Yesterday was the ninth anniversary of the September 11th attack. A small Christian church in Florida planned to burn copies of the Quran to protest the planned Manhattan mosque a couple of blocks from ground zero. That act would be totally against the love and compassion taught by Jesus.
Thankfully, the church members decided not to go forward with the plan but it did generate a lot of discussion in the U.S. which was a good thing. There’s been a lot of anti-Muslim acts going on here and there in the past few months and I hope this makes people stop and think.
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Kay, thanks for the mentions (paying down your mortgage on OOYR and throw away food on Fiscal Geek). I owe you big time!
I have been so hurt by some of the things that have been coming out of USA recently. Christian’s and Muslim’s share love for the same god it’s just a difference in beliefs from a book perspective but both books have good and bad things happening in them. The point is most Muslim’s and most Christian’s choose to focus on the good and don’t amplify or make bad decisions on the bad but a few spoil it for everyone.
I hope out of this fire the majority of American Christian’s and Muslim’s can come together and preach respect for each other, non of this hate nonsense.
Here is a great article on the Burlington Coat Factory community center: http://www.michaelmoore.com/words/mike-friends-blog/if-mosque-isnt-built-no-longer-america
Forest, that’s a great article you linked. Sometimes Michael Moore seems boorish so I was impressed with his writing.
I hope people in other countries realize that the anti-Muslim actions and words are coming from a very small number of people. Unfortunately, they get the press because it is so extreme and wacky.
Thank you for the link back. Yesterday was really a day to honor those people who lost their lives in the attack. We will never forget them.
Thank you for the link.
Did you see Nicholas Kristof’s article, “Is this America?”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/12/opinion/12kristof.html?_r=3
Donna, thanks for the link. I don’t believe the Newsweek study quoted (how was that question worded and was the sample nation-wide) but am glad it celebrated those that are standing up against the anti-Muslim tone going on.
Thanks for the shout out!
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