I am taking part in a program called Hands of Peace. For two weeks American, Israeli, and Palestinian Xtians Muslims and Jews have dialogue sessions, team-building courses, all sorts of different things to give us all a different perspective on the conflict. Part of this peace-fostering type project is attending worship services on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for each of the three religions. As you know, according to law we are not to enter most religious dwellings of other religions. I think a mosque is okay, because it doesn't have statues and there is no J*sus or anything like that.
But according to halacha, isn't it a form of avodah zara to enter a Xtian church? I was reading up on some laws and I gathered that it is illegal to enter the place of worship, but it is okay to stand in the back part of the building where services are not held.
2007-05-06
08:57:38
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