Lynn, Ron Hammond, Father Haddad, Major Darren Coleman (LDS Chaplain with the US Army from Payson, Utah), Spencer (a member of the Church with the US Air Force)
Lynn and Ron Hammond met with Father Nabil Haddad, founder and executive director of the Jordanian Interfaith Coexistence Research Center on Wednesday. He is a very impressive and influential man. He has been working to bridge the gap between Christianity and Islam and to address the dangers of extremism. He is an adviser to the king in regard to Christian/Muslim relations. He is well known and well respected in Jordan and in other parts of the world.
One of the interesting bits of advice that he gave to us is that we need to proselyte in Jordan and spread the word of Christianity. Lynn and Ron told him that we had an agreement with the government that we would not proselyte.
He knows the Koran and when he speaks to Islamic Imams he tells them they are not living the Koran. Lynn told him he was bold and courageous. Some of the things that help him to be bold and courageous is is knowledge of Christianity, the Bible and the Koran. In addition, it doesn't hurt to be a good friend of the king.
Father Haddad was invited to meet Elder Bruce Carlson of the Seventy after district conference on November 21.
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