Jumia Books God Is Not A Christian: Speaking Truth In Times Of Crisis Book By Desmond Tutu

Desmond Tutu advocates for tolerance and respect of people’s faith, arguing that God is not a Christian. His first argument is that the accidents of birth and geography determine, to a very large extent, to what faith we belong. He says, “The chances are very great that if you were born in Pakistan you are a Muslim, or a Hindu if you happened to be born in India, or a Shintoism if it is Japan, and a Christian if you were born in Italy.”

His second point is not to insult the adherents of other faiths by suggesting, as sometimes has happened, that for instance when you are a Christian the adherents of other faiths are really Christians without knowing it. “We must acknowledge them (people of other faiths) for who they are in all their integrity, with their conscientiously held beliefs; we must welcome them and respect them as who they are and walk reverently on what is their holy ground, taking off our shoes, metaphorically and literally,” says Desmond Tutu in a speech he delivered during a mission to the city of Birmingham, England in 1989.