Around 20 religious representatives of different faiths met in Weilheim.
Some of the results of the meeting are surprising.
A meeting of religious representatives took place in Weilheim.
Several surprising decisions were announced.
However, details are still unclear in some cases.
Penzberg / Weilheim -
A
call to prayer
that
can be heard during
Friday prayers in
front of the Penzberg mosque - that is what the
Penzberg imam
Benjamin Idriz
wants
.
He recently expressed this intention at a meeting with the Penzberg mayor Stefan Korpan (CSU) and the two pastors Bernhard Holz and Julian Lademann.
This was also discussed on Wednesday at a meeting of
religious representatives
in the district.
"It shouldn't be loud and not even five times a day," said Imam Idriz when our newspaper asked.
It is about a
call to prayer
once a week on Friday for Friday prayer.
“And maybe now and then together with the
church bells
as a sign of solidarity, ”added Idriz.
Meeting of religious representatives: Imam wants call to prayer in Penzberg
Mayor Korpan confirmed on Thursday that Imam Idriz had expressed the wish.
He will legally clarify whether you can
approve
a
call to prayer
.
For him personally, there is nothing against it if it is legally possible, said Korpan.
Many
Muslims would
live
in Penzberg
.
In addition, the
call to prayer
- via loudspeaker - should only last three to five minutes on Fridays and be
heard
only in the
vicinity of
the
mosque
,
"not in the entire city,"
said the mayor.
At the meeting in the town hall, the two pastors had also declared that they had no problems with that, because there were also
church bells
.
The Protestant pastor Julian Lademann confirms this on request.
“We came to an agreement relatively quickly,” he said.
Such a thing would be appropriate
in a city that
boasts
of
openness
.
He thinks that "many people fear something because they don't know it," explained Lademann.
But he thinks it is "
a good gesture
in terms of
religious freedom
".
Call to prayer for Muslims in Penzberg: "Don't think that someone has to feel disturbed"
Penzberg's
Catholic pastor
Bernhard Holz said on Thursday that he thought it was good that Imam Idriz had addressed the request.
The
Christian churches
have their bells that call to prayer.
Why shouldn't the Imam announce his call to prayer around noon on Friday, the most important day of the week for Muslims ?, said Pastor Holz.
It is part of religious freedom.
Holz declared that he supported the request, especially since Idriz presented it in a moderate manner and it was only about once a week.
"I don't think anyone has to feel disturbed," said the pastor, who also reminded that there had already been
interreligious prayers
in Penzberg
, most recently at the city's 100th anniversary.
A special collaboration was also presented by the
Protestant and Catholic parishes
in Weilheim.
“We'll make Christmas together,” said the Protestant pastor Sabine Nagel.
The Catholic pastor Engelbert Birkle confirmed this. "The concept is not yet fully developed, but we want everything to be finished by the end of November," he said.
"A large number of decentralized celebrations on the street corners"
are planned for
Christmas Eve
, says Birkle.
The small celebrations should last about 30 minutes and invite the residents of the streets to celebrate a little together.
At the same time,
a light installation should take place
in the
Apostle Church
in Weilheim, explained Pastor Nagel.
How exactly the Christmas vespers or the Christmas mass should take place has not yet been precisely thought out.
The two fairs would take place separately, that much is already certain.
Meeting of religious representatives: Joint statement for "good neighbors"
It was
“a special meeting”,
said the Protestant pastor Jost Herrmann from Schongau.
Around 20 representatives of
Islam,
the
Catholic
and
Protestant Churches met
on Wednesday in the House of Encounters in Weilheim.
The reason for this was a jointly developed statement that was signed by everyone.
In the letter,
Muslim, Protestant and Catholic representatives of the church
stipulated that the three religions in the Weilheim-Schongau district
want to live
harmoniously
in "good neighborhood"
in the future
.
For Benjamin Idriz,
Imam of
the Penzberg Mosque, “collaboration or cooperation” is a desirable goal.
Those present agreed
that what exactly this should look like will be
discussed
at the next meeting of
religious representatives
.
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The religious representatives of Islam, the Catholic and the Protestant Church want to live “in good neighborhood” in the future.
Together they have worked out a text that should show this.
© EMANUEL GRONAU
The enthusiasm about the meeting was not only great at Herrmann.
The Catholic pastor Engelbert Birkle from Weilheim was also happy: "The House of Encounter lives up to its name today."
The joint announcement was initiated by Herrmann.
On behalf of the District Office, he moderates the “Society's Integration Expert Group”.
This made him aware of the question of what contribution the
religious communities can make
to social peace in the district.
Herrmann asked the other
religious communities
.
The text was then worked out jointly in three meetings.
The statement is intended to make it clear that
violence
and
hatred must
never be
justified
by
religion
.
It should be a key to overcoming challenges.
You can always read more from Weilheim, Penzberg and the surrounding area at Merkur.de. *
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