"This year, a group of "Emergent Christians," led by one of the United States' most influential pastors, Brian Mclaren have announced they will actually be 'observing' the Muslim holy month, along with a Muslim 'partner,'" writes Joel Richardson in a WND commentary today."Ramadan is the month that Muslims thank Allah, their god, for revealing the Quran to Muhammad, their prophet. On Mclaren's personal blog, he recently announced his intentions: 'We, as Christians, humbly seek to join Muslims in this observance of Ramadan as a God-honoring expression of peace, fellowship, and neighborliness.'"

Richardson adds that Mclaren is not fasting for the salvation of his Muslim friends. "Instead he is seeking through the practice of this Islamic ritual to promote 'the common good, together with people of other faith traditions,'" he writes.