Multi-faith building being planned for Berlin

[UrbScotty]

At a church near Berlin’s bustling Alexanderplatz, an evangelical pastor, a rabbi and an imam have conducted interfaith services on special occasions for the past two years. Now they plan to build a multifaith prayer building.

Billed as a landmark Jewish-Muslim-Christian prayer space, the building will combine a church, a synagogue and a mosque under one roof, next to one of Berlin’s busiest streets. Its organizers hope to make the German capital a meeting ground of world cultures and international relationships.

“Berlin is a multi-faceted city,” said Kandir Sanci, the imam of the House of Prayer and Learning, the association behind the project. “You find many people of all kinds of religions. I feel that the city is very engaged to support the various religions and make them feel at home.”

In a few months, the House of Prayer and Learning will launch a crowdsourcing campaign with a goal of raising an estimated 30 million euro, about $40 million.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/22/interfaith-house-berlin-_n_4646910.html?ncid=edlinkusaolp00000003

[Htom Sirveaux]

1. Why stop at Jewish/Muslim/Christian?

Not enough Hindus, Pagans, etc. in Berlin to make including them worthwhile?