To: The Holy Church of Aschlon
To my esteemed counterpart,
I am wittening as a representative of the
Church of Mani. Our holy institution traces its roots more than a thousand years ago to the Prophet Mani. Thanks to his teachings and God’s guidance we dare admit with humility that the Tamoran Empire has been true to the teachings of our church for the last thousand years.
Our religious institution has always sought dialogue, cooperation and understanding with the Muslim faith from which we trace many of our traditions and history. We now seek to expand our dialogue with other Abrahamic religions, especially ones that share many of our values. Our theological department has spent time trying to understand your particular expression of the Christian faith and, according to their understanding, we share many in common, much more than with other expressions of Christianity that we have encountered so far. We both believe in a strict
hierarchy, that some are chosen to lead and the rest to follow, we understand that this is not a choice but a commandment from God one that we must follow regardless of our personal opinions toward it. We also seem to be in agreement that a sovereign must reign over the nation just as God, the supreme sovereign, reigns over the kingdom of Heaven. We believe these common principles are a foundation towards building a constructive dialogue, one through which we hope to explain and reach a compromise stating that the practice of slavery is compatible to the teachings of your faith.
I would also like to note that our holy institution is aware of your plight and the persecutions you are facing for standing true to your beliefs against the power and might of the Atheist government. While we do not share the same faith we respect your commitment to martyrdom and strongly condemn the actions of for Atheist government. And while we are worried and troubled deeply of incident such as the recent ricin attack, we reserve judgment for now and understand that it was an act of desperation in regards to a Mundus that has ignored your plight for too long.
Considering the aspects mentioned above, I would to invite a member of your church to Djerb, our holiest of cities, to talk in more detail about the aspects that are common to our faith, to hear your views on slavery, to inform us more about the persecutions you are facing and perhaps how we can cooperate for the betterment of God and the institutions he laid in Mundus to guide the faithful.
I look forward to your reply.
Ayatollah Najid Bolandian
Head of Interfaith Relations
Church of Mani*
*OCC: the word church is used portly on my part and is meat to mean religion organization. The Church of Mani shares many similarities with Islam (but is a different religion) and is not a Christian church.