Ergun Caner Refuted

Ethics Daily has published a story about the fuel that Southern Baptist professor Ergun Caner is pouring on the fire of Middle East conflict. Elie Haddad, provost of Arab Baptist Theological Seminary in Beirut, demonstrated genuine Christian maturity in his response:

"Having 90 refugees at our seminary in Mansourieh, 760 refugees in our school in west Beirut, thousands upon thousands of refugees all around us living in miserable conditions, our fuel, medical, food, and hygiene supplies getting scarce, and having no prospect of a quick resolution to the problem, I really am not in a frame of mind to respond to such remarks," Haddad said in an e-mail to EthicsDaily.com.

"At ABTS, we have made this decision," he said. "We cannot participate in a military war, and we have no intention at this time to participate in a political war. Instead, we want to fight wars of a different sort. We are involved in a spiritual war and a humanitarian war. We are active on the spiritual front by holding extensive times of worship and prayer for Lebanon, for our region, and for the people of our region (including our 'enemies'). And, we are active on the humanitarian front by getting involved in relief efforts. Both fronts have been extensively supported by our partners in the West, especially Americans. Thousands are praying for us and are actively helping us in our relief efforts. We thank God day and night for the amazing love of God that is evident in them. We cannot do it without them."