{"id":80340,"date":"2021-11-18T13:57:44","date_gmt":"2021-11-18T13:57:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/?p=80340"},"modified":"2021-11-20T16:34:42","modified_gmt":"2021-11-20T16:34:42","slug":"delegation-of-the-evangelical-church-at-imam-ali-holy-shrine-imam-ali-holy-shrine-and-najaf-represent-for-us-a-center-of-tolerance-and-rejection-of-sectarianism","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/news\/80340-delegation-of-the-evangelical-church-at-imam-ali-holy-shrine-imam-ali-holy-shrine-and-najaf-represent-for-us-a-center-of-tolerance-and-rejection-of-sectarianism\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegation of the Evangelical Church at Imam Ali Holy Shrine: Imam Ali Holy Shrine and Najaf represent for us a center of tolerance and rejection of sectarianism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f8_\u06f1\u06f6-\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f2\u06f5-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-80459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f8_\u06f1\u06f6-\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f2\u06f5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f8_\u06f1\u06f6-\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f2\u06f5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f8_\u06f1\u06f6-\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f2\u06f5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f8_\u06f1\u06f6-\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f2\u06f5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shiawaves.com\/english\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/11\/photo_\u06f2\u06f0\u06f2\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f1-\u06f1\u06f8_\u06f1\u06f6-\u06f2\u06f2-\u06f2\u06f5.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>A multinational Christian delegation representing the Evangelical Church visited the Holy Shrine of Imam Ali, peace be upon him, on a friendly visit during which they were briefed on the historical and archaeological monuments in the Holy Shrine.<br>The guest delegation included Reverend Joseph Francis, pastor of the Christian Evangelical Union churches in Iraq, Reverend Sameh Morris, pastor of Qasr al-Dubarah Church in Egypt, and a number of representatives of the American SRG organization.<br>The head of the guest delegation expressed his admiration of the Holy Shrine and the personality of the Commander of the Faithful, peace be upon him, saying, &#8220;The Imam Ali Holy Shrine and the holy city of Najaf represent for us a center of tolerance and the rejection of sectarianism. 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