Inter-Faith Dialouge - Is it truly possible?

Yesterday, I had the privledge of hearing the Speaker of the House for the Congress of the Philipines. During his remarks, he talked of how he has put a measure before the General Assemby of the United Nations in a desire to open up "Inter-Faith Dialouge" between what I would assume be major religions around the world.

Today, I heard the same language put forth during a panel of four scholars that were discussing lessons learned from the 7/7 attacks in London - the desire for Inter-Faith Dialouge espically between Christians (thought to be the prevailing religion in the West) and Muslims.

At this point I find myself suddenly concerned, because I wonder if this is even possible. In the first place, what does the phrase "Inter-Faith Dialouge" actually mean? What would it accomplish?

I don't see how this can be possible, because the core beliefs between Christianity and Islam differ greatly. Yes maybe on some social issues there can be a level of mutual contentment, but aside from that what could Inter-FaithDialouge accomplish?

The Key difference here as I see it, is that of the position of Christ in one's mind. Christians (myself included) believe that Christ is central to faith, is the core of it, in the fact that He came as the Old Testament prophets stated He would, lived a perfect and sinless life, he died, and then rose again. As the Apostle Paul talks in 1at Corinthians 15 - without the ressurection of Christ our faith is nothing.

Would Inter-Faith Dialouge seek to demean the central tennants of the Christian Doctrine of Theology; wanting to have things put aside that others would consider dogmatic? If this is the case, it just wouldn't work, because these thing can't be put aside. Christians around the globe are murdered for holding true to these tennants not because they choose to die, but because of the hated that is present against them (in countries that hold to Islam and other systems of belief) and their cries go largely unanswered, mostly by the MSM. However if there was an opposite situation present the MSM would be all over it like chololate on Valentine's Day.

I hope that I am dead wrong, but I see Inter-Faith Dialouge as a possible opportunity to demean and discredit the Christian belief system, not a chance to give it equal footing.