryam(Mary)andaspirit(Ruh)createdbyHimsobelieveinAllah
andHisMessengers.Saynot:"Three(trinity)!"Cease!(itis)better
foryou.ForAllhis(theonly)OneIlh(God),GlorybetoHim(Far
ExaltedisHe)abovehavingason.ToHimbelongsallthatisinthe
heavensandallthatisintheearth.AndAllahisAll
Sufficientasa
Disposerofaffairs.(AnNisa4:171)
Andthey
(Jews,Christiansandpagans)say:Allahhasbegottenason(childrenor
offspring).GlorybetoHim(ExaltedbeHeaboveallthatthey
associatewithHim).Nay,toHimbelongsallthatisintheheavensand
onearth,andallsurrenderwithobedience(inworship)toHim.(AlBaqarah2:116)We
cannotpraywiththeChristiansandJews,http://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=1cDth9Fk2RQ
ReplyLikeFollowPostOctober28at7:09pm
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thisisabeautifulideabutalsoabadideasincedifferencesin"religion"isamajor
reasonforarmedconflict.
thefathersofthisideameanwell,buttheirextremistfollowerswillbringtheideadown.
#realltyspeaking
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5FollowPostJune15at12:37am

CarolGradyMansour
ThisISabeautifulideaandhasalreadybeenaccomplishedworldwide,
includinginGermany,justoutsideFrankfurt.Andit'snotlimitedtoJews,
ChristiansandMuslims.ALLarewelcometoprayatBaha'iTemples.
http://www.bahai.us/bahaitemple/bahaitemplesaroundtheworld/
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4June15at10:08pm

MicheleHoraney TopCommenter
CarolGradyMansourAsothershavecommented,Baha'iisitsownreligion
withitsown"finalprophetwhofulfillsallandeverythingforever."Thereare
churchesandsynagoguesthatalsomaketheclaimit'swrittenontheir
outsidewallsforalltoseethateveryoneiswelcometopraythere,too.
ThisproposedHouseofOneisanondenominationaleffort.
ReplyLikeJuly23at1:58am
KateMrozPhDstudentatBostonCollege
Ilovethis!
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5FollowPostJune15at11:01pm

LauraNolascoValleyHighSchool,SacramentoCA
CatherineWalker,onlyJewsandChristianssharethesameGod.
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4FollowPostJune23at11:44pm

MaxwellJ.Puthoff TopCommenter
Thatisabsurdlynottrue.MuslimsworshiptheGodofAbrahaminthe
Jewishtradition.
ReplyLike

4June25at11:55pm

MagnusHusoy TopCommenter
correct,LaurathoughmanyMuslimslookfortheonetrueGod
ReplyLikeEditedJuly17at10:21pm
MiniCarlsson

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it'sstilltribalism...separatingbelieversfromnonbelievers
nothingexceptionalaboutthat
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4FollowPostJune16at12:22pm

DanteMatta

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Bydefinition,aplaceofworshipwon'thaveanyfunctionforanonbeliever...
Bytheway,thisplacewillbeopenforall.
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3June19at9:16pm

EricClyne TopCommenter
Polytheists,pantheists,animistsandatheistsshouldstayaway.
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3FollowPostJune14at7:58pm

LaurenHerman
Thisisabeautifulidea.
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3FollowPostJune14at9:27pm

JonathanWillner TopCommenter
Ihopetheydon'talluniteinaninterfaithcondemnationofhomosexuality,ashappened
inJerusalemseveralyears.ago.Neverunderestimatethecapacityofreligionsfor
hatredandbigotry.
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